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World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP
November 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bird Walk — Every Monday. Come and try for the "Bentsen Hat Trick" of subtropical bird species: clay-colored robin, northern beardless-tyrannulet, and ferruginous pygmy-owl; then look for a hook-billed kite to complete the "Bentsen Grand Slam." Gray hawk, ringed kingfisher and groove-billed ani are among other highly sought species regularly seen here. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen, bug repellent and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. Reservations recommended. 8:15-10:15 a.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
November 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Nature Tour — Every Tuesday. Experience the park aboard our open-air tram or in our air-conditioned van with a naturalist as your guide. Enjoy nature in a relaxed atmosphere while your guide reveals the history of the park and its native flora and fauna. Remain in the vehicle or step off briefly and look for wildlife at one of our observation areas. Space limited to 14 passengers. 9-11 a.m.; reservations required (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
November 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Butterfly Walk — Every Wednesday. Over 175 species of butterfly have visited the park, with watchers identifying 90 or more in a single day on some occasions! Tour our fantastic gardens with an experienced guide looking for species found nowhere in the US outside of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
November 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Creatures of the Night — Every Thursday. Look and listen for nocturnal wildlife with one of our park's staff naturalists. We might prowl for owls, cruise the roads for javelina, detect bats, black-light for interesting insects, encounter an armadillo, chase after pauraque, or just relax and enjoy the sunset and stars. Space limited to 14 participants. Bring binoculars, bug repellent and water. 6-8 p.m.; reservations required (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
November 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Lunch with a Naturalist — Every Thursday. Drop by the Y Cafe , buy your lunch and meet one of the professional naturalists who work at the park. Bring your questions about birds, bats, cats, snakes, butterflies, dragonflies, observing nature in the park, attracting wildlife to your yard, or the naturalist as a career path. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
November 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Dragonfly Walk — Every Friday. Many dragonfly and damselfly species are found in south Texas and nowhere else in the United States. Join our expert, Josh Rose in seeking the Caribbean yellowface, Amelia's threadtail, carmine skimmer and other subtropical specialties. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
December 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Bird Walk — Every Monday. Come and try for the "Bentsen Hat Trick" of subtropical bird species: clay-colored robin, northern beardless-tyrannulet, and ferruginous pygmy-owl; then look for a hook-billed kite to complete the "Bentsen Grand Slam." gray hawk, ringed kingfisher and groove-billed ani are among other highly sought species regularly seen here. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen, bug repellent and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. Reservations recommended. 8:15-10:15 a.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
December 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Butterfly Walk — Every Friday. Over 175 species of butterfly have visited the park, with watchers identifying 90 or more in a single day on some occasions! Tour our fantastic gardens with an experienced guide looking for species found nowhere in the US outside of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
December 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Dragonfly Walk — Every Sunday. Many dragonfly and damselfly species are found in south Texas and nowhere else in the United States. Join our dragonfly expert, Josh Rose in seeking the Caribbean yellowface, Amelia's threadtail, carmine skimmer and other subtropical specialties. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
December 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Nature Tours — Every Wednesday. Experience the park aboard our open-air tram or air-conditioned van with a naturalist as your guide. Enjoy nature in a relaxed atmosphere while your guide reveals the plants, animals, ecology and history of the park and the Valley. Space limited to 14 passengers. 9-11 a.m.; reservations required (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
December 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Creatures of the Night — Every Thursday. Look and listen for nocturnal wildlife with one of our park's staff naturalists. We might prowl for owls, cruise the roads for javelina, detect bats, black-light for interesting insects, encounter an armadillo, chase after pauraque, point a telescope at a distant planet, or just relax and enjoy the cooler temperatures and beautiful skies that evening and night bring. Bring binoculars, bug repellent and water. 6-8 p.m.; reservations required (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
December 2007 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Lunch with a Naturalist — Every Tuesday. Drop by the Y Cafe, buy your lunch and meet one of the professional naturalists who work at the park. The program may include a slide show, video or storytelling of adventures both within the park and around the world. Bring your questions about birds, bats, cats, snakes, butterflies, dragonflies, observing nature in the park, attracting wildlife to your yard, or the naturalist as a career path. Noon-1 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
January 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Bird Walk — Every Monday. Come and try for the "Bentsen Hat Trick" of subtropical bird species: clay-colored robin, northern beardless-tyrannulet, and ferruginous pygmy-owl; then look for a hook-billed kite to complete the "Bentsen Grand Slam." gray hawk, ringed kingfisher and groove-billed ani are among other highly sought species regularly seen here. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen, bug repellent and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. Reservations recommended. 8:15-10:15 a.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
January 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Butterfly Walk — Every Friday. Over 175 species of butterfly have visited the park, with watchers identifying 90 or more in a single day on some occasions! Tour our fantastic gardens with an experienced guide looking for species found nowhere in the US outside of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
