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Chapeau Noir LbNA #44868

Owner:Lone Star Quilter
Plant date:Dec 1, 2008
Location: Meridian State Park
City:Meridian
County:Bosque
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: BinoBoxer
Last found:Mar 8, 2021
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFaaOFFFFa
Last edited:Mar 3, 2021
Note: This box, which was previously lost, has been replaced on 3-2-2021. It has a AQ purple diamond, so I thought it should be updated. I've tried to make it even better than the one before with a new stamp that's a little different than the original one.

The tiny, endangered, Black-Capped Vireo is only 4 1/2 inches long. They nest in Texas during April through July, and spend the winter on the western coast of Mexico. They build a cup-shaped nest in the fork of a branch 2 to 4 feet above the ground. Nests are usually built in shrubs such as shin oak or sumac.Males sing to attract mates and defend territories. Vireos return year after year to the same area to nest. Black-Capped Vireos are found throughout the Edwards Plateau and eastern Trans-Pecos regions of Texas

Directions:
Meridian State Park is located on Highway 22 southwest of Meridian, Bosque County, Texas. Stop at the park headquarters, pick up a map and pay the fee. Take the first road past the camping area. The lake will be on your left. You’ll cross a one-lane bridge and drive up the hill to a parking area on the right for the Bee Ledge Scenic Overlook. Park there and walk across the road to the trail.

To the Box:
From the road, take 35 steps or so down the trail to the first trail on you right, which is identified on the map as “Little Forest Jr. Trail”. Take that trail for 48 steps to a large cedar/juniper tree that reaches out over the trail. To the left of the trail, there is another juniper growing on the rock ledge. Behind it, at its base, you’ll find a group of rocks. In the rocks you’ll find Chapeau Noir, the Black-Capped Vireo. As you know, these trees have sharp branches, so be cautious. Please replace the rocks to hide the box.