Sabal Palm Sanctuary

  • Fee $50 / Thursday, Saturday 6a – 12n

    It’s back! After being closed for nearly two years, the famous Sabal Palm Sanctuary is open again, under the management of the Gorgas Foundation. This forest of native palms is a remnant ecosystem that once lined the Rio Grande, and is unique to the U.S.  Its shady depths and managed waterways shelter an interesting array of special Valley plants and animals.

    Targets: Least Grebe, White-tailed Kite, Plain Chachalaca, Groove-billed Ani, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Tropical and Couch’s Kingbird, Hooded and Altamira Oriole, Olive Sparrow.

       

  • 19th Annual Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival

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

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