Views of the Neighborhood – Check on the Birding Center

~ John W. Howell

I decided to go by the Leonabell Turnbull Birding Center to see how much progress has been made on the Hurricane Harvey reconstruction. Join me as we walk about

The Farley boat has been replanted

The plant labels are back. This is a Firecracker plant.

A new information sign with leaflet containers.

This is a sign detailing the recovery plan. It also asks for patience.

I retook this photo since it amazes me how much vegetation was taken by the storm. Those three mothballed oil rigs were not visible before the Hurricane.

The Port Aransas Garden Club has adopted a site at the center.

There is always some idiot who sticks their head in the Alligator sign.

I had hoped to see a lot of birds listed. But we do know Big Bird Little Bird, a coot, a pelican, Kristi, James, and Jane were spotted. I can’t read the frown face

Unfortunately, the access to the birding center is still not repaired.

The alligator’s swamp is still filled with debris (He is fine and living in another part of the reserve)

The Cattails are beautiful.

Reminders not to feed the wildlife anything including yourself. Sorry that the center is still under construction but it looks a lot better than it did. I’ll come back when the walkways are finished.

53 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Check on the Birding Center”

  5. Slow but sure, John. Love the painting on the Farley Boat!! Every time we go through a storm, our zoo has similar destruction, but gradually and by the grace of volunteers – it gets repaired.

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  6. Thanks for the lovely update John. It’s good to see the recovery continues. Nature will adapt, but it’s good people can be patient. And yes, please don’t feed the alligators.

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  7. What a great Sunday walk! Thank you, John. I’m not a fan of alligators but seeing the photo of you making light of their danger brought a few chuckles. As always, thank you for the morning smiles. 😀

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  10. Good morning, John,
    And thanks for showing us the progress that has been made, but also how much still needs to be done. This article here shows again, how much destruction Harvey left in his wake.
    The last picture made me smile: you could take the two signs into one saying “Don’t become alligator feed!” 😀
    Have a wonderful Sunday,
    Pit

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  12. It never ceases to amaze me how long it takes to rebuild/recover from a major hurricane. That said, what a beautiful Firecracker plant — I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before!

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    1. Yup. I was playing golf in Tampa Florida and went to play a ball near a water hazard. An alligator came out of the water not more than two feet away and I decided to let the ball stay where it was. I was lucky not to drop my club as I beat a hasty retreat. 😀

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  18. They’ve really accomplished a lot, especially considering the amount of devastation. I enjoyed seeing it again, John. But watch it playing with that gater! 😱 😉
    I still think the Farley boats are way cool. Hugs

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  21. It is regaining its beauty both with nature’s help and with human help. Thanks for the tour. It’s amazing how mother nature can tear things apart and then let it rebuild.

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  22. Recovery always is slow after an event like this, but the good news is that nature’s working even when humans have to put other things first. By the time the boardwalks and paths and structures are rebuilt, nature already will have helped out a good bit.

    By the way, did you hear that the African flamingo that escaped from a Kansas zoo in 2005 has been spotted again, down around Lavaca Bay? Texas Parks & Wildlife people saw it, and got a photo. You can see the critter here. So funny!

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