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Road Trip to South Texas

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November 13, 2006:

I plan on making a map journal of my trip, but I'm so busy it won't be for a bit. I know some of you have been waiting to hear about my trip, so here's the paraphrased version.

* = You can only see these in the southern portion of texas

11/10
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
New birds: Blue-winged Teal, American Kestrel, Savannah Sparrow, Harris Hawk*, Crested Caracara*, and Northern Harrier

Quintana Neotropical Shorebird Sanctuary
New Birds: Brown-headed Cowbird

Goose Island State Park
New Birds: American White Pelican

11/11
South Padre Island
New Birds: Redhead, Pied-billed Grebe, and Yellow-throated Warbler

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Reserve
New Birds: White-tipped Dove*, Green Jay*, Long-billed Thrasher*, and Hooded Warbler

Harlingen Area
New Birds: Green Parakeet*, Lesser Nighthawk*, Red-crowned Parrot*, Vermillion Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee*, and Tropical Kingbird*

11/12
Estero Llano Grande State Park
New Birds: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Buff-bellied Hummingbird*, Ringed Kingfisher*, Eastern Phoebe, Green Kingfisher*, Common Ground-Dove, and Northern Jacana*

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
New Birds: House Wren and Plain Chachalaca*

Falfurrias Rest Area
New Birds: Black-crested Titmouse

Lake Alice
New Birds: None

Goliad State Park
New Birds: None

Overall, we drove about 1000 miles and saw about 90 different species of birds (32 of them were new to me). More to come in the map journal, hopefully before thanksgiving

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