Corpus Porpoise LbNA #6217 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Silver Eagle    |
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| Plant date: | Oct 25, 2003 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Corpus Christi |
| County: | Nueces |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | K&K |
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| Last found: | Feb 16, 2008 |
| Status: | FFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Oct 25, 2003 |
*** Part of my TX Birding Trail ***
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 50 yards RT)
Status: retired (11/25/05)
In 1519, on the Roman Catholic Feast Day of Corpus Christi, Spanish explorer Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda discovered a lush semi-tropical bay on what is now the southern coast of Texas. The bay, and the city that later sprung up there, took the name of the feast day celebrating the "Body of Christ." The Corpus Porpoise is located in Corpus Christi at the Hans Suter Wildlife Area, which is part of the Corpus Christi Bay Loop described on the Central Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail map. It is a great place for viewing gulls, terns and shorebirds all year and migratory birds during spring and fall, not to mention porpoise in Oso Bay. With beautiful beaches, such as Padre Island National Seashore nearby, it is truly divine!
Directions:
Corpus Christi is about 220 miles southwest of Houston via Hwy 59, Hwy 77 and I 37. From I37, go south on Hwy 358 and exit at Ennis Joslin Road. Go northeast on this road for about 1.5 miles and turn right into Hans Suter Wildlife Area. Park on the left side.
Clues:
Walk on the path to the wood kiosk with information about Monarch butterflies and the Refuge. Continue on the path to the sign about "Honey Mesquite", then walk 20 more steps on the path. Look to the left about 10 yards off the trail for the "Mulberry Tree" sign. Walk toward it for 7 steps and look to your left for a small tree on the edge of the clearing. Behind its trunk and under some rocks lies the letterbox. Please re-cover well.
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 50 yards RT)
Status: retired (11/25/05)
In 1519, on the Roman Catholic Feast Day of Corpus Christi, Spanish explorer Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda discovered a lush semi-tropical bay on what is now the southern coast of Texas. The bay, and the city that later sprung up there, took the name of the feast day celebrating the "Body of Christ." The Corpus Porpoise is located in Corpus Christi at the Hans Suter Wildlife Area, which is part of the Corpus Christi Bay Loop described on the Central Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail map. It is a great place for viewing gulls, terns and shorebirds all year and migratory birds during spring and fall, not to mention porpoise in Oso Bay. With beautiful beaches, such as Padre Island National Seashore nearby, it is truly divine!
Directions:
Corpus Christi is about 220 miles southwest of Houston via Hwy 59, Hwy 77 and I 37. From I37, go south on Hwy 358 and exit at Ennis Joslin Road. Go northeast on this road for about 1.5 miles and turn right into Hans Suter Wildlife Area. Park on the left side.
Clues:
Walk on the path to the wood kiosk with information about Monarch butterflies and the Refuge. Continue on the path to the sign about "Honey Mesquite", then walk 20 more steps on the path. Look to the left about 10 yards off the trail for the "Mulberry Tree" sign. Walk toward it for 7 steps and look to your left for a small tree on the edge of the clearing. Behind its trunk and under some rocks lies the letterbox. Please re-cover well.