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Texas' Top 25
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More than nine splendid bird-watching sites roost under one umbrella organization
in the Rio Grande Valley. Texas' position on the central migratory flyway and the valley's
southern locale makes this both a stopover and wintering grounds for transient species. The
760-acre Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park (
Click here
)
acts as the center headquarters
for sites along the border all the way to South Padre Island. Pick up maps and a bird-watch-
ing list, and then test yourself. How many of the 600 reported species can you spot?
