Georgia on my…Magnus? Day 21

Tuesday, March 3

Molly and I went for a morning  boardwalk bird watch. Add to trip notes: I need to put in my contact lenses the next time we do something like this!

The Merlin App heard both a Clapper Rail and a King Rail there, but no rails appeared to my human vision. Bah. Also Yellowthroat and Brown-headed Nuthatch. I saw Tricolored Heron, Reddish Egret, White Ibis, American Alligator, Laughing Gull, Bluebird, and doves, all of the Mourning Dove persuasion.

 

I'd definitely go back there for another trip, and next time take the boat out around the lagoon. It looks lovely other than the occasional alligator. Gorgeous weather. 76/57 today.

Desperately trying to get on the Interstate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But it was time to head toward home. After a shortish drive we ended up at Roosevelt State Park. It was absolutely gorgeous.  Our campsite had a concrete pad with patio, grill, and a nice big picnic table. FHU. Seems brand new.  The site was right on the lake, with a water slide across from us.  When the sun set (later) it was behind us, so I hoped the sunrise might be over the lake. But more likely it would be behind the trees on the opposite shore.

I would definitely stop there again—there were lots of huge campsites.  There was traffic noise but at a distance. The campground was very close to I-20; brand new; some streetlights but not at the waterfront sites in the new campground—our site was nice and dark. But I would not like the other campground, the one called “CCC”—it had nice sites by the lake also, but too many street lights.

For our walk, Molly and I took the wrong trail (our map was black and white but the trail markers were colored) and all it did was wind around a bit and dump us back out at the campground next to us, near the bathroom.

So we went on along the road and drew the attention of an unleashed dog, who headed our way and was joined by another one. I had to call Ed to come get us just in case. Even if they were friendly Molly would have had a fight to pick.

Other than that, it was a nice walk. There were Canada Geese in the water; Brown-headed nuthatch (noisy little thing) at our campsite; Yellow-throated Warbler, Chipping Sparrows, and bluebirds who wanted to occupy the rail around our little deck.

Note at time: Little yellow bird just perched on the rail and looked at me. Yellow-throated vireo or pine warbler? I didn’t check my field marks!