Monte Bella Park & adjacent canal

Monte Bella Park & adjacent canal

Tips for Birding

Walk the path around the perimeter of the lawn (disc golf area) and then head across the ditch south of there onto the trails in the thorn scrub.

Birds of Interest

Plain Chachalaca, Gray Hawk, Long-billed Thrasher, White-tipped Dove, Couch's Kingbird, Groove-billed Ani, Altamira Oriole, Olive Sparrow

About this Location

Monte Bella park is a city park in Brownsville, TX. It has two main areas: a large lawn with a disc golf course and a series of winding trails for hiking and mountain biking. The trails zigzag through dense south Texas thorn scrub with openings where taller trees grow. To the south lies an old resaca bed that occasionally become inundated with water.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

  • Roadside viewing

Content from Evan Farese

Last updated October 12, 2023