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Bird Watching Destination: Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

For some birding listings, the street address is for the headquarters and not the actual bird watching destination. Call ahead for entry fees, parking information, and regulations regarding family pets.

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (website)
Route 2, Box 202A, Alamo, TX 78516, Tel: 956-783-6117

Details: Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge is a 2,088 acre refuge established in 1943 for the protection of migratory birds. Thousands of birds from the Central and Mississippi flyways fly through the area on their way to and from Central and South America. The headquarters is located 7 miles south of Alamo, Texas, on FM 907 about 1/4 mile east on U.S. Highway 281.

Birds: Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormarants, Darters, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons, Ibises, Spoonbills, Storks, New World Vultures, Ducks, Geese, Swans, Hawks, Kites, Eagles, Caracaras, Falcons, Curassows, Guans, New World Quail, Rails, Gallinules, Coots, Cranes, Plovers, Stilts, Avocets, Jacanas, Sandpipers, Phalaropes, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Pigeons, Doves, Parakeets, Parrots, Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Trogons, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Tyrant Flycatchers, Shrikes, Vireos, Jays, Crows, Larks, Swallows, Chickadees, Titmice, Verdins, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens, Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, Thrushes, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Starlings, Wagtails, Pipits, Waxwings, Silky-Flycatchers, Wood-warblers, Tangers, Sparrows, Cardinals, Blackbirds, Finches, Old World Sparrows.

Note: Bird listings may include resident and migratory birds and common and rare sightings.