Birding Texas: Lake Nasworthy

This beautiful Texas lake is a lovely bird watching spot. Located in San Angelo, Texas, near the Twin Buttes Reservoir, it consists of over 1,200 surface acres, surrounded by cattails, bulrushes, star grass, sago pondweed, and other plants that birds enjoy. You will find many winter residents while bird watching here, and Lake Nasworthy is also a terrific Texas spot for spring and fall migrations. Bird watching habitats here include marshes and shallow ponds, woodlands, swamps, open fields, and much more. For tips on finding and identifying just a few of the species you may see while bird watching at Lake Nasworthy in Texas, see below.

Common Loon. You will see this large loon along the wooded parts of Lake Nasworthy in Texas, diving for small fish and crustaceans. Recognize it while bird watching from its greenish black head, white neckband, and thick black bill. It also has red eyes. A Common Loon can dive as deeply as 200 feet underwater looking for prey. This is a winter resident at Lake Nasworthy in Texas.

White-faced Ibis. This beautiful bird can be found wading in the shallow areas of Lake Nasworthy in Texas, using its long, downward curved bill to feed on frogs, fish and other prey. Recognize it while bird watching from its iridescent bronze body, bare red face, red eyes, and red legs and feet. This lovely bird is a Lake Nasworthy visitor during its spring and fall migrations.

Wood Duck. This small tree duck is impossible not to recognize, with its beautiful crested green and purple head, white throat, purple breast and brown back. It also has yellow flanks. Look for this duck while bird watching in the marshes and swamps of Lake Nasworthy in Texas, where you will see it during the winter months.

Cinnamon Teal. This beautiful dabbling duck is easy to identify while bird watching at Lake Nasworthy in Texas from its cinnamon brown underparts, head and neck. It also has red eyes and dark brown scaled upperparts. Look for it in the shallow parts of Lake Nasworthy, as well as its marshes, while bird watching during the winter.

Hooded Merganser. This is a delightful little merganser with an unmistakable black and white body, as well as a large crest with a white patch when raised, and a white stripe when lowered. It also has reddish-brown flanks. Look for it while bird watching in the smaller pools of Lake Nasworthy in Texas, as well as the swamps. You will see it diving under the water there for prey.

Yellow-headed Blackbird. This medium-sized blackbird is easy to recognize while bird watching from its black body and yellow hood and breast. It also has black legs and feet. Look for it in the open fields of Lake Nasworthy, foraging for insects, seeds, and snails. You will see it here during its spring and fall migrations.

Long-billed Curlew. Look for this very large sandpiper on the shores of Lake Nasworthy in Texas, probing in the mud or even putting its whole head underwater to look for food. Identify it while bird watching from its very long, curved bill, brown mottled upperparts, and cinnamon colored underwings. It is most common at Lake Nasworthy in Texas during spring and fall migrations.

Source list:

Personal experience
http://identify.whatbird.com
http://www.allaboutbirds.org
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/nasworthy/index.phtml