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Gavin Bieber, Michael O’Brien (mo), Beth Russell (br) and Lynn Bieber-Weir (lb)
Our trip to South Texas will include visits to varied habitats. On the coast we’ll encounter birds such as Roseate Spoonbills… (mo)
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…comical Purple Gallinules… (rh)
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…and secretive Soras, one of three possible railsp.
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We’ll travel up the Rio Grande Valley’s riparian corridor seeking specialties like North America’s largest oriole, the Altamira… (mo)
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…the odd and very vocal Plain Chachalaca, the only member of its family found in the US… (lb)
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…noisy Golden-fronted Woodpeckers… (lb)
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…stunning, but sometimes skulky Green Jays…
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…and perhaps their much rarer relative, the Brown Jay. (mo)
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We’ll also visit the drier country to the north of the river where we’ll likely find the elegant Scissor-tailed Flycatcher….(BR)
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…the oberholseri race of Curve-billed Thrasher… (lb)
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…or small coveys of charming Northern Bobwhite. (lb)
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It’s hard to focus solely on birds as there are a wealth of other creature like these walking sticks - the female is over 6 inches long! (lb)
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Reptiles are well represented, and though we would be lucky to encounter snakes, turtles such as these Red-eared Sliders…
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…or the long-necked Chicken Turtle… (lb)
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…and toads such as this Gulf Coast Toad are sure to be present. (lb)
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The butterfly and dragonfly diversity in the valley is astounding and we may run into such living gems as this Zebra Longwing…
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…this male Roseate Skimmer…
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