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Best birding lakes (while fishing) #14679888 04/03/23 02:23 PM
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Good morning everyone!

My wife studied Ornithology in college and still loves spotting, identifying and checking out birds. The past couple weeks she's been going out on the boat with me (Just grapevine because its close with plenty of birds) but I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions of lakes that are good places for birds?


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Re: Best birding lakes (while fishing) [Re: fwbret/txfishes] #14679940 04/03/23 03:04 PM
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Lake o the Pines has a good population of Bald eagles around Copeland Creek and Johnson creek. They hang out around the main lake points of these creeks.
Others are
Blue herons
King fishers
Loons
Pelicans
Gulls
Egrets
Hawks
Mallards
Wood ducks

Re: Best birding lakes (while fishing) [Re: stratos caster] #14679941 04/03/23 03:04 PM
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Thanks, I'll add it to the list. cool lake too.


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Re: Best birding lakes (while fishing) [Re: fwbret/txfishes] #14680086 04/03/23 05:23 PM
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For picture taking.. I'd go to Fork this time of year... might see some alligators too.. Hideaway Harbor ramp, hang a left and head up Little Caney. Fishing might be great too!

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Re: Best birding lakes (while fishing) [Re: fwbret/txfishes] #14680974 04/04/23 03:38 PM
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Re: Best birding lakes (while fishing) [Re: fwbret/txfishes] #14681004 04/04/23 04:08 PM
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I would head to Caddo. Good fishing, aquatic uniqueness, and lots of birds.

Re: Best birding lakes (while fishing) [Re: fwbret/txfishes] #14681046 04/04/23 04:39 PM
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Close to here, the Caddo National Grassland lakes are good for bird watching. In that area, there are multiple well established bird sanctuary lakes.


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Ray Roberts. All the corps property surrounding the lake is great bird habitat.

Re: Best birding lakes (while fishing) [Re: fwbret/txfishes] #14721986 05/16/23 03:33 AM
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I think they all are great. Water is life, so lakes are loaded.

Got buzzed by Osprey at Lewisville, and really love the teal and wood ducks at Roberts. Eagles nests just south of Jordan park.

Good pics of the Great Blue Heron. Awesome birds.

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Neat thread. coolphotos


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They all have there pluses, seen some pink birds on Livingston last week.

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Re: Best birding lakes (while fishing) [Re: fwbret/txfishes] #14723357 05/17/23 03:34 PM
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Certainly not local, but Sugar Lake in Mexico is one of the best I've seen. That place is loaded with all types of unusual birds that you don't see around here.


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