Blackbird Creek Reserve: A Pleasant Walk and Interesting Historic Sites Nearby
Blackbird Creek A couple of miles south of Odessa is Blackbird Creek Reserve. We spent a pleasant morning over Labor Day weekend visiting it and seeing some nearby historic buildings. Blackbird Creek Reserve has three short, easy trails. You can download a map of the trails, but at the park they’re also clearly marked with color-coded markers. Trail signpost at Blackbird Creek Reserve We took the 2-kilometer yellow trail, which looped through woods and open areas and gave us glimpses of Blackbird Creek. The trails are mowed grass, which makes for a pleasant, comfortable walk. Part of the Blackbird Creek Reserve yellow trail Some of the trees are labeled. There’s birdwatching station near Blackbird Creek. Birdwatching station at Blackbird Creek Reserve We paused here…and saw a bird fly in and land in the creek! It was too far away for us to tell what kind of bird it was. Is it a crane? egret? heron? An open area has been transformed i...