edwincjones
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what can I expect from birding?
best locations?
thanks
edj
best locations?
thanks
edj
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Galveston in early Occtober (1 Viewer)
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Edwin,
Sorry to hear you got no replies!
I don't have time to look up a lot of stuff right now, but I suggest you also try the eBird Hotspots feature: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspots
Type Galveston into the search box and you will get over 30 hotspots to choose from.
See my reply to Justin Jahn (nctexasbirder) if you need more info.
Sorry to hear you got no replies!
I don't have time to look up a lot of stuff right now, but I suggest you also try the eBird Hotspots feature: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspots
Type Galveston into the search box and you will get over 30 hotspots to choose from.
See my reply to Justin Jahn (nctexasbirder) if you need more info.
edwincjones
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lulubelle
Well-known member
Edwin, sorry you didn't get any responses. I don't check bird forum much any more (work/school killing me) and when I do, it is usually the binocular or camera forums. Helen had a good suggestion. I will say that in the fall, pretty much any place besides High Island is good to look at. I haven't been there in the fall or winter myself, but plan to go in December.
If I were to go any time this month, I would go to Rollover Pass (now charge a small fee), Bob's Road (kind of rough, but worth it usually for Nelson's & Seaside Sparrows, Whimbrels, etc), Anahuac (both units - mind is blank right now for names of each. Will look them up & post them), Bolivar Flats (when you drive in and see the beach, go right and park by the posts. You will see a sign telling you it is Houston Audubon property. Scope will be good.), Frenchtown Road (very close to the ferry), Offats Bayou (actually in Galveston and entrance is not obvious).
You can try Boy Scout Woods, Smith Oaks and Hooks Woods (TOS property) for sparrows & such. As you drive down road on the Bolivar side, watch the lawns (may see shorebirds) and the electrical wires. On the ferry keep an eye out for ducks - not so sure what would be there yet. Gulls & terns love the ferry of course. Cormorants and pelicans love the pilings by the ferry docks. When you come back in to the Galveston side, look at the ground on the left - Black Skimmers are often sitting there.
I am sure I can come up with more, but that is what comes to mind right now.
If I were to go any time this month, I would go to Rollover Pass (now charge a small fee), Bob's Road (kind of rough, but worth it usually for Nelson's & Seaside Sparrows, Whimbrels, etc), Anahuac (both units - mind is blank right now for names of each. Will look them up & post them), Bolivar Flats (when you drive in and see the beach, go right and park by the posts. You will see a sign telling you it is Houston Audubon property. Scope will be good.), Frenchtown Road (very close to the ferry), Offats Bayou (actually in Galveston and entrance is not obvious).
You can try Boy Scout Woods, Smith Oaks and Hooks Woods (TOS property) for sparrows & such. As you drive down road on the Bolivar side, watch the lawns (may see shorebirds) and the electrical wires. On the ferry keep an eye out for ducks - not so sure what would be there yet. Gulls & terns love the ferry of course. Cormorants and pelicans love the pilings by the ferry docks. When you come back in to the Galveston side, look at the ground on the left - Black Skimmers are often sitting there.
I am sure I can come up with more, but that is what comes to mind right now.
edwincjones
Well-known member
post trip
my wife and I had a very enjoyable week on Galveston Island
our plans were to get away, do nothing other than camp,
eat seafood, and view the gulf and birds
we were successful
-camping at Sandpiper, Dellenera, and Galveston Island SP RV parks was nice (bay side GISP best for birds)
-seafood was great
-birding was enjoyable, nothing unusual but I really enjoyed the peligans-brown and white, white tailed kites,
sanderlings, egrets and herons, many other shore birds
my wife and I had a very enjoyable week on Galveston Island
our plans were to get away, do nothing other than camp,
eat seafood, and view the gulf and birds
we were successful
-camping at Sandpiper, Dellenera, and Galveston Island SP RV parks was nice (bay side GISP best for birds)
-seafood was great
-birding was enjoyable, nothing unusual but I really enjoyed the peligans-brown and white, white tailed kites,
sanderlings, egrets and herons, many other shore birds