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Best Birding Spots in Hidalgo County, Texas

Estero Llano Grande State ParK leads Hidalgo County's birding spots with 320 species reported, best in spring. 84 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
Estero Llano Grande State ParK	320	17,327	235	289	165	268
East Lake	294	7,801	214	268	141	244
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park	277	8,167	209	233	126	237
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands & World Birding Center	255	4,164	181	217	93	200
Estero Llano Grande State ParK (Llano Grande Lake)	253	2,477	177	214	64	178
Quinta Mazatlan	249	5,284	163	208	87	157
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (northeast)	234	3,737	167	190	78	176
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (south)	228	2,096	117	201	20	184
Anzalduas County Park	221	2,392	177	183	76	158
East Lake (North Lake)	219	954	160	191	74	167
Delta Lake Park	213	896	161	141	99	146
North Lake (southwest)	203	786	144	177	44	132
North Lake	202	1,174	145	159	48	121
McAllen Botanical Garden and Nature Center	192	1,187	125	141	70	154
Lake Texano	178	1,203	116	152	59	108
Sal del Ray	172	543	97	119	57	95
Estero Llano Grande State ParK (Siesta Village Number 4 Colonia)	171	192	101	102	78	135
North Lake (East Lake)	170	324	116	130	34	99
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (northwest)	157	413	82	105	64	67
Lake Conception	149	519	86	96	81	99
Edinburg Municipal Park	143	458	116	103	17	93
Gibson Park	142	1,500	86	112	40	67
Donna Reservoir One	142	359	100	89	39	79
North Lake (West Lake)	133	121	90	79	0	78
Edinburg Municipal Park (Rodriguez Colonia)	131	127	82	89	39	96
Meadow Creek Country Club Colonia	128	133	74	81	54	69
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (west)	127	405	107	47	25	29
Colonia Victoriana	126	208	0	121	0	0
Moon Lake	126	205	103	71	38	31
Estero Llano Grande State ParK (Los Castillos Estates Colonia)	121	70	88	45	22	44
North Lake (southwest)	118	63	93	82	0	53
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (southwest)	117	275	71	72	0	71
West Lake	115	115	103	60	0	37
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (west 3)	101	200	68	50	53	43
Llano Grande Lake	101	138	67	61	8	10
Lake Edinburg	101	57	52	60	8	38
Zacatal Colonia	100	163	76	50	0	54
Valley Acres Reservoir	88	69	67	19	13	0
La Lomita Historical Park	87	109	45	24	46	23
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (west)	87	61	38	13	16	62
Madero	82	78	43	44	0	48
Pan American Track and Soccer Field - University of Texas	81	172	24	62	32	30
Firemen's Park and BBQ Pavilion	81	166	56	41	17	42
Mercedes District Settling Basin	78	69	48	46	0	12
Boeye Reservoir	77	309	50	42	5	53
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (northwest 2)	75	117	46	52	21	30
East Lake (east)	68	113	38	51	0	1
Robin Park	66	798	40	35	9	34
Lake Texano (Hidalgo)	66	398	45	41	10	26
Toluca	65	839	56	30	7	27