Birding Texas: Middle Concho Park

Located on Lake Nasworthy in Texas, Middle Concho Park offers some outstanding bird watching spots. Birding habitats include pecan groves, mesquite, rocky hills, lots of scrubby underbrush, the lake and its shores, and others. This is a good winter spot for bird watching, as well as during spring and fall migrations. In addition to bird watching, you can fish, bike and hike at Middle Concho Park in Texas. For tips on finding and identifying just a few of the species you may see at Middle Concho Park in Texas, see below.

Eastern Bluebird. Look for this small thrush in the open woodlands of Middle Concho Park in Texas, where you will see it foraging for berries and seeds, as well as insects and spiders. This little bird is easy to recognize while bird watching from its bright blue upperparts and cinnamon throat and breast. It also has a white belly. These birds are year-round residents at Middle Concho Park in Texas.

Vermilion Flycatcher. This beautiful flycatcher is easy to identify while bird watching from its scarlet crown, throat and underparts. It has dark gray upperparts as well as a striking black eyeline. Look for it in the scrubby underbrush near the lake at Middle Concho Park in Texas. This bird is another year-round resident of the park.

White-crowned Sparrow. The open woodlands of Middle Concho Park in Texas are a great spot to look for this sparrow, which is a winter resident of the park. Recognize it while bird watching from the black stripes on its white crown, as well as its brown streaked upperparts, gray breast and white throat patch. This songbird can be found foraging in the forest undergrowth, searching for caterpillars, beetles, seeds and fruit.

Red-naped Sapsucker. Look for this woodpecker while bird watching in the forests of Middle Concho Park in Texas, where you can identify it from its checkered black and white upperparts, and red crown and nape. It also has a black bill and black legs and feet. You'll find this woodpecker when bird watching during the winter at Middle Concho Park in Texas, where it hunts for insects when not drilling for sap.

Eared Grebe. This small grebe can be found at the lake in Middle Concho Park in Texas. Recognize it while bird watching from its black head and face, with the orange feathers that resemble horns on each side of its head. It also has red eyes, and black legs and feet. Look for it diving underwater to feed on insects and crustaceans. This is another winter resident of Middle Concho Park in Texas.

Green Heron. The lake and shores of Middle Concho Park in Texas are where you will find this small heron. Identify it while bird watching from its greenish black cap and small crest, as well as its brown head and neck, and greenish-gray upperparts. It also has a two-toned bill (dark on top and yellow below.) Look for these herons while bird watching during their spring and fall migrations at Middle Concho Park in Texas.

Elf Owl. This small owl can be found in the mesquite at Middle Concho Park in Texas. You can recognize it while bird watching from its heavily mottled body, which is brown, white and cinnamon. It also has yellow eyes and white eyebrows. This is the smallest owl in the world, and is also referred to as the Dwarf Owl or the Texas Elf Owl.

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Personal experience

http://identify.whatbird.com

http://allaboutbirds.org