[TN-Bird] Tennessee Aquarium TX trip


> This will be a great trip and there are only two spaces left, so if you
> want to go, let me know soon!
> 
> Kevin Calhoon
Chattanooga, TN



> Whooping Cranes and the Rio Grande Valley
> 
> April 3 - 8
> 
> Experience the wonders of birding on the Mexican border in south Texas,
> one
> of the premier birding destinations in the United States, with senior
> Tennessee Aquarium aviculturist Kevin Calhoon. 
> 
> The endangered whooping crane winters in the Aransas National Wildlife
> Refuge, which we will explore on a day trip in Capano Bay.  We will meet
> in
> Corpus Christi on April 3 and spend the first night there and then take a
> boat trip the next morning (April 4) that should give us a chance to see
> shorebirds, waterfowl and maybe a White-tailed Hawk, as well as Whooping
> Cranes (these cranes are countable!!).  That afternoon we will search for
> migrating songbirds at a hot spot
> or two along the coast and then work our way south to Laguna Atascosa NWR.
> This refuge is famous for its waterfowl, shorebirds and possible rarities
> such as Groove-billed Ani and Yellow-green Vireo.  
> 
>       We will then use Westlaco as our headquarters the nights of April 4
> & 5and spend two days birding nearby hotspots.  The Blue Mockingbird may
> make an appearance, and we will visit Benson-Rio Grande Valley State Park
> looking for Hook-billed Kite, Blue Bunting etc. and Anzalduas county park
> for Tropical Parula, Clay-colored Robin.  We will visit the famous Santa
> Ana
> NWR and any other area where there are birds that the group wants to see.
> We
> should get an excellent sampling of the south Texas specialties along the
> southeastern Rio Grande.  The local RBA's will be constantly monitored and
> rare birds will be the highest priority.
> 
>       April 6 will see us farther west along the Rio Grande where we will
> the bird Falcon Dam area (Green Kingfisher, Audubon's Oriole, etc),
> Salineno
> (Muscovy Duck, Gray Hawk), Zapata, and San Ygnacio (White-collared
> Seedeater), spending the night in Laredo.
>   
> We will spend the night of April 7 in the San Antonio area and will bird
> Friedrich Wilderness or other reserves at the edge of the Edwards Plateau
> the next morning, looking for the endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler and
> Black-capped Vireo. We will then return to Corpus Christi where we will
> fly
> back to Chattanooga on April 8.
> 
> Price:  $897.00/Aquarium member; $932/Non-member*, double occupancy, per
> person, based on a minimum of ten (slight increase if less than ten) 
> *includes individual Aquarium membership 
> Single Room: add $157
> 
> Price includes: 
> *     roundtrip airfare from Chattanooga to Corpus Christi (based on 10
> passengers, if we      
> *     can't get 10 to fly together it will be a little more)
> *     land transportation in 2 15-passenger vans
> *     5 nights lodging
> *     5 free breakfast, two dinners, snacks and beverages in the van
> *     half-day boat trip to see Whooping Cranes
> *     expert guides and drivers (Kevin Calhoon - Senior Aviculturist at
> Tennessee Aquarium and Tim Walsh - Senior Herpetologist at Tennessee
> 
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