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Spunky Spoonbill LbNA #29227

Owner:Silver Eagle Supporter Verified
Plant date:Mar 15, 2007
Location:
City:Refugio
County:Refugio
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: Yertle
Last found:Jan 28, 2017
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Mar 15, 2007
*** Part of my TX Birding Trail Series ***
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 200 yards RT)
Recommended Ink: cyan, gray, blue & pink
Status: alive


Roseate spoonbills grow to a height of 32 inches with an average wingspan of 50 inches, and their distinguishing characteristics include a pink body and legs, white neck and breast, and a spoon-shaped bill. Some scientists believe that the pink coloration that they acquire as they mature is due to their diet of carotenoid-rich organisms like shrimp, since the more they eat, the pinker they get. The roseate spoonbill is found throughout the entire Gulf of Mexico coastline, and you might see one, along with this minibox, at Lion's/Shelly Park, which is part of the La Bahia Loop described on the Central Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail map.

Directions:
From Hwy 77 in Refugio, travel east on Empresario Road to Lion's/Shelly Park. Park at the south end to the left of the pavilion.

Clues:
Walk south to a sign saying "Kingfisher Point". Turn left (east) and walk 50 steps to a point halfway between the white restroom building and a wood pole to its right. Continue 10 steps to a multi-trunk tree. The camo minibox is in the crotch about 1 foot high under rocks, leaves and a black shingle. Please rehide well.