Spring
Migration on the Upper Texas Coast
Two Trips:
April 15-21, 2010
April 23-29, 2010Waves of migrating songbirds and thousands of
wading birds make the upper Texas coast arguably the most satisfying
April birding experience on the continent. Bryan's scouting
trip for this outing in 2009 offered him some of the most memorable
encounters he can recall in three decades of watching birds. Now he
wants to share it in 2010.
If you want warblers, tanagers, buntings and
orioles pouring from the skies, if you want thousands of American Avocets
and thousands more other shorebirds, this is your trip. It is unadulterated
enjoyable birding -- a short, affordable outing with maxmum rewards.
Target birds along the coast and at inland wetlands
include (among many others): Neotropic Cormorant, American Avocet,
White Pelican, American Oystercatcher; Red Knot, Whimbrel,
Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, seven tern species,
Black Skimmer, Yellow Rail and other
rails, Seaside Sparrow and Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow. We'll also
get amazing looks at Roseate Spoonbills on their nests.
On land we'll be enjoying Cerulean Warbler, Hooded Warbler,
Swainson's Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, and Prothonotary Warbler (among
many other species), Scarlet and Summer tanagers, Baltimore and Orchard
orioles, Indigo and Painted buntings. We'll also
begin the outing with a stop for the rare Red-cockaded Woodpecker.
Group Size: This outing is limited to
10 participants. (Note that Vermont Bird tours now limits our group
sizes to 10 birders, which provides a great small-group experience
for everyone.)
Price:$1385 for single occupancy and
$1265 for double occupancy, including six nights lodging, breakfasts,
all entrance fees, all the birds and many other goodies. Your air fare
and ground transportation are not included. Anyone
who has already attended an overnight outing with Bryan gets a 10%
discount.
Transportation: This
outing convenes in and departs from Houston, Texas. Vermont Bird Tours
will provide one six-passenger van whose cost will be shared equally
by its passengers. We recognize that some of you prefer not to attend
birding trips in vans. We've got you covered: Clients who wish to drive
can carpool in their own rental vehicles. Bryan will help organize
that.
Other Destination
Outings:
- Southern
Florida in February 2010
- Arizona
in May 2010
- Pt. Pelee and Ohio in May 2011
