Wrapping up High Island
We spent a wonderful two hours at Anahuac Wildlife Preserve right off High Island, Texas as well as a walk through Boy Scout Woods, and a drive on Bolivar Peninsula on April 8 and 9. A perfect way to wrap up our week on the island.
Even though warblers were barely a presence, we made reservations to return on April 28 for another week when warbler migration should (operative word 'should') be in full swing.
This time at Boy Scout Woods we took boardwalk trails, after walking the woods. The best woodland bird Michael saw was a hooded warbler; of course, I missed it! At Prothonotary Pond, no birds were seen including its namesake. But we enjoyed the beauty and then a trail through a neighbor's yard!
Along the boardwalks, lookout platforms are provided, and one gave us very distant views of herons and egrets.
Because we purchased a new battery for the truck, we made it through Anahuac without the truck dying on us. But we were nervous about turning the truck off, just "in case".
Anahuac has a 2.5 mile long auto trail with water and wetlands on both sides of the drive. We saw a few new birds for this trip, common moorhen, green-winged teal, and a Savannah sparrow. But the other sightings were equally as nice.
The drive down Bolivar Peninsula toward Galveston, was great. Good birding, nice scenery, and a so-so lunch at a Mexican restaurant that had been recommended to us by the tourism office we stopped at.
It felt so wonderful to immerse ourselves in birding again. After a few years of infrequent birding, it's good to be back out there looking for the usual and unusual birds!
We're back in the Livingston area until our return trip to High Island.
Be well and see you soon!
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