Category Archives: Southwest trip 5
Home Sweet Home
After a week of traveling, with one day off to let some bad weather pass, we arrived home Monday afternoon after ten hours in the truck. The trip was plagued by idiot drivers, some of them returning from Spring Break … Continue reading
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A Rest Stop Surprise
We spent a nice day cruising up the Natchez Trace Parkway after spending the night at Natchez State Park. You drive the Trace at 50 mph which in itself is calming and the lack of trucks (or traffic) with everything … Continue reading
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Leaving Goose Island
I saw my first fireflies of the year early Monday morning before dawn. Like the predawn birdsong and seventy-degree temperatures, it will all will soon be put aside for the realities of April in New England. We have launched on … Continue reading
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Finally, Some Warblers
Ten days of south wind resulted in few migrants but that changed Friday with a weak cold front and wind shift to the north. Saturday was better as I noted in my last post but Sunday mid-day to evening was … Continue reading
Thanks, Larry, for the life bird
On Saturday morning, I joined a dozen other birders for a "woods" bird walk led by Judy and Larry Geiger from Wyoming. I have known these folks for years – Larry is a "pokey" who birds very slowly and really … Continue reading
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Some Monday Birds
I was out walking the dog before daylight, listening to the morning chorus of birds and frogs when far off, I heard a Great Horned Owl hooting. After another coffee and bagel it was getting light out so Penny and … Continue reading
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A Morning Jaunt to Aransas NWR
One of the "must-do" trips when we are a Goose Island State Park is to get to the [Aransas National Wildlife Refuge](https://www.vtbirder.com/aransas-national-wildlife-area/) so we loaded up some lunch, our birding gear, and the dog and headed out yesterday morning. It’s … Continue reading
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Taking Princess Ariel Home
I did some geocaching at Choke Canyon State Park and want to introduce you to an interesting trackable that I found in a cache there. I love geocaching in Texas parks: they all have multiple caches, the traffic is pretty … Continue reading
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Whole Lot of Frackin’ Going On
We started seeing signs for "ecolab services" and similar PR-approved company signs as we drove into Tilden, Texas. As we turned the corner toward Choke Canyon State Park I said to Mary, "I thought this was a sleepy cow town … Continue reading
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Rain is Forecast – Too Little, Too Late
Shortly after we arrived at Choke Canyon State Park, I drove over to check out the 65-acre lake where, six years ago, we had seen a rare [Northern Jacana](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_jacana). I recalled the dainty prancing of the bird on the floating … Continue reading
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