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Erik's Birding Trips

Updated: Saturday March 23, 2013

This page contains links to birding trips during the FALL, WINTER, and SPRING starting with 2004.

There are also a few SPECIAL trips (and birds) included as well.

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Fall Birding Trips

Fall 2012
- December 21st to 27th - Birding and Christmas Counts, Rio Grande Valley, TX
- December 18th - Santa Ana NWR CBC, Alamo, TX
- November 30th - Resaca de la Palma SP and Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- November 26th - National Butterfly Center and Bentsen Rio Grande SP, Mission, TX
- November 21st - Old Port Isabel Road and Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- November 17th - Long-tailed Duck at Donna Reservoir, Donna, TX
- November 15th - Farm Fields near Sebastian, TX
- November 7th to 11th - Parrots and More Back Yard Non-avian Critters, Harlingen, TX
- November 1st and 2nd - More Back Yard Non-avian Critters, Harlingen, TX
- October 10th - National Butterfly Center, Mission, TX
- October 5th - Hugh Ramsey Park, Harlingen, TX
- October 1st - Port Isabel and South Padre Island, TX
- September 20th to 24th - Non-avian Critters in My Back Yard, Harlingen, TX
- September 10th - South Padre Island and Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- August 31st to September 4th - Butterflies, Dragonflies, and Other Critters in Harlingen, TX
- August 30th - South Padre Island, TX
- August 27th - Corpus Christi, TX
- August 22nd - South Padre Island, TX
- August 7th - Rio Grande Valley Shorebirding - Part 2
- August 5th - Rio Grande Valley Shorebirding - Part 1
- July 9th - Boca Chica Beach, TX
Fall 2011
- December 28th - Weslaco Christmas Count, Weslaco, TX
- December 27th - Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
- December 20th - La Sal Vieja Christmas Count, Raymondville, TX
- December 14th - Santa Ana NWR Christmas Count, TX
- December 8th - Falcon State Park, TX
- December 8th - Salineno, TX
- November 18th - Blue Bunting, Casa Santa Ana B&B, McAllen, TX
- November 18th - Butterflies, Casa Santa Ana B&B, McAllen, TX
- November 11th - Parrots at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Harlingen, TX
- October 14th - A Truly "Scary" Bug!, Harlingen, TX
- August 29th - "Black Witch" Moth, Harlingen, TX
Fall 2010
- December 31st - Colley's Fins to Feathers Photo Safaris, South Padre Island, TX
- December 29th - Weslaco Christmas Bird Count, Weslaco, TX
- December 27th - Butterfly Photos! - NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, TX
- December 27th - Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, TX
- December 24th - Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, TX
- December 22nd - La Sal Vieja Christmas Bird Count, Raymondville, TX
- December 18th - Santa Ana NWR Christmas Bird Count, TX
- December 10th to 12th - Big Bend National Park, TX
- December 4th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- December 4th - Butterfly Photos! - NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, TX
- December 4th - Greater Pewee - Roselawn Cemetery, McAllen, TX
- November 22nd - Butterfly Photos - Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, TX
- November 22nd - Bird Photos - Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, TX
- November 15th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- November 13th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- November 8th - Convention Center, South Padre Island, TX
- October 29th - Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, TX
- October 27th - Sheepshead Lots/Convention Center, South Padre Island, TX
- October 15th - Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, TX
- October 8th - Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, TX
- October 1st - Convention Center, South Padre Island, TX
- September 16th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- August 17th - Andrews, TX
Fall 2009
