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Outdoor Adventures: Birding
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$700 - $1000
Start Date:
2/14/2010 - 2/19/2010
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Brownsville, Texas


Birding the Texas Tropics: Laguna Atascosa to South Padre Island

Prices for this date starting at: $823 per person

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2/14/2010


Number: 11974RJ

Duration: 5 nights

Theme: Outdoor Adventures: Birding

Meals: 15 total, 5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners

Activity Level: 4
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Itinerary: Brownsville, Texas 5 nights
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Experience the beauty of the lower Rio Grande Valley while birding in this unique location that has become a destination for birders worldwide. Through background sessions and extensive field observations, learn to identify birds by their distinctive field marks, behavior, and flight patterns. Take field trips to Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary, the southern-most preserve on the Rio Grande, and South Padre Island on the Gulf of Mexico. Likely sightings include Green Jays, Least Bitterns, Sora, Clapper, Green and Ringed Kingfishers and -- with luck -- the extremely rare Black Rail. Keep a sharp eye to the sky for a possible Aplomado Falcon.



Birding field trips drive to selected sites. Approx. 6-7 seven hours in the field daily, walking up to a mile per day.



Program in association with University of Texas Marine Science Institute.



Brownsville

Texas' southernmost, international seaport and the largest city in the lower Rio Grande Valley, historic Brownsville - just 25 miles from the Gulf of Mexico - draws visitors from throughout North America to experience its resort-like atmosphere, semi-tropical climate and nearby recreational activities on the Gulf.




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