Birding spots · Texas
Best Birding Spots in Bastrop County, Texas
Colorado River Sanctuary leads Bastrop County's birding spots with 148 species reported, best in spring. 20 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado River Sanctuary | 148 | 72 | 125 | 56 | 85 |
| McKinney Roughs Nature Park | 144 | 85 | 101 | 49 | 88 |
| Lake Bastrop-North Shore Park | 139 | 72 | 80 | 38 | 79 |
| Buescher State Park | 134 | 84 | 102 | 38 | 60 |
| Lake Bastrop-South Shore Park | 132 | 79 | 83 | 29 | 75 |
| Shipp Lake | 120 | 57 | 46 | 62 | 76 |
| Bastrop State Park Lake | 115 | 64 | 80 | 40 | 54 |
| Bob Bryant Park | 110 | 53 | 75 | 48 | 56 |
| Vernon L. Richards Riverbend Park | 102 | 50 | 69 | 32 | 50 |
| Fisherman's Park | 97 | 60 | 66 | 29 | 47 |
| Bastrop State Park Lake (Tahitian Village Lake) | 95 | 49 | 71 | 29 | 30 |
| University of Texas Stengl Lost Pines Biological Station | 85 | 42 | 54 | 37 | 42 |
| Buescher State Park (northwest) | 78 | 41 | 62 | 28 | 29 |
| Cedar Creek Park | 69 | 34 | 36 | 23 | 26 |
| Trigg Lake | 39 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Birding spot near Camp Swift | 136 | 84 | 91 | 54 | 52 |
| Birding spot near Circle D-KC Estates | 120 | 52 | 100 | 56 | 42 |
| Birding spot near Wyldwood | 101 | 50 | 69 | 50 | 44 |
| Birding spot near Bastrop | 97 | 57 | 70 | 17 | 38 |
| Birding spot near Bastrop (southeast) | 48 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 19 |