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Birding Hotspot: Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, NM
UFO sightings may have put Roswell, New Mexico, on the map, but at nearby Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, strange creatures are more than visitors. They inhabit odd sinkholes, playa lakes, seeps, and gypsum springs fed by an underground river. … Continue reading
Frontera Audubon: An Urban Nature Preserve
Located four blocks from the Weslaco downtown business district, Frontera Audubon is a private non-profit nature preserve featuring mature native woodlands, thornscrub, trails, wetlands, and butterfly gardens. This 15-acre urban site provides habitat for a wide variety of birds, butterflies, … Continue reading
Wings of Spring: South Padre Island Nature and Birding Center (SPI BNC)
Padre Island is a gorgeous island off the southern coast of Texas, the largest of the Texas barrier islands and the longest barrier island in the world. Padre Island is made up of North Padre Island, which is 26 miles long and … Continue reading
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Timeless Texas: Roma Bluffs World Birding Center
The epicenter of Starr County’s birding activity is the Roma Bluffs World Birding Center, on the scenic bluffs high above the Rio Grande in the small town of Roma, a once-thriving steamboat port. One of nine sites that make up … Continue reading
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Birding Hacienda: Quinta Mazatlan World Birding Center
Quinta Mazatlan, a 1930s country estate in the heart of McAllen, is an historic Spanish Revival adobe hacienda surrounded by lush tropical landscaping and native woodland. Built on a high knoll by writer and adventurer Jason Matthews and his wealthy … Continue reading
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Beaks and Feathers: Resaca De La Palma State Park and World Birding Center
Resaca de la Palma State Park boasts the largest tract of native habitat in the World Birding Center network. Etched by ancient curves of the Rio Grande, its 1,200 semi-tropical acres provide a quiet retreat from the hustle and bustle … Continue reading
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Timeless Texas: Old Hidalgo Pumphouse World Birding Center
The Hidalgo Pumphouse, a wing of the World Birding Center series of nine Valley sites, is a tribute to the Magic Valley’s early 20th century transition into a dynamic agriculture powerhouse. The historic pumphouse is a symbol of the Valley’s … Continue reading
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Taking Wing: Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding Center (EWBC)
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding Center opened in March 2003 and became the first of nine World Birding Centers. The Center sits on 40 acres within an Edinburg city park. Built on re-claimed farm fields adjacent to the city’s … Continue reading
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Birds of a Feather: Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park and World Birding Center
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, just south of Mission, is not only Texas’ southernmost state park, but since October 2005, the headquarters of the new World Birding Center. The park draws visitors from as far away as Europe and Japan … Continue reading
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Rio South Texas: Nature’s Wonders
The Rio Grande Valley nature scene is filled with many wildlife hot spots. We’ll continue our tour of the top nature hot spots in the Rio Grande Valley with a visit to the World Birding Center. The World Birding Center … Continue reading
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