Hi all,
I definitely will throw in a plug for Estero Llano, as well as the Valley
Nature Center. Santa Ana is always a great place to hit just before
sunrise, as you will most certainly hear and potentially see Common
Paraques next to the main entrance gate. Also drive over to South Padre and
go to the convention center. Take the last entrance on the left, as that
boardwalk is free and gives you access to the back of the convention center
where warblers hang out. The first boardwalk incurs a fee and walks
parallel with the free one. Really you can't go wrong anywhere, but the
best hotspots are: Santa Ana NWR, Valley Nature Center, Estero Llano,
Quinta Mazatlan (they have an amphitheatre with a feeder and fruits set up,
TONS of clay colored thrushes), and Bentsen-Rio Grande SP. Laguna
Atacosa is also good but covers a massive area.
Happy birding!
Steven Dammer
On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 7:40 PM HAL MICHAEL <
ucd880 at comcast.net> wrote:
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We've done that area a number of times. I think you should make a list of
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sites and see what is most central.
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From McAllen we would hit Bentson and Estero Llano Grande State Parks and
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Santa Ana NWR. Plus the sod farm for Uppies; check out ebird before you go.
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Last time we stayed in Harlingen, the time before on S Padre. S. Padre
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has a number of great sites, two near the Convention Center that should be
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hot for migrant warblers and lots of water birds.
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Laguna Atascosa NWR is close by, and is a great choice. There are
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Aplomodo Falcons around there.
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I would also suggest heading up to the Corpus Cristi/Post Aransas/Aransas
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NWR. Again, lots of migrants plus Whoopers.
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Hal Michael
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Olympia WA
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360-459-4005
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360-791-7702 (C)
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ucd880 at comcast.net
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On 02/14/2022 3:34 PM Jason Zolle <zollejd at gmail.com> wrote:
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Hi tweets,
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I am planning a birding trip to South Texas in late March for a week and
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am wondering how I should split my time between staying in McAllen and
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Brownsville (or other places?) My default would just be 3 days in each,
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because I definitely want to hit both, but I'm wondering if someone who has
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been there would recommend a different split.
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For context, I'm definitely planning to chase some birds but I am
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generally more of a explore-a-couple-NWRs-the-whole-day-and-see-neat-stuff
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kind of guy.
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The furthest south I've ever birded in Texas was Corpus Christi, where I
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had just one day last year but it was one of the top three most exciting
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birding days of my life.
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Thanks in advance!
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Jason
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Olympia, WA
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