On Saturday, we will meet at the refuge headquarters of Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR at 6 AM. To reach the refuge from Eagle Lake, take FR 3013 northeast until you reach the NWR sign on your left. To reach the refuge from Sealy, take Texas 36 south to FR 3013, turn right (southwest) and continue to the NWR sign on your right. Drive the entrance road until the "T", turn right and then left to the refuge headquarters. We will spend the better part of the day on the refuge and then continue to the wetlands along FR 3013. Pack a lunch for Saturday.
We will meet at 6:50 AM and depart at 7 AM from Eagle Lake at the intersection of FR 3013 and US 90A. From there, it is only a short drive the LCRA facility. We will be finished birding by lunch time.
The closest motels to the birding areas are in Eagle Lake, Sealy and Columbus. The town of Eagle Lake is a 10 min drive from Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR where we will bird on Saturday and is only a couple minutes from the LCRA site will bird on Sunday. The only Eagle Lake motel is Sportsman's Motel, 979-234-5541. We received several complaints about this motel from 2003 participants. Sealy is about 15 mi from the NWR and 18 mi to Eagle Lake. Columbus is about a 20 min drive from Eagle Lake and a 30 min drive the NWR.
Sealy Motels
Best Western 1-800-523-1234
Holiday Inn Express 979-885-2121
Columbus Motels
Country Hearth Inn, 2436 Hwy. 71 S. at I-10, 979-732-6293
Columbus Inn, 2208 Hwy. 71 S., 979-732-5723
Holiday Inn Express, 4321 I-10, exit 696, 979-733-9300
Columbus RV Park, columbus@fais.net 2800 Highway
71 South, Columbus, TX 78934, (800) 657-6108
Happy Oaks RV Park, I-10 & Hwy. 90, 3.5 mi east of Columbus at Exit 699, 979-732-5587