2011 Monthly Valley Birding Excursions

The Valley Nature Center is offering informally organized birding trips to locations across the Valley.  You provide your transportation or carpool, entry fees where required, your own lunch, snacks and drinks.  The VNC will provide the monthly trip schedule, the guide, reserve the site, and locate the trip meeting place.  Monthly Birding Excursions meet on a Saturday each month, with no trip in July. There will be a $5 fee for members and an $8 fee for non-members. 
For more information contact Susan at the VNC: (956) 969-2475 or shohne@valleynaturecenter.org
 
Jan. 22, 2011: 

Half Day (7:00am – 1:00 noon)
Upper Starr County Loop – Santa Margarita Bluffs, Starr Co Park, Salineno, etc.
Leader: Martin Hagne NOTE: Possible $15 entry to Santa Margarita
Meeting Location: Whataburger in La Joya
Feb. 26, 2011:

Full Day (7:00am – 2:00pm)
Hidalgo County Loop
Leader: Dan Jones
Meeting Place: Valley Nature Center in Weslaco

 
March 26, 2011:

Full Day (6:30am – 4:00pm)
Zapata Co & San Ygnacio – Seedeater Trip
Leader: Roy Rodriguez
Meeting Place: Whataburger in La Joya

 
April 23, 2011:

Full Day (7:00am – 1:00pm)
Port Mansfield, FM186 & Coastal Flats
Leader: Mary Beth Stowe
Meeting Place: McDonald’s in Raymondville, US77 & FM186

 
May 28, 2011:

Full Day (7:00am – 2:00pm)
TNC Southmost Preserve & Old Port Isabel Road
Leader: Huck Hutchens
Meeting Place: Stripes Gas Station on FM511 & US77/83

 
June 25, 2011:

Half Day (7:00am – 12:00noon)
Wallace Road & Monte Christo LRGV Tract
Leader: Mary Beth Stowe
Meeting Place: Jack in the Box, at Business 281 and Monte Christo Rd, Edinburg

 
August 27, 2011:

Half Day (7:00am – 12:00noon)
Canon Road Loop, Cameron County
Leader: Mary Beth Stowe
Meeting Place: Rest Area along Military 281 near Ralampago

 
Sept. 24, 2011:

Full Day (7:00am – 2:00pm)
Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach
Leader: John Yochum
Meeting Place: Stripes Gas Station on FM511 & US77/83

 
Oct. 22, 2011:

Half Day (8:00am – 12:00noon)
Longoria WMA & Willamar USFW Tract
Leader:  Javier De Leon
Meeting Place:  Post Office in Santa Rosa

 
Nov. 26, 2011:

Full Day (7:00am – 2:00pm)
Western Hidalgo County & Sparrow Road Loop 
Leader: Mary Beth Stowe
Meeting Place:  Whataburger in La Joya

 
Dec. 14 – Jan 4:
Attend a few of the RGV’s nine Christmas Bird Counts!!
These counts need your help and you get to contribute
to science