We drove down to Conroe to the WG Jones State Forest to see if we could identify the Red-cockaded Woodpecker. This would be a new bird for us and they are on the endangered list. It was cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. When we got there the weather didn’t look too promising but we went inside and the receptionist told us where we could park to walk around the trails.
The forest here is protected for the woodpeckers and a favorite place for them to build their nests. We parked and watching the weather and turning on weather alerts on our phone we started out to find these birds.
Along the trail they have marked the trees with a green band that have known nesting activity.
We had been walking along the trails and about to give up when Dick spotted a pair of woodpeckers. We both got good looks at them. It made our day.
Texas Bluebells are gorgeous this spring.
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