Searching for a tiny bird on a gray and overcast day doesn't usually lead to success. Reports of their presence here in good numbers drove me to give it a try. Turkey Creek runs through this area and the walking trail crosses the creek 15 times. Recent rains made the trail slippery and I had to look down as much as up to avoid falling into the creek.
The endangered golden-cheeked warbler breeds in a oak/juniper woodland and seems to favor slopes and ravines. Several large tracts of protected woodland have been set aside for it in central Texas .
After hiking several miles and staring into canopy for a few hours I was only rewarded with its wheezy song, always somewhere just out of binocular range. So no good look again so far this year. But spring is still young, and I will be watching for more reports of my elusive nemesis.
I included an early blooming bluebonnet to brighten up the gray, gloomy photos. I am not complaining though because the rain is still needed so much.
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