Thursday 3/13/2025

Choke Canyon State Park TX to Lake Corpus Christi State Park TX 
We woke up to dense fog. You couldn't even see the lake. At 8:30am there was a bird watching program.  Fortunately it was a viewing area. They set out oranges, filled the feeders and the birds lined up. If it had been  a walk in the woods we couldn't have seen a thing. I saw my first Green Jay, very exotic looking.
We also spotted a Ladder Backed Woodpecker 
And a Golden Fronted Woodpecker 
Other sitings included 
Hundreds of red wing Blackbirds.
Dozens of Great Tailed Grackles.
Cardinals 
Black tufted titmouse
White Tipped Dove 
White Winged Dove
Starling 
And a Great Egret 
Before leaving we took one of the hiking trails where we sited a Long Billed Thrasher but heard lots more birds than we saw. A beautiful park.
On our way out we mailed a letter at the post office in Calliham. It looked abandoned. There was no flag on the flagpole. The door was unlocked but no one was there. I dropped the letter in the slot. I hope it gets mailed.
We are beginning to see our first roadside wildflowers today.
Lake Corpus Christi State Park is on another large reservoir that is only about 20% full right now. We took a walk down by the water and out on the fishing dock. They were catching crappie. Too much sun and heat. It's topping 100° today.  Warmest day of the trip so far. We located a nice picnic table under a shelter for the afternoon. The park has mounted a large piece of plywood in the peak of the shelter allowing the swallows to nest in the peak and protecting the picnicers from the fall out.
The mesquite trees down here are more leafed out than up by Waco, and the acacias are blooming. The ranger said everything is much earlier this year. It's been so warm. We walked again when it cooled down. A memorable sunset over the lake.
And a full moon, visible before dark.
So much beauty in every moment.

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