- 41. You can find nature and more at Valley birding and nature centers
- (Around Town)
- ... in landscape, but all serve as home at times for more than 500 species of birds. This area serves as two major migratory corridors with many of the birds found at Bentsen RGV Park in Mission, Edinburg ...
- Created on 16 March 2022
- 42. Bat Falcon makes appearance in US
- (Around Town)
- ... to be spotted all across the 2,000-acre refuge. According to the Birding Festival’s Facebook page, A first finding of a new bird species for Texas, or the USA, needs to have permanent reviewable documentation ...
- Created on 11 January 2022
- 43. Whooping Cranes Are Making Their Way to the Texas Coast
- (Around Town)
- ... is important that they not be disturbed or harassed at these stopovers. As a federally protected species, it is illegal to disturb or harass these birds. With sandhill crane and waterfowl hunting seasons ...
- Created on 22 November 2021
- 44. November 10, 2021 - On the Road with Jo
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... advantage of the opportunity to learn more about our bird friends when you attend the festival held at the Harlingen Convention Center. Over 500 different bird species have been recorded in the ...
- Created on 08 November 2021
- 45. Frontera Fest is back
- (Entertainment)
- ... catches your eye, that will be checked out too. Half of the species found in the entire United States have been spotted in the Valley. Rarities in recent years have included the Blue Bunting, Crimson-collared ...
- Created on 02 November 2021
- 46. Butterfly festival this weekend
- (Around Town)
- ... outdoor experience. Registrants will spend three days exploring renowned public lands and private properties with world-class trip leaders, where they might reasonably expect to see more than 60 species ...
- Created on 26 October 2021
- 47. IMAS Christmas Tree Forest accepting entries
- (Around Town)
- ... There’s also lots of art, history, folkloric groups, music, traditional foods, Padre Island, birding centers, wild animals (including endangered species), Gladys Porter Zoo, fishing, wild weather, wind ...
- Created on 19 October 2021
- 48. 25th Butterfly Festival next weekend
- (News)
- ... 2 p.m. Visitors are invited to comes see for themselves why the City of Mission is a hotspot for butterflies. Did you know nearly 150 species of North American butterflies can be seen only in the Lower ...
- Created on 19 October 2021
- 49. New Monarch Butterfly Conservation license plate available for Texas drivers
- (Around Town)
- ... and other native Texas, non-game, at-risk species. “The monarch butterfly is a species that is beautiful and iconic in that it is one of nature’s great migration stories,” said John Davis, TPWD’s Wildlife ...
- Created on 29 June 2021
- 50. Oak trees still recovering from winter storms
- (Around Town)
- ... species. Now, months after Winter Storm Uri swept across Texas in mid-February, many of the oaks still aren’t leafing out. Standing in contrast to their vibrant and vivacious brethren, they look dead. ...
- Created on 11 May 2021
