West Houston Birding in January

Flood Control Lake with Water Tower on Eldridge near Westpark 

Ibis and little blue heron foraging on the edge of the water

Small island in the detention pond teeming with white pelicans

Ibis 

Blue heron in the lake 

Great white egret 

Former site of Marks Ranch inside Barker Reservoir in 2016

Relocated Little Country Church 

LH7 Ranch Texas Historical Commission Marker 

Repurposed historic church 

Little country church on the prairie 

New residential development at Marks Ranch site 

Egrets on Buffalo Bayou

Reservoir vultures and vistas ... not necessarily scary or spooky

Addicks Dam Road and Hike and Bike Trail remains closed due to ongoing repair work

The Extension of the Terry Hershey Hike & Bike Trail North to Addicks Dam remains off limits for hikers and bikers as repair work continues at the outlet structure and elsewhere along the earthen dam, which has been rated righ-risk, but successfully held back record-breaking amounts of water during the heavy rains earlier in the year. The high water level in the reservoir led to the closure of both North Eldridge and Highway 6 for weeks, and turned Bear Creek Pioneers Park into a lake.   

 This stretch of North Eldridge behind the Dam was closed for weeks during the flooding 

earlier this year.

PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES PROHIBITED