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Monday, April 27, 2015
Birding On a Shoestring: High Island, Boy Scout Woods, Heron Island, Smith Oaks, Boy Scout Woods, Big Thicket
Swainson's Thrush
Black-throated Green Warbler
Acadian Flycatcher
Neotropic Cormorant
Great Egret in Flight
Ditto
Cattle Egret
Roseate Spoonbill
Snowy Egret
Ditto
Great Egret
Neotropic Cormorant in Nest
Great Egret Chicks
Great Egret Chick Testing His Wings
Roseate Spoonbill
Great Egret in Flight
Snowy Egret
Great Egret Chicks
Great Egret
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill in Flight
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Great Egret Feeds Two Chicks at Once
Great Egret on Nest with Eggs(Blue)
Roseate Spoonbills Had Nest Up in a Day
Great Egret Chicks
Snowy Egret
Acadian Flycatcher
Male Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow with Nestlings
This was the showing of the stars at High Island. Several sections of this wonderful birding
area were found early close to one another. Boy Scout Woods had many of the songbirds,
which included warblers, buntings, and other songbirds, with many pools, bubblers, and swamp
areas, made specifically to attract a number of migrating birds coming north during spring migration.
This is a very important stopover for birds to rest up coming from Central and South America on
their way northbound.
This area also includes Heron Island, where birds like the Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Roseate Spoonbill, Cattle Egret, and Neotropic Cormorant breed and raise their young. Most of these birds
live where they are born, but others will migrate. These areas are dangerous, as alligators also come to the island and snatch eggs, as well as youngsters that fall out of these nest or are too low to the ground.
Also an integral part of the sanctuary is Smith Oaks, another prime area for finding songbirds.
It is also swampy, a little more so than Boy Scout Woods, and attracts more birds in the afternoons.
I'm a bit behind in my pictures, so bear with me while I try to get caught up. I have been processing
anywhere between 300-500 photos each day, plus having a full day birding, so this is a working
vacation which is filled with a lot of excitement.
The photos below are from Sundew Trail, a part of Big Thicket National Preserve, which is in Kountze, TX. This area is filled with butterflies, wildflowers, birds, and other natural life.
Anole
Pitcher Plants
Blue Grosbeak
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