Birding spots · Texas
Best Birding Spots in Starr County, Texas
Falcon State Park leads Starr County's birding spots with 219 species reported, best in spring. 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon State Park | 219 | 160 | 169 | 72 | 135 |
| Salineño | 182 | 141 | 102 | 27 | 117 |
| Roma-Los Saenz | 139 | 97 | 99 | 22 | 72 |
| Falcon State Park (west) | 129 | 83 | 104 | 31 | 65 |
| Fronton | 124 | 76 | 64 | 15 | 40 |
| Falcon State Park (southwest) | 101 | 65 | 75 | 14 | 25 |
| Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (Chaparrito Colonia) | 69 | 20 | 38 | 26 | 28 |
| Mangus Lake | 53 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| Birding spot near Salineño | 269 | 213 | 232 | 112 | 209 |
| Birding spot near La Minita | 246 | 165 | 205 | 92 | 184 |
| Birding spot near Chapeno | 158 | 124 | 92 | 16 | 71 |
| Birding spot near H. Cuellar Estates | 123 | 82 | 103 | 20 | 49 |
| Birding spot near Jardin de San Julian | 113 | 75 | 93 | 18 | 56 |
| Birding spot near Airport Heights | 109 | 64 | 83 | 14 | 52 |
| Birding spot near Chapeno (Miguel Garza Colonia) | 93 | 71 | 45 | 0 | 12 |
| Birding spot near Santa Anna | 64 | 28 | 52 | 35 | 9 |
| Birding spot near Salineño North | 60 | 33 | 37 | 3 | 4 |