This is not about Oklahoma birds, but may be of interest to
anyone traveling to Texas. On June 26. 2006, we were in Austin,
Texas and visited Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge,
a relatively new unit in the NWR system. It was created
specifically to preserve habitat used by the Golden-cheeked
Warbler and the Black-capped Vireo. Finding much information
about this refuge, especially clear directions and trail maps,
was not easy since it is fairly new. The best trail map was one
posted at the entrance to the Warbler Vista Trail, and I
photographed it since I never could find it online anywhere. The
area I visited was the Warbler Vista Trail, and the entrance to
this area is just past the town of Lago Vista on the road named
FM1431, which is about 30 minutes NW of Austin. There is a big
brown NWR sign on the north side of the road, and you then take
a gravel road for about 1/2 mile to a parking area for the
trail. The gravel road continues on to another trailhead, with
an observation platform. Literal