I was there about a month ago and they wouldn't let you drive the road down to
the wetlands. Apparently you have to use a scope from the highway. There is a
dirt dike that you can get a little closer on. Has this changed in the last
month or so? Was that photo of yours taken from the highway?
Carolyn Ohl-Johnson
Big Bend area
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Lockwood <Mark.Lockwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' (texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Nov 12, 2015 12:11 pm
Subject: [texbirds] new birding location at Presidio
Dear TexBirders,
There is a new man-made wetland in Presidio County that is
open to the public. The B.J. Bishop Wetlands at Loma Paloma is located 0.5
miles east of Fort Leaton State Historic Site on the south side of Ranch Road
170. The new sewage treatment facility for Presidio is located on the opposite
side of the road and the wetland is fed by treated water that is released from
that plant. Parking is located on the northeast corner of the wetlands and
access is on a maintained gravel road 0.3 miles farther east across from the
Loma Paloma RV Park. Please park in the designated area and walk around the
wetland on the road that encircles the site. I was there on 11 November and
although I did not see anything unusual I did have 27 species of birds during my
short visit. Highlights included Snow Goose, Wood Duck, Ferruginous Hawk,
Golden-fronted Woodpecker, and singing (western) Marsh Wrens. I have placed a
photo of the wetlands taken from RR170 on my Flickr site
at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/70194759@N05/
If you are working on a
Century Club list for Presidio County, this is certainly a place that can't be
missed. To my knowledge it is the only publically accessible wetland in the
county.
Mark
Mark Lockwood
402 E. Harriet Ave.
Alpine, Texas
79830
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