Hi, all! April's Valley Nature Center field trip will be to South Padre Island, with a stop at Port Isabel Reservoir en route. Targets include shorebirds (many are in gorgeous breeding plumage now, including Piping Plover), special gulls and terns (like Franklin's Gull and Least Tern; Common might be a possibility), and of course any colorful (and not so colorful) migrant songbirds that happen to be passing through! Meet at the Jack in the Box on US 77 and Ed Carey Drive in Harlingen at 8:00 on the 27th. Cost is $5.00 per person; all proceeds go to sponsoring a school field trip to the VNC. See you there! MB Mary Beth Stowe McAllen, TX _www.miriameaglemon.com_ (http://www.miriameaglemon.com/) Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner