Bob's Birds, Birds, Birds

While at Bentsen Grove, Bob spent about two days a week birding.  He birded with the Bentsen Grove Birding Club and with a small group of like minded birders, Kathy Whittier, Bob Wilson, and Mary.  Sorry Mary we didn't remember your last name.

This is Bob Wilson and Bob.  He gets the credit for all the beautiful bird pictures. Bob and his wife Pam are from Vancouver, British Columbia.

This is Kathy and David Whitter.  David is not a birder. Kathy is the organizer of the bird trips.

Three miles down the road from our park is one of The World Birding Center parks. The World Birding Center is more than just one park.  It is a network of nine distinctly different birding sites, set along a 120-mile historic river road-each sponsored by one of the Valley's nine partner communities.
It is a $20 million development based on the joint partnership between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Rio Grande Valley Communities & U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Bob had the opportunity to visit about  4 of these parks:  Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley (Mission)
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, Estero Llano Grande (Westaco), and Resaca de la Palma (Brownsville).

Some of the birds Bob saw distinct to this area were: 

Yellow Crowned Night Heron

Altamira Oriole

Aplomado Falcon eating a field mouse

Golden Fronted Woodpecker

Green Jay (My favorite)

Kissadee

Bob really enjoyed birding in this area with lots to see and good friends to share it with this season.