Harrison-Long Point

Located just down the road from Brazos Bend State Park, in Fort Bend County,
 Harrison-Long Point serves as the headquarters for The James B Harrison Foundation. The office sits on approximately 650 acres designated for charitable use activities. As birding (bird watching) is one of the most popular activities on the property, the land is managed specifically for birds.

Whether it’s hiking around the horseshoe cypress ponds or bird watching at the rookery, there’s something for birders and naturalists of all levels to enjoy. The property has several other features for visitors to enjoy such as a wooded canopy outdoor classroom and picnic area, a stocked pond, and a bird sanctuary.

Locally known for its many Bald Cypress ponds, Harrison-Long Point is home to its very own Great Kiskadees. The Great Kiskadee first observed on the property during the 2013 Christmas count was the first noted observation in the area, winning the 2013 Brazos Bend Christmas Bird Count Big Bird Award. The property also has its own 3.5 acre rookery comprised of the Bald Cypress trees and serves as a nesting site for Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Cattle Egrets, Little Blue Herons, Green Herons, Black-crown Night Herons, Yellow-crown Night Herons, White Ibises, and Roseate Spoonbills.

The various hikes and counts hosted throughout the year play a key role in how we manage our habitats, as many of our visitors utilize iNaturalist and eBird to track their observations. These observations collected help us to monitor and track species diversity and wildlife population trends from year to year, and evaluate whether our habitat management techniques are being implemented successfully.

To date 163 different species have been documented at Harrison-Long Point. The bird checklists for Harrison-Long Point are available for the public to view on eBird.

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