- November 24th - Convention Center, South Padre Island, TX
- November 23rd - Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, TX
- November 20th and 21st - Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- November 9th - Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX
- October 26th - My Back Yard, Andrews, TX
- October 16th - NW 8000 Road, Andrews, TX
- October 13th and 16th - Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, TX
- September 22nd - Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, TX
- August 29th - Hazel Bazemore Park, Indian Point Park, Corpus Christi and Portland, TX
- August 28th - Indian Point Park, Paradise Pond, Portland and Port Aransas, TX
- August 27th - Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens, Indian Point Park, Paradise Pond, Corpus Christi, Portland, and Port Aransas, TX
- August 26th - Lake Corpus Christi SP, Paradise Pond, Corpus Christi and Port Aransas, TX
- August 25th - Paradise Pond, Port Aransas, TX
- August 24th - Robstown sod farm, Kaufer-Hubert Memorial Park, Corpus Christi and Riviera, TX
- August 23rd - Brown Noddy at the South Jetty, Port Aransas, TX
- August 23rd - The Birding Center, Port Aransas, TX
- August 22nd - Robstown sod farm, Hazel Bazemore Park, Kennedy Causeway, Corpus Christi, TX
- August 21st - South Jetty, Port Aransas, TX
- August 2nd - Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX
- July 28th-31st - Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX
- July 27th - Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, TX
- July 24th - Shafter Lake and Vicinity, Andrews, TX
- July 21st - Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX
Fall 2008
- December 31st - Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX
- December 29th - Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX
- December 22nd - Longspurs at Saragosa, TX
- December 22nd - Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, TX
- December 21st - Balmorhea Christmas Bird Count, Balmorhea, TX
- December 20th - Davis Mountains Christmas Bird Count, Fort Davis, TX
- December 19th - Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, TX
- November 26th - Andrews Bird Viewing Trail and Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX
- November 20th - Davis Mountains State Park, Fort Davis, TX
- November 19th and 22nd - Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, TX
- November 11th - Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX
- November 7th - Florey Park, Andrews, TX
- October 31st - Andrews Bird Viewing Trail and Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX
- October 30th - Andrews "Buffalo Wallow", Andrews, TX
- October 26th and 27th - Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX
- October 17th - Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, TX
- October 16th - Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX
- September 27th - Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX
- September 4th - Florey Park, Andrews, TX
- August 29th - Raymondville, TX
- August 28th - South Padre Island and Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- August 27th - South Padre Island and Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- August 26th - Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- August 25th - Raymondville and Port Mansfield, TX
- August 20th - Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, TX
- August 11th - Florey Park, Andrews, TX
- July 2nd - Andrews County, TX
Fall 2007
- January 3rd-4th - Robert Lee Christmas Bird Count, Robert Lee, TX
- January 1st - Midland Christmas Bird Count, Midland, TX
Fall 2006
- August 7th-8th - North American Butterfly Association Park, Mission, TX
- August 6th-7th - WBC Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
Fall 2005
- January 10th-13th - Fork-tailed Flycatcher at Hornsby Bend, Austin, TX
Fall 2004
- August 13th - Trinity River Basin, Liberty, TX
- August 12th - Bolivar Flats, Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Winter Birding Trips

