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Region 6 - Central Prairie

The Central Prairie

The Central Prairie Region is the large area west of the Piney Woods including the Post Oak Savannah and Blackland Prairies regions. This area is a combination of rolling wooded plain with post oak and blackjack oak with tall grasses.

Popular Birding Spots

  • Stillhouse Hollow
  • Granger Lake
  • Lake Georgetown
  • Temple Lions Park
  • Belton Lakes
  • Devine Lake, Williamson Co.

Special Birds

  • Shorebird migration
  • Whooping Crane migration in fall and winter

REGION 6 – Central Prairie
Counties: Bastrop, Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Brown, Burleson, Caldwell, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Dewitt, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Gonzales, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hill, Karnes, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Navarro, Robertson, Washington, Williamson, Wilson

Region 6 Central Prairie

Regional Reports

Click on the links below to view the North American Birds report from this biological region in Texas. The TOS Region that most closely matches the biological region is noted in parentheses.
Oaks & Prairies (similar to TOS Region 6 Central Prairie)

Texas Ornithological Society

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