[texbirds] Re: Waller County rice fields
- From: Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Harvey Laas <hlaas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:52:55 -0500
And they have started flooding rice fields on 1985 in chambers county. The
field directly north of the main Anahuac entrance was being flooded
yesterday afternoon. No birds present as the water was just arriving. Lots
of good fields to come along the road with good viewing.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Harvey Laas <hlaas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> The rice fields at the intersection of FM 359 and FM 529 are being flushed
> to facilitate the rice coming up since we are short of rain lately. This
> morning a large number of shore birds were present. Dowitchers, Am. G.
> Plover., both yellowlegs, BN stilts, one or two pectoral sandpipers and a
> few smaller peeps. Note that is the temporary flood not the permanent
> flood
> in a couple of weeks, so the water will be present in any one field only a
> couple of days. Also, please be aware that tomorrow is the MS 150 bike
> ride
> and three routes for the 15,000 riders converge at that intersection. I
> would advise not being in the area until after 11 am. After that it's down
> to the stragglers and not bad.
>
>
> Harvey Laas
>
> 10 miles North of Brookshire
>
> And not going out of my gate tomorrow morning.
>
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