What is a CBC?  Go to the official CBC site to find out. Then find one listed below to join the fun!   http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count

2010 - 2011 Dates

The Weslaco Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) in Hidalgo County of the Rio Grande
Valley is only in its 8th year but has already proven to be a great count, yielding the highest number of bird species of the nine Rio Grande Valley Counts the last several years, and was 15th in the nation last year.  Review species wandering from Mexico are seen almost every year. 
 
Weslaco CBC – Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Meet at Valley Nature Center in Weslaco at 6:30 A.M. for assignments.

Lunch on your own.  A free hamburger count down dinner will be held at the
Estero Llano Grande State Park after the count around 5:30 pm.

The La Sal Vieja CBC is located out at the Valley Salt Lakes area in northeastern Hidalgo Co and southwestern Willacy Co in the Rio Grande Valley.  The area is a wonderful place to bird!!  Normally average about 165 species.  Large areas are USFW tracts hard to access by public.  Please do come and join us.
 
La Sal Vieja CBC – Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Meet at intersection of FM88 and FM186 at 6:30 A.M. for assignments. 

Bring your sack lunch if you wish and meet at 12:00 noon at Delta Lake County Park.  Free count down dinner (Mexican restaurant) in Elsa around 6:00 pm.

 
 

 

Sponsored by the
Valley Nature Center &
Estero Llano Grande State Park

 

Rio Grande Valley Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) - 2010-2011

 

Santa Ana – Sat, Dec 18, 2010
Jennifer Owen White – (956) 784-7541, Jennifer_OwenWhite@fws.gov

Coastal Tip of Texas – Sat, Dec 18, 2010
Leo Gustafson – (956) 748-3607, leo_gustafson@fws.gov  

Laguna Atascosa – Sun, Dec 19, 2010
Stacy Sanchez Jody Mays – (956) 748-3607, stacy_sanchez@fws.gov

Falcon – Sun, Dec 19, 2010
Jim Hailey – (361) 288-2759, irasciblej@suddenlink.net

La Sal Vieja –  Wed, Dec 22, 2010
Martin Hagne – (956) 969-2475, info@valleynaturecenter.org

Brownsville – Mon, Dec 27, 2010
Katherine Miller - (623) 521-7591, cactus_wrens@hotmail.com

Weslaco – Wed, Dec 29, 2010   
Martin Hagne - (956) 969-2475, info@valleynaturecenter.org

Harlingen – Sat, Jan 1, 2011
Mark Conway – (956) 412-6631, markhconway@hotmail.com  

Laredo – Sun, Jan 2, 2011
Susan Foster – (956)337-4011, pfoster1@stx.rr.com 

 Anzaldua/Bentsen – Tue, Jan 4, 2011
Javier de Leon – (956) 584-9956,   Javier.Deleon@TPWD.STATE.TX.US

San Ygnacio –  ??
Jim Hailey – (361) 527-3833,  irasciblej@suddenlink.net