Couple of hours birding in Houston? (1 Viewer)

[RobGordijn]

Hi all,
I have a couple of hours to kill between flights in Houston (early september).
I will be returning from a birding trip in Peru, so why not bird some more. Who likes airports for 8 hours, right?
Does anyone have a good suggestion for maybe a nice city park or some other nice area in or nearby Houston?
I appreciate any help!

Rob Gordijn
Netherlands

 

[welshhillbilly]

Jesse Jones state park is just a few miles from the airport.W.G.Jones State Forest is the place to go for Red Cockaded Woodpecker,and Brown Headed Nuthatch.I spent a fortnight in the area in April of last year.During migration,almost any wooded,or bushy area,and there are plenty of them,will be rewarding.

 

[BeesWing]

Transportation will be your challenge. There is only one bus (the 102) that goes to the airport. It is a local that makes a very long trip to downtown. You could take a cab to Jesse H. Jones County Park or to Mercer Arboretum. They are both nice and close. If you are willing to rent a car, you would have more choices.

 

[RobGordijn]

Thanks for the replies!

Yes i already assumed transport is the key issue. Jesse H. Jones County Park is really close, i suppose a cab there should be the easiest option.

 

[BeesWing]

It is an odd little park made from the flood prone land at the back of a subdivision off FM 1960. It has lovely huge oaks and other bottomland trees. There are a couple of nice ponds, one surrounded by cypress trees. I visited it about a month ago and it was suffering from the drought but it should have had a little rain by now. I saw Prothonatary and Swainson's Warblers. Though it will probably be quite warm, you would do well to wear long pants and a long sleeved shirt as the mosquitoes and biting flies are bad. It is worth the trip, it is quite birdy!