Austin Area

Kay and I left Boerne, TX yesterday after Jean was able to get a ride to the San Antonio airport and we headed for Austin. We were pretty exhausted and really didn’t bird on the way up. We got to town, had low energy, found the Contemporary Art Museum closed for renovations, and walked around Read More…

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

Today after sleeping in and having a lazy start to the day Kay, Jean and I went to explore the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. It is a really unusual place where a riparian area passes beside a large ledge dome of rock. We didn’t get there until near noon, about the same time lots Read More…

Kay 2 – Ed 1 ABA Lifers Today at Lost Maples

Today Kay, Jean and I went to Lost Maples SRA to hike the East Side Trail and look for two Texas specialty birds, Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black-capped Vireo. Both were first time ABA birds (lifers) for Kay, and the vireo a lifer for me. We got there about 8:30 AM and just as we arrived Read More…

One Day Only at High Island

Thankfully yesterday Kay and I had a pretty good day at High Island before being chased by torrential rain, flood conditions and a dismal 4 day forcast today. We started at Boy Scout Woods, the Houston Audubon Societies refuge, and spent an hour or so ourselves before joining the first of 3 free guided walks Read More…

2015 Wrap Up

2015 was a very eventful year for me. I retired at the end of August, my Dad passed in August, and I had both lots of time to travel and tried to accumulate a Pierce County year list. Here were some of the birding highlights: Pierce County: I got to know Bruce Labar much better Read More…