Estero Llano Grande Grand Tour

  • Fee $85 / Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 6a – 1p

    An in-depth exploration of one of the World Birding Center system’s hottest sites.  Reclaimed wetlands, marshes, and ponds–all part of the Arroyo Colorado–are fine habitats for shorebirds, waders, waterfowl, and beyond (keep your eyes out for the gator!). Add in boardwalks, trails through mature woodlands and thornscrub, active butterfly gardens, and a green-design visitor center–and you’ll see why ELG has skyrocketed into deserved eco-fame.

    Related offering: Weslaco trip

    Targets: Cinnamon Teal, a wide variety of herons and egrets, Buff-bellied Hummingbird,  Eastern Screech-Owl, Rose-throated Becard (rare), Northern Beardless Tyrannulet (rare), Vermillion Flycatcher, Sedge Wren, Black-throated Gray Warbler, alligator.

         

  • 19th Annual Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival

    REGISTRATION OPENS MID-JUNE. Subscribe to RGVBF Newsflash for updates.·

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