Scrub Jay Arrives as Bird News Reaches Sunrise Area
Nature notes recount the Scrub Jay’s gradual return to the Wenger Ranch and Sunrise Roadside Park. The birds moved in by the schoolhouse and now frequent feeding stations, as locals recall Blue Jays and other yard visitors, plus a dramatic Rat Snake encounter in a large Oak root hole nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.W. Wimberley
Wenger Ranch
Devil’s Backbone
Badgers
Deer Estates
Wimberleys
Sunrise Roadside
John K. Torres
Mr. Snake
Cardinal
San Marcos
Dr. Davis
SWT State College
SWTSC
Athos Menaboni
Down Creek
Olivia Dee
Historic creekside tour recalls early local homes and shops
A narrated walk along a creek near the gin details former residences and businesses in a Texas town. It lists Mr. Thorn the schoolteacher. the Wimberley Restoration Association rock house. S.J. Pyland Blacksmith Shop. J.W. Pyland grocery with living quarters. Dr. Pyland drug store. and the 1890 Rock Store built by Mr. Saunders later administered as County School Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgon Wagners
Mr. Thorn
S.J. Pyland
Alex Smith
William Henson
Mark Sherman
San Marcos
Mr. Henson
Foristers
Charlie Oldham
Saunders
Rock Store
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Henry David Thoreau
Mary Bibb
Wimberley, Texas
Blanco River
Jim Garner
Pennington
Linda and
Bill Pennington - Claire
Hollis Smith
Edra
Bill Allbright
Texas
Texaco Drive IN
Wimberley
Lake Country Insurance and Real Estate
Charles R. Rose
Canyon City
Mail Star
New Braunfels
SAC -N-Pac Grocery
MNGA
Canyon Lake