Birding spots · Texas

Best Birding Spots in Aransas County, Texas

Goose Island State Park leads Aransas County's birding spots with 294 species reported, best in spring. 49 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Goose Island State Park	294	4,126	191	269	72	193
Goose Island State Park (Hail Point)	223	1,571	123	202	14	77
Tomas Pond (northeast)	211	420	148	166	36	106
Tomas Pond	210	1,248	150	161	31	112
Port Quay	184	732	114	138	65	111
Tomas Pond (Webb Point)	174	608	119	121	5	74
Wetlands Park	172	1,108	63	150	30	83
Tomas Pond (north)	169	569	116	123	14	87
Egery Flats	152	300	93	117	58	60
Canoe Lake	147	440	67	121	23	57
Rockport Beach Park	123	1,056	70	109	57	61
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (east)	122	145	91	65	7	55
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (northeast)	120	224	83	69	7	43
The Cove	116	506	74	87	47	61
Bartell Island	110	291	79	69	10	42
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge	109	296	75	85	17	37
Dunham Bay	108	166	96	75	0	43
Memorial Park (southwest)	100	204	61	64	18	34
Copano Bay Fishing Pier, Boat Launching Facility & Waterfront Access Area	77	103	59	31	0	16
Fulton Beach Park	76	268	54	45	2	36
Little Bay	68	171	60	46	10	29
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (northeast 3)	68	60	39	18	0	6
Tomas Pond (southwest)	60	85	21	29	7	13
The Cove (Shell Ridge)	56	77	31	31	16	22
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (northeast 2)	53	69	33	19	1	1
Little Bay (Rockport Beach)	49	131	36	32	11	5
Little Bay (Canoe Lake)	33	60	10	26	0	0
Birding spot near Lamar	241	3,226	176	203	34	151
Birding spot near Fulton	208	1,273	94	174	42	100
Birding spot near Rockport	158	512	109	116	62	89
Birding spot near Lamar (southeast)	150	687	124	98	7	83
Birding spot near Aransas Pass	125	197	75	73	34	51
Birding spot near Rockport (southeast)	124	365	43	110	18	40
Birding spot near Lamar (Hail Point)	116	237	97	73	0	49
Birding spot near Holiday Beach	103	137	63	74	11	25
Birding spot near Rockport (Shell Ridge)	93	243	53	85	30	39
Birding spot near Rockport (Live Oak Peninsula)	91	176	65	68	13	27
Birding spot near Fulton (Copano Village)	90	88	37	69	1	14
Birding spot near Rockport (south)	89	175	59	45	0	29
Birding spot near Falman (northeast)	89	86	62	45	0	45
Birding spot near Rockport (southeast 3)	86	86	14	80	0	3
Birding spot near Fulton (northeast)	84	137	64	45	0	40
Birding spot near Bayside (south)	79	71	56	35	24	7
Birding spot near Rockport (Fulton)	77	94	23	67	0	12
Birding spot near Aransas Pass (south)	72	80	38	37	6	49
Birding spot near Falman (northeast)	68	103	43	42	12	11
Birding spot near Fulton (Live Oak Point)	66	101	46	40	7	22
Birding spot near Rockport (Rockport Beach)	63	167	47	46	3	31
Birding spot near Rockport (southeast 2)	59	112	44	44	16	24