From SH 361 at the ferry landing, take a right on to Cut Off Rd. and turn right when you see the sign. Set on two acres surrounded by giant Black Willows and native prairie, Paradise Pond is a unique, wooded freshwater wetland on Mustang Island. A ‘secret hot spot’ that fills with colorful songbirds each spring and fall, more than 100 species of Neartic-Neotropical migratory birds have been observed in this little oasis. Birds seen include Swainson’s, Golden-winged, Chesnut-sided, Worm-eating and Cerulean Warblers, Northern Waterthrush, Yellow-billed Cuckoo and so on. Don’t forget to check the chalkboard at the entrance to the boardwalk: the day’s sightings are often noted.

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