Finding Birds in the Heart-of-Texas

Central Brazos Valley

The Heart-of-Texas rests in the Central Brazos Valley, ten counties that surround the Brazos River. 
These include:  Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Lee, Leon, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Waller and Washington counties.

Checklist and Seasonal Distribution
Birds of the Central Brazos Valley, Texas

A checklist was prepared by Bert Frenz in 1998 for this 10-county area.
Downloadable Bird Checklist for Central Brazos Valley

Places to bird

....... Brazos County

• Lick Creek Park
• Brison Park
• Country Club Lake / Astin Recreation Area / Williamson Park
• Finfeather Lake
• Lake Bryan
• Finding Harris' Sparrows

....... Burleson County

• Brazos Bottoms

....... Grimes County

• Gibbons Creek / Reservoir / Carlos Lake
• Christmas Creek Nature Preserve (actually in Montgomery Co., near the Grimes Co. border)

....... Lee County

• Somerville WMA / Flag Pond / Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit

...... Milam County & Granger Area of Williamson County

• Alcoa Lake / Granger Lake / Granger Area

...... Washington County

• Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Site
• Birding pages from web site of Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau and Chamber of Commerce
• This site includes information on birding at:
• ...Lake Somerville
• ...Brenham Rec. Sports Complex
• ...Wichita Ranch
• ...Nicholas Lake Road
• ...Chappell Hill Bird Sanctuary
• ...The Clarann Estate
• ...Old Plantation Road
• ...Washington-On-The-Brazos

...... Lake Somerville (Burleson, Lee and Washington Counties)

• Lake Somerville

Articles

• Woodcock Mating Ritual
• Identifying Loons
• Identifying Grebes
• Identifying Cormorants

Revised: September 12, 2012.