Feb 17 2009
Monday was an odd day. It was very uneven weather-wise, with off and on rain and lots of cloud cover, but also some tentative breaks of semi-sun. We spent most of the day in Weslaco, first visiting Estero Llano Grande State Park, then the Frontera Audubon Thicket. These refuges are newly accessible, having opened to [...]
Feb 16 2009
I’ve just begun a leading a tour to South Texas and Northeast Mexico with a group from the Delaware Nature Society. Today, we birded the eastern edge of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, covering Brownsville, South Padre Island, and Laguna Atascosa. We saw lots of nice birds, but I especially enjoyed our encounters with two [...]
Nov 07 2008
I’m back from Mexico (as of Tuesday, so I got to watch the election returns!) and leading field trips at the 15th annual Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. I’ve got some stories and photos from both sides of the border I’m anxious to share, plus I still want to wrap up the Panama press trip [...]