January 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Dragonfly Walk — Every Sunday. Many dragonfly and damselfly species are found in south Texas and nowhere else in the United States. Join our dragonfly expert, Josh Rose in seeking the Caribbean yellowface, Amelia's threadtail, carmine skimmer and other subtropical specialties. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
January 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Creatures of the Night — Every Thursday. Look and listen for nocturnal wildlife with one of our park's staff naturalists. We might prowl for owls, cruise the roads for javelina, detect bats, black-light for interesting insects, encounter an armadillo, chase after pauraque, point a telescope at a distant planet, or just relax and enjoy the cooler temperatures and beautiful skies that evening and night bring. Bring binoculars, bug repellent and water. 6-8 p.m.; reservations required (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
January 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Lunch with a Naturalist — Every Tuesday. Drop by the Y Cafe, buy your lunch and meet one of the professional naturalists who work at the park. The program may include a slide show, video or storytelling of adventures both within the park and around the world. Bring your questions about birds, bats, cats, snakes, butterflies, dragonflies, observing nature in the park, attracting wildlife to your yard, or the naturalist as a career path. Noon-1 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
January 2, 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Anzalduas/Bentsen Christmas Bird Count — Join Bentsen staff and volunteers as they participate in the 107th year of this nationwide tradition, tallying as many birds as possible with a 15-mile-diameter circle that includes the park. Participants, working in teams, may opt for a few hours' counting, an all-day marathon or anything in between. A potluck dinner and "countdown" wraps up the action. 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; fee $5 per participant helps the National Audubon Society analyze the results; reservations required (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP] [Featured Events]
January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Nature Tours — Experience the park aboard our open-air tram or air-conditioned van with a naturalist as your guide. Enjoy nature in a relaxed atmosphere while your guide reveals the plants, animals, ecology and history of the park and the Valley. Space limited to 14 passengers. 9-11 a.m.; reservations required (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
February 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Bird Walk — Every Monday. Come and try for the "Bentsen Hat Trick" of subtropical bird species: clay-colored robin, northern beardless-tyrannulet, and ferruginous pygmy-owl; then look for a hook-billed kite to complete the "Bentsen Grand Slam." gray hawk, ringed kingfisher and groove-billed ani are among other highly sought species regularly seen here. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen, bug repellent and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. Reservations recommended. 8:15-10:15 a.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
February 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Butterfly Walk — Every Friday. Over 175 species of butterfly have visited the park, with watchers identifying 90 or more in a single day on some occasions! Tour our fantastic gardens with an experienced guide looking for species found nowhere in the US outside of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
February 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Dragonfly Walk — Every Sunday. Many dragonfly and damselfly species are found in south Texas and nowhere else in the United States. Join our dragonfly expert, Josh Rose in seeking the Caribbean yellowface, Amelia's threadtail, carmine skimmer and other subtropical specialties. Bring binoculars, a field guide, sunscreen and water, or buy it all in our park store before the walk. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
February 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Bentsen Nature Tours — Every Wednesday. Experience the park aboard our open-air tram or air-conditioned van with a naturalist as your guide. Enjoy nature in a relaxed atmosphere while your guide reveals the plants, animals, ecology and history of the park and the Valley. Space limited to 14 passengers. 9-11 a.m.; reservations required (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
February 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Creatures of the Night — Every Thursday. Look and listen for nocturnal wildlife with one of our park's staff naturalists. We might prowl for owls, cruise the roads for javelina, detect bats, black-light for interesting insects, encounter an armadillo, chase after pauraque, point a telescope at a distant planet, or just relax and enjoy the cooler temperatures and beautiful skies that evening and night bring. Bring binoculars, bug repellent and water. 6-8 p.m.; reservations required (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
February 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Lunch with a Naturalist — Every Tuesday. Drop by the Y Cafe, buy your lunch and meet one of the professional naturalists who work at the park. The program may include a slide show, video or storytelling of adventures both within the park and around the world. Bring your questions about birds, bats, cats, snakes, butterflies, dragonflies, observing nature in the park, attracting wildlife to your yard, or the naturalist as a career path. Noon-1 p.m.; reservations recommended (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP]
February 15–18, 2008 — World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP — Great Backyard Bird Count — Join Bentsen staff and volunteers as they participate in this nationwide four-day exercise in citizen science. Accompany the official park bird walk, or go your own way; count birds in the park and turn your results over to the staff, or pick up forms to bring home and count birds in your own backyard, entering the results via the Internet into an on-line database. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (956) 584-9156. [Events in the Same Region] [Similar Activities] [More About World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley SP] [Featured Events]
Updated 2007-11-19 05:00:32
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- SP = State Park
- SHS = State Historic Site
- SP&HS = State Park and Historic Site
- SFH = State Fish Hatchery
- SNA = State Natural Area
- WMA = Wildlife Management Area
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