This morning, my mother and I visited the Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, tucked away in a busy residential area in west Houston. Though it's just off Memorial Drive, it's remarkably wild: it comes complete with a log cabin from the 30's, two reptile-filled ponds, a winding bayou, tangles of native plants, and LOTS of birds. What a fantastic oasis in the middle of the city! I can't wait to go back in March when migration kicks in and the warblers start flocking. We didn't see that many bird species today, but it was nice to re-familiarize myself with Houston's regular avian crowd. I'm sure there are a number of species I missed because I couldn't identify their calls - I need a good Texas bird song CD!
Birds seen:
Great Blue Heron
Red-shouldered Hawk
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
American Goldfinch
Reptiles seen:
Broad-banded Water Snake
Red-eared Slider
Alligator Snapping-turtle
Amphibians seen:
American Bullfrog
Mammals seen:
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eastern Cottontail
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