Big Creek Scenic Area

Numerous varieties of beautiful birds are often spotted, including the red-cockaded woodpecker, an endangered species

http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas/recreation/sam_houston/samhouston_gen_info.shtml

Waterwood Wildlife Trail, 877-441-521

Listen and watch for pileated woodpeckers, white-eyed vireos, great crested flycatchers, Northern Cardinals, Chickadees, and spring and fall migrants. Around the water you may also see White Pelicans in October, and swallows, scissored-tailed flycatchers and Purple Martins in spring and summer. For more information, check out Trail #2 in the following link: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_trails/pineywoods/piney_east/bigsandy/