Winter 2013
- February 28th - Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, Mission, TX
- February 27th - Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, TX
- February 26th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- February 25th - South Padre Island and Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- February 14th - Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- February 13th - South Padre Island Convention Center, TX
- January 17th - Flammulated Owl Redux at South Padre Island Convention Center, TX
- January 16th - Russ Pitman Park, Bellaire (Houston), TX
- January 15th - Claiborne West Park and Anahuac NWR, TX
- January 14th - Calliope Hummingbird at Russ Pitman Park, Bellaire (Houston), TX
- January 13th - Flammulated Owl at South Padre Island Convention Center, TX
- January 11th - Winter Butterflies in My Back Yard, Harlingen, TX
Winter 2012
- January 24th - Purple Sandpiper at Port Mansfield, TX
- January 23rd - Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville, TX
- January 21st - Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- January 19th - Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
- January 11th - Isla Blanca County Park, Convention Center Boardwalk / Old Port Isabel Road, South Padre Island / Port Isabel, TX
- January 4th - Bentsen/Anzalduas Christmas Bird Count, Mission, TX
Winter 2011
- February 17th - Port Aransas, TX
- February 16th - Goose Island State Park, TX
- January 25th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- January 18th - Resaca de la Palma State Park and Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- January 6th - RV Park Near Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, Mission, TX
- January 4th - Bentsen Rio Grande State Park Christmas Bird Count, Mission, TX
Winter 2010
- February 9th - Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, Edinburg, TX
- February 9th - Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, TX
- February 8th - Falcon State Park, TX
- February 6th to 8th - Zacate Creek, Laredo, TX
- January 20th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Weslaco, TX
- January 19th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- January 18th - Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
- January 16th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- January 15th - Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, Anzalduas County Park, Mission, TX
- January 14th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- January 11th - Northern Wheatear at John Borntrager's Farm, Beeville, TX
- January 4th - My Backyard, Andrews, TX
- January 2nd and 3rd - Midland, TX
- December 17th to 21st - Davis Mountains, Fort Davis, TX
- December 16th to 21st - Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, TX
Winter 2009
- January 21st - Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
- January 21st - Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- January 20th - Laguna Atascosa NWR, Isla Blanca County Park, Hondo/South Padre Island, TX
- January 19th - WBC Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, Mission, TX
- January 18th - Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
- January 17th - Crab Street Marsh, Surfside Beach, TX
- January 16th - San Bernard NWR, TX
- January 15th - Quintana Jetty, Fields Along Route 36, TX
- January 15th - Brazos Bend State Park, TX
- January 14th - Attwater Prairie-Chicken NWR, Eagle Lake, TX
- January 8th - Wadley Barron Park, Midland, TX
Winter 2008
- March 3rd - Sandia Crest (Albuquerque/Sandia Park), NM
- February 28th-March 2nd - Socorro, NM
- February 23rd-24th - Texas Whooping Crane Festival, Port Aransas, TX
- February 11th - WBC Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, TX
- February 10th - White-crested Elaenia, South Padre Island, TX
- February 13th - Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- February 9th - Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- February 8th - Goose Island State Park, TX
- February 6th - Winter Hummingbirds (and others), Houston, TX
Winter 2005
- January 14th - DeWind's Feeders, Saleneno, TX
- January 14th - Falcon State Park, TX
- January 12th - Private Residence, McAllen, TX
- January 10th-13th - Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
- January 10th-13th - WBC Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, Mission, TX

