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Man-Made Island in Texas Serves as Bird Habitat

September 11, 2007 on 1:53 pm | In Birding Projects |

I’m putting this on my places to visit next time I’m Port O’Connor Texas! Actually it sounds like I can’t visit this specific island.  The island in the article doesn’t have a name (the article calls it Chester’s Island) nor does it say how large it is.  Since it’s man-made one has to assume it’s not that large.

But it serves as a nice refuge for birds that nest in colonies.  Birds nesting there include the Reddish Egret, a bird on threatened list. The island has one warden, Chester Smith, and it’s managed by the National Audubon Society. 

This area has long been on my list of places to go due to nearby Matagorda island, a barrier island that is accessible by ferry. About 36,000 of the 45,000 acres on Matagorda are protected and not open to the public, but the remainder is.  And it sounds like birding heaven!  Anyway, you can watch the video at the link below.

Man-made island serves as bird habitat