SEPTEMBER 2019 9
Ta ke R e f u ge
At Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge south of Alamo, the Spanish moss dripping
from the trees invokes a sense of tranquility—and a touch of otherworldliness—in
a park created to protect migratory birds. While wandering the refuge’s 14 miles of
trails, keep an eye and ear out for resident birds like green jays, chachalacas, and
great kiskadees, which are joined by migratory species in the fall and spring.