Grosse Savanne EcoTour - By Land and Water

Air Traffic : Blue winged teal to the left,
Glossy Ibis to the right

Add Vermillion Flycatcher to my Birding Life List

The Sweet Lake Land and Oil Company in SW Louisiana has a dilemma on its hands. Their 50,000-acre land holding for oil and gas development is just teeming with wildlife thanks to their longstanding ag and cattle programs. They have already constructed a lodge for visiting anglers and hunters that has been in use for just over ten years. But new for the 2010's is the launch of their EcoTour program which has been in a working discussion since forever. As a master naturalist and a pro birder, I was keen to take the EcoTour that is conducted via truck and via boat. After having absorbed a one-half day EcoTour with guide Bobby Jorden, we only scratched the surface of what wildlife treasures have been preserved at Grosse Savanne (or Big Pasture) - and I am now left with a desire to return one day and delve deeply into these bayous and wetlands even more! A newly created 484-acre freshwater impoundment has just begun to blossom with tis unique ecosystem set to flourish under the watchful eye of the land manager Doug Miller. A few facility improvements should be offered to accommodate visiting bird watchers, but the blueprints can easily be drawn up and produced, while the tapestry of nature that is the main draw for the EcoTour has developed in this place over a long period in time.

Wonderful shorebirds take flight, cause reflection

Attractive logo for the new EcoTour Division

For past blog entries about saltwater fishing at Grosse Savanne click here.