Birding on Lake Livingston, Texas


	Birding on Lake Livingston

	Polk County has more than 300 species of migratory and nesting birds, many endangered or threatened species. Lake Livingston is home to several magnificent bald eagles.

	Waterwood Wildlife Trail - Listen and watch for pileated woodpeckers, red headed woodpeckers, white-eyed vireos, great crested flycatchers, Northern Cardinals, Chickadees, and spring and fall migrants. Around the water you may also see White Pelicans in October, and swallows, scissored-tailed flycatchers and Purple Martins in spring and summer.

	First Record of Snow Bunting for Texas by Kelly Bryan, Tony Gallucci and Ralph Moldenhauer 1970 American Birds pg 1070 http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/NAB/v032n05/p01070-p01070.pdf



Painted Bunting Often described as the most beautiful bird in North America. The male was once a popular caged bird, but now its capture is illegal.



Bald Eagle Found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old growth trees for nesting.



Wood Duck A medium sized perching duck. Normally found in wooded swamps and shallow lakes areas.


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