Bird or Wildlife in Round Rock/North Austin???

[wilded]

Anybody have any good bird or wildlife places in the Round Rock area? Thanks, ET

[roncd]

A little out of the area you are asking but maybe worth the trip.


http://www.hornsbybend.org/

[wilded]

Originally Posted by roncd

A little out of the area you are asking but maybe worth the trip.


http://www.hornsbybend.org/

Thanks, I am planning a trip there and also Walnut Creek in the future. I am just trying to find a few places close to run take a few shots every day to work on. Thanks again, ET

[jasond]

Try the Round Rock Memorial Park. Not sure how it is this time of year, but there's usually a heron or egret present. There will usually be tons of ducks at Hornsby in the winter. TWPD has a very good list:

Heart of Texas | Great Texas Wildlife Trails

[wilded]

Thanks, ET

[Kalrog]

A bit farther north... Lake Georgetown. A bit farther south - the Barton Creek Greenbelt. A bit farther west - Anything off of 360.

[WoodButcher]

At Parmer and Brushy Creek road is Brushy Creek Lake Park. I was getting some decent bird shots there yesterday. Gulls, ducks, loons (or were they coots?) and a few herons.

[w9ctm]

Care to post any of those shots from Brushy Creek Lake Park?
I have always been curious if one could really get any decent shots there....

[billbunton]

Originally Posted by WoodButcher

At Parmer and Brushy Creek road is Brushy Creek Lake Park. I was getting some decent bird shots there yesterday. Gulls, ducks, loons (or were they coots?) and a few herons.

They're coots :-)

[billbunton]

It's not too hard to get duck/coot shots there, but the herons and egrets tend to be kind of skittish. If you walk the trail (either cross the dam and take the trail east, or park at the trailhead park at the corner of Brushy Creek and Great Oaks and take the trail west) they're more plentiful.

I saw two GBHs and two Great Egrets along the creek yesterday as I was running. They didn't take any notice of my running by, and were close enough to get decent shots even from the trail.

[WoodButcher]

Here as a few shots. The heron just stood there about 20-30 feet away and maintained that gap as I walked towards him. I needed him to move away from some trash then had some user/focus issues...so I only got a couple of shot of him that were usable.

[WoodButcher]

Originally Posted by billbunton

They're coots :-)

Yeah, I'm getting used to a real camera again and having to refresh old memories on that. Guess I need to break out the old bird book and get a refresher there too.

[billbunton]

This was a few years back, but is my favorite from Brushy Creek Lake Park itself.

[w9ctm]

Bill,
I like that one...

thanks for sharing it!