(188 species recorded in eBird) – Oyster Lake is a shallow, brackish lake that lies just north of the IntraCoastal Waterway on the east side of West Matagorda Bay. Here, there are salt marshes, a large salt flat and views of both Matagorda Bay and Oyster Lake. Birds that are expected on this trip are ducks, geese, Sandhill Cranes, waders, gulls and terns, shorebirds and a chance for raptors and passerines along Oyster Lake Road.