Join Texas and the country’s fastest-growing leisure sport, birding. Breaking down the state into its seven regions, you’ll see many zones home to bird species as varied as the territories in which they live. In the Lubbock-Amarillo area, in the Texas Panhandle, Palo Duro Canyon State Park is home to blue grosbeaks, golden-fronted woodpeckers, and ash-throated flycatchers, to name a few.
In West Texas, Trans Pecos Region hosts more than 300 varieties of birds annually in San Angelo State Park, the Concho Valley, or along the North Concho River. The Texas Hill Country is known for great wine, fantastic barbecue, scenic overlooks, and a plethora of birding hot spots, including Kickapoo Cavern State Park, Jacob’s Well Natural Area, and Honey Creek State Natural Area featuring black-capped vireo, varied bunting, and the zone-tailed hawk.
