[texbirds] A coupla overlooked really neat places for birds and such....
- From: Monte <monte.phillips@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 08:06:28 -0500
Although many know of the Wllisville rookery most seem to pass it
by...they shouldn't. It is just off I10 east of Hou8ston across the
Trinity River. Right now it is loaded with Egrets, Anhingas which are
fairly close to the viewing deck, with the Roseates and others farther
off in the southwest corner of the ;pond. Some are setting, and quite a
few are still dancing for partners right now.
The other site is the Chenier Plains Wildlife headquarts on FM563 about
3 mi south of where you turn off the interstate to go to the rookery. I
was told this is to be the NWR 'showcase'. It is IMPRESSIVE. I am
neither a fan of crowds, nor government extravagance, but thios place is
a must see. On a 1/4mi 8' wide boardwalk you pass through a mixed
coastal forest, then descend into a cypress swamp, and then through a
marshland ending at the edge of Lake Anahuac. At the visitor center
take a look at the Annahuac 50th anniversary book on sale there. I
almost guarantee you are gonna part with about $30 for one of the
neatest books I have seen in quite awhile. Both are good birding sites.
So try the rookery, you don't have to have a ticket, and fight the
crowds, and the scenery is as spectacular as the birds. And definitely
go to the Chenier hdqtrs site. All of this is on a direct route to
Smithpoint and/or Anuhuac NWR. A couple of snapshots (and that is all
they are) of these two sites follow: The rookery first, then Chenier
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rKiz0b344_S2fSuvrH8r3dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0lvcYD5gx7eso7-9Ef4K-dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ayvkDMS_-877rAGgDeyg4dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fd48qAca2s-Tp0c6WeNc9dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
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Monte Phillips
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