Hidalgo Birding Pages
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Birding Hidalgo County
While by no means comprehensive, these pages represent a
compilation of my personal records for some of my favorite birding sites around
Hidalgo County. The "site" page is divided into two sections: "Easy Birder
Routes" that can be done from your car, and other sites that are best birded on
foot. Each site page has a checklist of birds I've encountered at the
location (including seasonal abundance), and each bird in the list has its own
page (which can be accessed by clicking on the species), which in turn lists all
the areas I've encountered the bird, when, and the relative abundance. You
can also go directly to the Species Page (below) and click on whatever bird
interests you. I cannot emphasize enough that these
lists are NOT comprehensive, and only reflect my own (often inadequate) records!
Click
here for an excellent comprehensive bar-graphed checklist of birds of the
Valley and the south Texas brushlands compiled by John Arvin.
Here are some other links relating to birding the LRGV:
The World Birding
Centers offer first-rate visitor centers and outstanding birding areas (see
also selected sites in the By Site section, as well as the Dauphins' site below).
David and Jan Dauphin's site has an excellent selection of photos and
helpful information regarding all wildlife around the Valley, in particular a
series of detailed photo essays covering the World Birding Centers.
The
Rio Grande
Valley Chamber of Commerce has a page describing Valley birding, in addition
to other helpful links related to the Valley.
Click
here for information on
checklists for various south Texas birding areas and counties.
The
Great Texas Wildlife Trail maps are invaluable for exploring both well and
little-known Valley birding spots!
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