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Stalking the Golden-cheeked Warbler

May 12, 2011 by Mike 24 Comments

GLEN ROSE, TX, MARCH 2007 – The Golden-cheeked Warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) is one of the United States less accessible avian species. The golden-cheek closely...

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Avian Images from a Texas Big Week

April 30, 2011 by Mike 1 Comment

Birding, like so many other things, is bigger in Texas. How else can you explain the 312 species the Swarovski Optik “Fabulous EL Fifties”...

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Great Texas Birding Classic: Scenes from the Upper Rio Grande Valley

April 17, 2011 by Mike 5 Comments

On the first day of the Great Texas Birding Classic, the Swarovski Roadside Hawks racked up over 180 species on the Upper Coast. But one...

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Great Texas Birding Classic: Big First Day on the Upper Coast

April 16, 2011 by Mike 3 Comments

Boykin Spring. Jasper Fish Hatchery. Marvin Dies. Sabine Woods. High Island. Boy Scout Woods. Smith Oaks. Bolivar Flats. Rollover Pass. The Galveston ferry. Sea Rim...

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Don’t Mess with the Great Texas Birding Classic

April 8, 2011 by Mike 6 Comments

Bird races, as anyone who’s competed in one knows, can be big fun. The addition of a competitive component adds a thrilling edge of...

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Birding the Rio Grande Valley (and surviving its Festival!)

November 23, 2010 by James 3 Comments

There is a reason why there is the “Survivor’s Party” at the end of each annual Rio Grande Birding Festival. Even though I’m not...

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South Texas – of Stetsons, Steeds and Stake-outs

November 16, 2010 by James 8 Comments

I love heading down to South Texas. There’s something uniquely un-American about this part of the world. Even the acacia-like mesquite trees seem out...

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