I was happy to see the feeding place busier than usual this morning. Four Gadwalls and two juvenile Yellow-Crowned-Night Herons were among two Great Egrets, four Snowy Egrets, and several Green Herons. After they were satisfied with their fish breakfast, one juvenile Yellow-Crowned-Night Heron flew to the railing at the boardwalk entrance. The young bird found a Nutria grooming itself on the floating dead tree trunk, but otherwise the area was vacant. The young bird flew to the dead tree branch, which protruded from the bank toward the water at the left side of the boardwalk entrance. The other young bird joined them to take a rest.
A couple Summer Tanagers were enhancing the boardwalk area with their blight red/rose color. It was beautiful to watch one of them fly over the wetlands to the other side.
Mrs. Wassenich and several volunteers were busy clearing the part of wetlands located at the golf course, which was covered with Algae and Water Hyacinths. This job needs many more volunteers. I was hoping that more people would show up to participate in this much-needed project. It is a great contribution to help the river, aquatic creatures, birds, and to improve the environmental condition of San Marcos.
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