Note that the Old RIver Bird Count and the San Jacinto Wilderness Bird Count (December 27, and January 2) will have out and back, shuttle free routes this year, to avoid shuttles and make social distancing easy. Both are going to be roughly 15 miles long, so easy routes.
The Trinity RIver Count, December 29, is linear so will still require roughly 20 miles of river, and a shuttle.
Let me know if you plan to attend any or all of these.
Bruce
"He who hears the rippling of rivers in these degenerate days will not utterly despair." H.D. Thoreau