South Texas before the Wall, April 18-25, 2009

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The Lower Rio Grande Valley is a birder's paradise filled with famous destinations such as Sabal Palm Grove Sanctuary, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, and Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park . An effort to fence the border with Mexico , though, threatens to wall off many of these special places—so see them while you still can. The species composition here cannot be found anywhere else in the United States: plain chachalaca, least grebe, Harris's hawk, white-tipped dove, common pauraque, buff-bellied hummingbird, ringed kingfisher, golden-fronted woodpecker, northern beardless-tyrannulet, great kiskadee, green jay, olive sparrow, and Altamira oriole are just a few of the unique residents likely to be encountered. This tour coincides with the peak of spring migration in south Texas so thousands of migrant birds will be pouring through as well.

Eric Hynes, host

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