Texas wildlife: what to see & when

Stable, widespread per TPWD

Common resident in Texas deserts, no immediate concerns

Winter visitor and uncommon resident in west Texas

Common winter resident and year-round coastal breeder in Texas

Uncommon but regular along Texas Gulf Coast marshes

Common resident and breeder along Texas coast

Threatened species, winters on Texas Gulf barrier islands

Fairly common along Texas Gulf coast, breeds locally

Brightly colored migratory songbird, declining in parts of range

Common migrant along Texas coast

Common in native thornscrub of lower Rio Grande Valley

Common inshore game fish, populations well managed

Common offshore in summer, seasonal visitor

State-threatened, populations declining, observe respectfully

Monarch population fluctuates; conservation concern

Stable in Texas Hill Country

Widespread but locally declining

Widespread but declining migratory butterfly

Migratory subspecies, wintering in Mexico

Migratory monarchs pass through Texas each fall in varying numbers

Overwintering population declining; conservation efforts ongoing.

Stable, widespread species, common in Texas caves

Stable in Texas, declining elsewhere

Common urban colony, stable population

Common resident of Texas Hill Country and south Texas

Migratory population declining; fall migration is a Texas spectacle

Endangered species, long-distance migrant, winters exclusively on Texas coast

Found seasonally along Texas coast, no special status

Common year-round resident along Texas Gulf Coast

Winter visitor to Gulf Coast prairies and marshes

Common inshore gamefish, often in large schools

Common inshore fish, abundant around structures and jetties