Pearsall Park

The trail that leads from the dog park entrance of the park down to the river walking path.

Description

Pearsall Park is a 505-acre park that opened in 2016 on the South side of San Antonio, Texas. The park offers 5km of walking/running paths.

For birding, I start at the parking lot next to the dog park and take the trail down the hill to the river. This trail takes you through large fields where you’ll see Barn Swallows, Purple Martins, Western Meadowlarks, and many other birds.

Flanking the trail is a power line that American Kestrels and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers like to perch on to watch for prey.

Address

4838 Old Pearsall Rd

San Antonio, TX 78242

Personal stats

First observation

📆	12/01/2013
📍	Los Angeles, California

Captured media details

	Male	Female	Unknown
📸	✔️	✔️
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Experiences & anecdotes

12/16/2022 - When I lived in California, I only saw this bird occasionally. While I was in Huntington Beach, I remember a Kestrel fluttering around a park field. It was perching on various power poles and would flutter in the air and zip around. I stalked it around the field watching it with my binoculars.

Nowadays, here in Texas, we see them all the time. I almost always spot them on power lines at Pearsall Park. Most aren’t skittish and will let me walk underneath them while they stay perched on the lines.

Captured media

Photographs

An American Kestrel hovering in mid-air looking for a snack | 10/16/2021

A poofed-up Kestrel trying to stay warm | 10/16/2021

The American Kestrel looks off into the distance | 10/02/2021

Audio recordings

Coming soon