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![South Texas is small slice of the tropics nestled in the US. With stunning birds like Green Jay... Image: Jian Cai 2020](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765211968_7551580797_b.jpg?)
South Texas is small slice of the tropics nestled in the US. With stunning birds like Green Jay… Image: Jian Cai 2020
![...and the boisterous Great Kiskadees, it feels much like Mexico. Image: Jian Cai 2020](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765744546_26d34a418a_b.jpg?)
…and the boisterous Great Kiskadees, it feels much like Mexico. Image: Jian Cai 2020
![Waterfowl includes Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks with their comical appearance.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7199%2F6896144738_9d02478ce4_b.jpg?)
Waterfowl includes Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks with their comical appearance.
![Some valley specialties are resident like Clay-colored Thrush ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765224783_5b4bb0837c_o.jpg?)
Some valley specialties are resident like Clay-colored Thrush …
![... audible Audubon's Orioles ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765224638_e8a4ac466f_o.jpg?)
… audible Audubon’s Orioles …
![... and gaudy Altamira Orioles lighting up the trees.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8368%2F8512640795_b02c2ca41d_b.jpg?)
… and gaudy Altamira Orioles lighting up the trees.
![We'll scour dense thickets in hopes of finding Black-crested Titmouse ... Image: Jake Mohlmann](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765309433_ff845b7160_b.jpg?)
We’ll scour dense thickets in hopes of finding Black-crested Titmouse … Image: Jake Mohlmann
![... wintering White-eyed Vireos ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765832281_e8388036d6_b.jpg?)
… wintering White-eyed Vireos …
![... the always cryptic Olive Sparrow ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8385%2F8507735803_da1daf0c3e_b.jpg?)
… the always cryptic Olive Sparrow …
![... and perfectly hidden Common Pauraque in the leaf litter.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765225698_e0dce9bce6_o.jpg?)
… and perfectly hidden Common Pauraque in the leaf litter.
![We'll keep an eye out for roosting owls like this Eastern Screech, alway gray phase here.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8373%2F8507746735_072d8cdb20_b.jpg?)
We’ll keep an eye out for roosting owls like this Eastern Screech, alway gray phase here.
![One evening we'll visit a parrot roost, where noncountable species such as this Yellow-headed Parrot ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8508%2F8508853944_245c998b00_b.jpg?)
One evening we’ll visit a parrot roost, where noncountable species such as this Yellow-headed Parrot …
![... join established species like Green Parakeet.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49766087872_1424b43439_o.jpg?)
… join established species like Green Parakeet.
![Great-tailed Grackles are beautiful, and everywhere, along with ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8104%2F8508810056_8442d00b8c_b.jpg?)
Great-tailed Grackles are beautiful, and everywhere, along with …
![... bright pink Pyrrhuloxias ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49766158247_2b3a25946b_o.jpg?)
… bright pink Pyrrhuloxias …
![... and a smattering of Loggerhead Shrikes.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8102%2F8507731409_996ae85a6b_b.jpg?)
… and a smattering of Loggerhead Shrikes.
![The raptor show should be memorable with close looks at both Harris's Hawk ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49766088912_ce178371b9_o.jpg?)
The raptor show should be memorable with close looks at both Harris’s Hawk …
![... the abundant Crested Caracara ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7079%2F7042235945_a7a8855400_b.jpg?)
… the abundant Crested Caracara …
![... and perhaps a rarity like Roadside Hawk; always a possibility.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8234%2F8510160269_128474f605_b.jpg?)
… and perhaps a rarity like Roadside Hawk; always a possibility.
![Time will be spent on the banks of the Rio Grande River ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49766084227_77d0f88884_o.jpg?)
Time will be spent on the banks of the Rio Grande River …
![... with fingers crossed for a glimpse at Green Kingfisher ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49766088322_27cb5a6c91_o.jpg?)
… with fingers crossed for a glimpse at Green Kingfisher …
![... wading Little Blue Herons ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8110%2F8508830334_b000f5ca51_b.jpg?)
… wading Little Blue Herons …
![... a sunning Neotropic Cormorant already in breeding plumage ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7271%2F7042204337_b94a948ae5_o.jpg?)
… a sunning Neotropic Cormorant already in breeding plumage …
![... or a vagrant such as Gray-crowned Yellowthroat.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8389%2F8511287824_1e2995efa2_o.jpg?)
… or a vagrant such as Gray-crowned Yellowthroat.
![The west edge of the valley gives way to drier habitat with birds like Greater Roadrunner ...
photo by Jake Mohlmann](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49766159892_e5237d9140_b.jpg?)
The west edge of the valley gives way to drier habitat with birds like Greater Roadrunner … photo by Jake Mohlmann
![... terrestrial White-tipped Doves ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765832001_e30393cb2f_b.jpg?)
… terrestrial White-tipped Doves …
![... and we'll make a special effort to locate the shy Morelet's Seedeater.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8524%2F8507746373_74ee095282_b.jpg?)
… and we’ll make a special effort to locate the shy Morelet’s Seedeater.
![Everyone is always excited by their first Javelinas!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8237%2F8511270046_a37504dfbb_b.jpg?)
Everyone is always excited by their first Javelinas!
![We'll spent time at the coast, the preferred habitat of Aplomado Falcons ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765756781_e374af36ef_o.jpg?)
We’ll spent time at the coast, the preferred habitat of Aplomado Falcons …
![... which we may see while scanning wetlands ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765757466_2613fcff5b_o.jpg?)
… which we may see while scanning wetlands …
![... for Roseate Spoonbills and Reddish Egrets, here a white phase.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765759176_10246dde44_o.jpg?)
… for Roseate Spoonbills and Reddish Egrets, here a white phase.
![Staying quiet will ensure encounters with marshbirds like Sora ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8391%2F8508831418_61486599c8_b.jpg?)
Staying quiet will ensure encounters with marshbirds like Sora …
![... and get us close to flocks of gulls, terns and Black Skimmers on the beaches.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8526%2F8507711291_4ee1a49865_b.jpg?)
… and get us close to flocks of gulls, terns and Black Skimmers on the beaches.
![We'll never be far from a Ringed Kingfisher. Image: Jake Mohlmann](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765298128_2ac3c86def_o.jpg?)
We’ll never be far from a Ringed Kingfisher. Image: Jake Mohlmann
![... and constantly be reminded South Texas is not just about the birds, here a Thornbush Dasher ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8365%2F8509568195_fc03b28936_b.jpg?)
… and constantly be reminded South Texas is not just about the birds, here a Thornbush Dasher …
![... and the pretty Zebra Longwing.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7257%2F7609821866_0440f1ac7f_b.jpg?)
… and the pretty Zebra Longwing.
![A boat trip out to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8107%2F8510680342_30684f67c1_b.jpg?)
A boat trip out to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge …
![... may pass a perched Peregrine Falcon ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49766086437_5875636290_o.jpg?)
… may pass a perched Peregrine Falcon …
![... but ultimately gets us close to foraging Whooping Cranes ...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49766086202_b4a88917e4_o.jpg?)
… but ultimately gets us close to foraging Whooping Cranes …
![... that spend the winter in family groups searching for blue crabs.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49765226608_83c8da7959_o.jpg?)
… that spend the winter in family groups searching for blue crabs.