Birding Christmas Mountains Oasis

On our way out of Terlingua, we made a side-trip to the Christmas Mountains Oasis, a wildlife sanctuary where Lucifer Hummingbirds had been recently reported.  Upon seeing this photo of a sign on the road to the destination, one of my friends remarked, "I didn't know that birding was an extreme sport."  Let me just say, it is.

The road is well-maintained, so a highway vehicle can slowly navigate it, but if you happen to have 4-wheel drive and high clearance, you could relax more during the approach.

We  saw the Scaled Quail while driving the road, and again in the feeder area.  Unlike the National Parks, which don't place feeders, this sanctuary had many feeding and watering stations to support the wildlife.  We donated to the birdseed fund.

We were not disappointed in the quest to see the Lucifer Hummingbird.