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Allen Codding; John Hickok; Jon Feenstra
![The upper Texas coast is well-known for spring migrants... (like this Northern Parula)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F33829531588_c3c9519b2a_b.jpg?)
The upper Texas coast is well-known for spring migrants… (like this Northern Parula)
![...where birds crossing the Gulf drop into coastal woodlands...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F47706902551_0f54f1fdba_b.jpg?)
…where birds crossing the Gulf drop into coastal woodlands…
![Sometimes the birds are bright like a Scarlet Tanager…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52846947080_6057ce9a96_b.jpg?)
Sometimes the birds are bright like a Scarlet Tanager…
![…or a Prothonotary Warbler…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52845971377_e50104b1b7_b.jpg?)
…or a Prothonotary Warbler…
![...or a Hooded Warbler.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F40740465763_ea644d2fb1_b.jpg?)
…or a Hooded Warbler.
![Other times they are subtle like a Worm-eating Warbler...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F47706919801_d9d9ca11c8_b.jpg?)
Other times they are subtle like a Worm-eating Warbler…
![...or a posing Chuck-wills-widow.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F33829529428_df91ca6a0c_b.jpg?)
…or a posing Chuck-wills-widow.
![All are often visible from a trail or boardwalk. (Or, sometimes benches or bleachers!)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52846945010_4c30b57449_b.jpg?)
All are often visible from a trail or boardwalk. (Or, sometimes benches or bleachers!)
![But, there’s more to southeast Texas, like bayou forest…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52846549186_bf59d74798_b.jpg?)
But, there’s more to southeast Texas, like bayou forest…
![...and mountainous plates of Cajun food...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F47706912821_c0f93d60a4_b.jpg?)
…and mountainous plates of Cajun food…
![…and interior woodlands with the likes of snappy Red-headed Woodpeckers…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52846549811_60d323d839_b.jpg?)
…and interior woodlands with the likes of snappy Red-headed Woodpeckers…
![...or an endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6128%2F6026145620_4de3437639_o.jpg?)
…or an endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker…
![...or a low-perched, singing Bachman's Sparrow. (Photo: Allen Codding)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F50330885601_cc921d5456_b.jpg?)
…or a low-perched, singing Bachman’s Sparrow. (Photo: Allen Codding)
![The coastal wetlands like Anahuac NWR are also happening places...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F47653880252_c959a8e9b3_b.jpg?)
The coastal wetlands like Anahuac NWR are also happening places…
![…holding many specialties like Fulvous Whistling-Ducks…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52846741594_a1b802d713_b.jpg?)
…holding many specialties like Fulvous Whistling-Ducks…
![…and Purple Gallinules striding about…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52846741234_96e34ed93c_b.jpg?)
…and Purple Gallinules striding about…
![...or a normally skulky Least Bittern, seen here not skulking...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F47706917011_364d78805a_b.jpg?)
…or a normally skulky Least Bittern, seen here not skulking…
![...and nesting colonies of Snowy Egrets... (Photo: John Hickok)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F50331072842_5c1d9cc758_b.jpg?)
…and nesting colonies of Snowy Egrets… (Photo: John Hickok)
![...and Roseate Spoonbills. (Photo: Allen Codding)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F50330208333_b14d9ce62f_b.jpg?)
…and Roseate Spoonbills. (Photo: Allen Codding)
![The immediate Gulf coast is also on our itinerary.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F47653877152_cae1209186_b.jpg?)
The immediate Gulf coast is also on our itinerary.
![We'll look for gulls, and terns, and shorebirds... (Photo: Allen Codding)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F50331057422_8d0b864202_b.jpg?)
We’ll look for gulls, and terns, and shorebirds… (Photo: Allen Codding)
![…like endangered Piping Plover…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52846741869_bb8cc4ea89_b.jpg?)
…like endangered Piping Plover…
![…or a colorful feeding phalanx of American Avocets.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52846947570_36cda425b0_b.jpg?)
…or a colorful feeding phalanx of American Avocets.
![The coastal saltmarshes also harbor local residents like the subtle Seaside Sparrow.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52846550531_c67b1b2c07_b.jpg?)
The coastal saltmarshes also harbor local residents like the subtle Seaside Sparrow.
![And, always, if we're lucky we might happen into a vagrant, like a Whooping Crane...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F47706918061_d560f382f7_b.jpg?)
And, always, if we’re lucky we might happen into a vagrant, like a Whooping Crane…
![...or a Fork-tailed Flycatcher. (Photo: Allen Codding)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F50331057692_67fa4e2242_b.jpg?)
…or a Fork-tailed Flycatcher. (Photo: Allen Codding)
![The closer we look, the more we'll see!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F32763643107_4abdc7c3c0_b.jpg?)
The closer we look, the more we’ll see!