Spring Birding Trips

Spring 2012
- June 28th - South Padre Island, TX
- June 25th - Question Mark (butterfly) in My Yard, Harlingen, TX
- June 15th - Gulf Coast Toad in My Backyard, Harlingen, TX
- June 13th - South Padre Island, TX
- June 6th and 7th - Black-tailed Godwit Near Lake Jackson, TX
- June 1st and 2nd - Butterflies in My Backyard, Harlingen, TX
- May 21st to 23rd - Cheyenne Bottoms WMA and Quivira NWR, Great Bend, KS
- May 14th to 16th - Magee Marsh Boardwalk, Oak Harbor, OH
- May 6th and 7th - Tropical Mockingbird at TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX
- March 28th - Surfbird at Packery Channel Jetty, Corpus Christi, TX
- March 23rd - Tobacco Hornworm Caterpillar at My House in Harlingen, TX
Spring 2011
- July 22nd - Harlingen, TX
- July 19th - Hugh Ramsey Nature Park, Harlingen, TX
- July 11th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- June 28th - Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- June 22nd - Friedrich Wilderness Park, San Antonio, TX
- June 21st - Green Violetear in Ingram, TX
- June 14th - Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- June 3rd - Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- May 30th - Sabal Palms Sanctuary and Old Port Isabel Road, Brownsville, TX
- May 26th - Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
- May 16th - La Feria Sod Farm, La Feria, TX
- May 12th - Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, TX
- May 4th - South Padre Island, TX
- May 2nd - South Padre Island, TX
- April 30th - South Padre Island, TX
- April 26th - Friedrich Wilderness Park, San Antonio, TX
- April 18th - Valley Land Fund's Sheepshead Lots, South Padre Island, TX
- April 14th - SPI Convention Center, South Padre Island, TX
- April 11th - SPI Convention Center, South Padre Island, TX
- April 8th - Estero Llano Grande State Park/La Feria Sod Farms, Weslaco/La Feria, TX
- April 5th - SPI Convention Center, South Padre Island, TX
- April 1st - SPI Convention Center, South Padre Island, TX
- March 29th - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- March 10th - Harlingen, TX
Spring 2010
- May 31st - Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- April 20th to 23rd - TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX
- April 20th to 23rd - Bolivar Peninsula, TX
- April 19th - Anahuac NWR and East Bayou Tract, TX
- April 18th - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, and Baytown, TX
- April 17th - Ferry Terminal, Charley's Pasture, and Paradise Pond, Port Aransas, TX
- April 16th - Indian Point Park, Portland, TX
- April 15th - Convention Center Gardens, South Padre Island, TX
- April 14th - Convention Center Gardens, South Padre Island, TX
- April 13th - Convention Center Gardens, South Padre Island, TX
- March 13th to 17th - Cheyenne Bottoms WMA and Quivira NWR, Great Bend, KS
Spring 2009
- July 17th - Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX
- May 19th - Andrews, TX
- May 10th - Allen Williams "Wildscaped" Yard, Pharr, TX
- May 9th - WBC Quinta Mazatlan Sanctuary, McAllen, TX
- May 8th - Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Santa Ana NWR, Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- May 7th - Santa Ana and Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- May 6th - Allen Williams "Wildscaped" Yard, Pharr, TX
- May 5th - Convention Center, South Padre Island, TX
- May 4th - Boca Chica Beach, TX
- May 3rd - WBC Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX
- May 3rd - Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
- May 2nd - Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- May 1st - Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- May 1st - Convention Center, South Padre Island, TX
- April 30th - Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- April 24th - RT N0270, Boise, OK
- April 24th - Blue Lake Wildlife Management Area, Fort Lyon, OK
- April 23rd - Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, CO
- April 21st-22nd - Allenspark and Estes Park, CO
- April 7th - Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, TX
- March 26th - Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX
Spring 2008
- June 13th - Frijole Ranch Unit of Guadalupe Mountains NP, Salt Flat, TX
- May 9th - at the "drip", TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, TX
- May 8th - at the "drip", TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX
- May 7th - Bolivar Peninsula, TX
- May 6th - Bolivar Peninsula, TX
- May 5th - Anahuac NWR, TX (after the morning rains)
- May 3rd and 4th - McFaddin NWR, Sea Rim Willows, and TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, TX
- May 2nd - Anahuac NWR, TX
- May 1st - at the "drip", TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX
- April 30th - Bolivar Peninsula and Anahuac NWR, TX
- April 29th - Anahuac NWR, TX
Spring 2007
- Spring on the Upper Texas Coast
- Spring in Central and Southwestern Kansas
- Spring in Western and Southern Texas
Spring 2006
- June 28th - South Llano River State Park, Junction, TX
- May 13th - High Island, TX
- May 9th - Bolivar Peninsula, TX
- May 8th-12th - TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX (and nearby sites)
- May 7th-12th - Anahuac NWR, TX
- April 19th-20th - Bolivar Peninsula, TX
- April 16th-22nd - TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX (and nearby sites)
- April 16th-22nd - Anahuac NWR, TX
- April 7th - South Llano River State Park, Junction, TX
- March 3rd-4th - Port Aransas, TX (and nearby sites)
- May 20th - Shin Oak Observation Deck, Balcones NWR, TX
Spring 2005
- April 16th-22nd - TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, TX
- April 15th-22nd - Bolivar Peninsula, TX
- April 14th-22nd - Anahuac NWR, TX
Spring 2004
- June 15th-20th - Aviemore, Scotland
- June 10th-12th - Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland
- June 7th-9th - Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland
- June 3rd-6th - Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland
- May 30th-June 2nd - Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland
- May 26th-28th - Newburgh and Stonehaven, Scotland
- May 21st-22nd - Edinburgh and Loch Lomond, Scotland
- April 25th-29th - Anahuac NWR, TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Bolivar Flats, TX
- March 26th - Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
- March 25th - El Canelo Ranch, Raymondville, TX
- March 24th - Santa Ana NWR, TX
- March 22nd-23rd - Corpus Christi, Rockport, Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, TX

Special Birding Trips and Birds