Category Archives: Texas birding
Birding in Telcel Land
We are close to Mexico, in fact today I biked with Penny in mid-70’s weather (sorry, that’s a bit mean for our NE friends) down the Bentsen State Park trails, and hiked a mile to the Rio Grande. Aside from … Continue reading
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Southern Birding – Why We Travel
I think it was the dozen Eastern Bluebirds I saw as we drove in to Harrison Bay State Park in Tennessee, or else the flock of Pine Warblers at Clarko State Park in Missisippi, but about the turn of the … Continue reading
Aransas National Wildlife Area
During our stays at Goose Island State Park outside Rockport, TX, we always try to make a visit to Aransas National Wildlife Area which is about a 35 mile drive. Aransas NWA is famous as the winter home of Whooping … Continue reading
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Salineño – Get it on your birder bucket list
I fell in love with birding about four years ago and one of the reasons was a trip we made to Salineño, Texas. Driving there, we were stopped by a pleasant Border Patrol officer who was exiting the rutty dirt … Continue reading
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What Sparked My Interest in Birding
It wasn’t until I was turning 70 that I got seriously hooked on birding. I had dabbled in it and enjoyed watching birds in our woods but never kept lists or owned any decent binoculars until late 2009 when I … Continue reading
Southwest Trip Wrap-up
Now that we’ve been home a few weeks and are seeing spring birds in Vermont, it’s interesting to think back about some of the neat birds we saw this winter. I saw about 210 species with 25 new to me. … Continue reading
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A Great Day in Texas
Mary and I loaded up Penny and left early for some back road birding north of Rockport. We started tallying gulls and “telephone line” birds and soon were on a Farm-to-Market road heading toward the hamlet of Bayside. These “farm … Continue reading
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A Great Birding Outing
Yesterday, Mary and I loaded up Penny and left early for some back road birding north of Rockport. We started tallying gulls and “telephone line” birds and soon were on a Farm-to-Market road heading toward the hamlet of Bayside. These … Continue reading
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A Big Day
Mary went on a bird walk this morning and came back with a long list of birds — several which I had not seen. It was my day to watch the dog since she (the dog) gets anxious when separated … Continue reading
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Adios, Falcon State Park
We leave windy, arid Falcon State Park in the morning after two weeks of nearly-constant wind and temperatures in the mid-to-high eighties. All in all, it has been a nice stay here and a chance to see some friends and … Continue reading
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