The whooping crane, golden cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo and many other species attract thousands of birders from around the world to Texas each year, and state parks offer some of the best bird watching during spring migration and summer nesting. More than 620 bird species have been seen in Texas, including numerous neotropical migrants, which reach peak migration in mid April.
Any year is great for birding in Texas.
Listed below are state parks where birdwatchers can expect to see migrating birds. The chance to see a Montezuma quail is the highlight of this park in the Trans Pecos. The threatened common black-hawk can be seen nesting along Limpia Creek near the park from March to September. At this popular Panhandle park, birding enthusiasts can expect to be serenaded by rock and canyon wrens along the cliffs. In the woodlands along the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, golden-fronted woodpeckers are easy to find.