BCR 20. 

Edwards Plateau

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Photo: USFWS

This dissected Hill Country of central Texas is clearly demarcated on the east and south by a fault line and grades into the Chihuahuan Desert and Great Plains to the west and north. The native vegetation is a mesquite, juniper, and oak savannah that is the core of the breeding range of the endangered Black-capped Vireo and Golden-cheeked Warbler. Other priority breeding birds include the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Bell's Vireo. Intensive grazing by goats has caused vegetation to shift from grass to thicket dominance. Suburban expansion is a more recent threat to bird habitat in the Edwards Plateau.

Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge

Colorado Bend State Park

Black-capped Vireo. Photo: © Patricia Velte, BackyardBirdCam.com - All rights reserved

Fort Hood Military Installation

Guadalupe River Area

Lost Maples State Natural Area

Pedernales Falls State Park