BIRD LIST
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On The Great Texas Coastal
Birding Trail
The Surface of Matagorda County is a level plain which rises from sea level to a maximum elevation of seventy feet. It is divided by the Colorado River and bounded on the south by the Gulf of Mexico. There are serveral other streams and Matagorda Bay within the limits of the County. This bay, East and West, covers more than a third of the total area of the county.

Matagorda County's location on Texas' middle coast, places it on the central flyway for migratory birds. Along the streams and part of the eastern section of the county there is timber while the western section contains lush prairie grasses. There are many acres of agricultural land and coastal prairies.
Southern Matagorda County contains marshes and vast stretches of sandy shoreline. There are jetties at the mouth of the colorado river which stretch out into the gulf.
Matagorda County is good birding spot at any season and an excellent one during migration. The list contains 333 species which are seen in Matagorda County and the time when they are most likely to be seen.