It was one of those perfect San Marcos Saturdays: cool and cloudless, with a light breeze stirring through the trees. At 7 a.m., a small crowd gathered in the Meadows Center parking lot — families with children, pairs and trios of college students, older couples and groups of friends. Some of them had field guides, some had binoculars; all were gathered to hear Texas State graduate Stephen Ramirez talk about birds.
This is not an uncommon occurrence. In fact, for 10 years, Ramirez has been giving these Bird Walks on the first Saturday of every month. At the gathering on Sept. 4, the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance presented Ramirez with a commemorative framed photograph by Susan Hanson, retired professor and former writer for the Daily Record, to celebrate 10 years of Bird Walks.
“The photo is a Great White Egret taken in the San Marcos River,” said Lance Jones of the SMGA. “It symbolizes Stephen’s passions of the river and birding.
