Pretty much all of the Texas Gulf coast is teriffic for birding, 
especially for a Northeasterner.  Just pick a spot and go.  I found 
Aransas an absolutely magical place, but there are many others.  The 
further south you go towards the Mexican border, the more likely you are 
to see stuff that doesn't get to the rest of the U.S., but if you've 
never been to Texas before, don't waste too much time driving to get 
places, go somewhere closer and spend the time birding.

Jane
(Shoreham)


On 11/24/2013 9:10 AM, Horace Shaw wrote:
> I'm betting some birders on the list have birded in Texas, and wonder if
> some of you have suggestions of particular areas that are great for birding?
>
> Thanks in advance for your ideas.
>
> Horace
> Winooski
>
> On Saturday, November 23, 2013, Bruce MacPherson wrote:
>
>> And just south of Perkins Pier at Blodgett's Beach I spotted a Glaucous
>> Gull amid a gaggle (?) of Ring-billed Gulls and Great Black-backed Gulls.
>> Presumably, this was the same bird that I saw at Shelburne Bay a few days
>> ago.
>>
>>
>> Bruce MacPherson
>> South Burlington
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Leah Tansey <[log in to unmask] <javascript:;>>
>> To: VTBIRD <[log in to unmask] <javascript:;>>
>> Sent: Sat, Nov 23, 2013 1:34 pm
>> Subject: [VTBIRD] Snowy Owl @ BTV waterfront
>>
>>
>> Down at Perkins Pier with Josh Stewart, Ted Murin and monster-scope now.
>>
>>  From the parking lot, the Snowy is located on the breakwater to the right
>> of
>> Juniper Island right by the driftwood and sapling.
>>
>> --Leah  Tansey
>> 1:30 PM on 11/23
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
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