17th Street Jetty -Bolivar Peninsula (TX) - Modified Blirding Strategy
/On previous trips to the Bolivar Peninsula, when I arrived at the 17th Street Jetty and saw the absence of water at low tide illustrated below, I would put the car in reverse and leave.
On this trip, I learned that if I walk way out on the jetty, past the point where there is a smooth walkway (illustrated below in a crop of the first image), I will have a view of the mudflats between the reeds. After applying insect repellent, interesting things may happen if I just sit on one of the rocks and become an observer.
Clapper Rails may run across the mud flats.
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows may appear,
as well as Seaside Sparrows.
(The shots of the sparrows are large crops)
Avocets will probably fly across the top of the reeds.
And if you are lucky, a Northern Harrier will fly through the reeds and over your head.
