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Brazos Bend State Park
Bird Watching Hike Schedule
Meet at 40 Acre Lake Restrooms
Hikes will be from 2-3 hours in length
Friday and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.
Leaders - Bill Godley and/or Mark Garbutt ot the Brazos Bend
Volunteer Organization.
Binoculars highly recommended.
Beginners and advanced birders are invited to participate.
"I'd rather be lucky
than smart!"
Several years ago, the
Migration Celebration
featured a hike at Brazos
Bend State Park let by David
Heincke. As David and the
group prepared to head down
the trail for a 2-3 hour hike, an
elderly couple, not feeling "tip
top" decided to stay behind.
What a disappointment!
I chose to stay with the
couple in the parking lot and
we had a wonderful time
learning about one another
but paying little attention to
the few birds which were
about. Then it happened. A
turkey vulture appeared and
drifted over the parking area
accompanied by another
bird. For a moment I was
speechless but then asked
the nice couple if they had
ever seen the bird slowly
moving with the vulture to the
able to add a new bird to their
Needless to say, when the remainder of the group returned several hours later, they had
lots to talk about. But they were humbled (and likely jealous) of the wonderful experience that
my friends were able to experience and with no effort whatsoever! They had seen a Swallow-
tailed Kite.
—Bill Godley
Friday, November 12, 2004
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Friday, December 3, 2004
Sunday, December 12, 2004
Friday, January 14, 2005
Sunday, January 16, 2005
Friday, February 11, 2005
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Friday, March 11,2005
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Friday, April 8, 2005
Sunday, April 10,2005
Friday, May 13, 2005
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Friday, June 3, 2004
north and beyond. They said, "no" and with great pleasure I was
life list.
August 2004 Clearing House
By David Sarkozi - david@sarkozi.net - phone 713-412-4409
Only 333 reports and 128 species for the month. Matt Whitbeck at Anahuac NWR found a new early record for
Yellow Rail and Mike Austin found a new early record for Bobolink.
Observers this month are: Bill Saulmon, Bob & Maggie Honig, Debbie MacSorley, Don Verser, Kathy Reiser,
Keith Anderson, Lacey Ogburn, Matt Whitbeck, Mike Austin, Ron Weeks, Sumita Prasad, and Tim Fennell.
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