[MDOsprey] Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
john ball (johnrball@hotmail.com)
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 04:24:08 GMT
I just returned from the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival in Harlingen,
Texas. It was superbly organized, friendly (150 local volunteers), and had
excellent trip leaders and seminar presenters (Pete Dunne, Bob Schutsky, and
Victor Emanuel, for example). I saw 146 species (about average) and added 31
life birds (such South Texas specialities as Aplomado falcon, buff-bellied
hummingbird, Tamaulipas crow, and ferruginous pygmy owl). The field trips
touched the King Ranch and the Laguna Atascosa NWR, among a dozen others.
For those of us wanting a less expensive alternative to the advertized
tours, this is one to consider. My five half-day field trips were about
$120, and there are discount airfares and budget motels. For further
information, contact: Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, PO Box 3162,
Harlingen, TX 78551-3162, or call (956)423-5440 or (800)531-7346 (e-mail
tbortness@harlingen.com).
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