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May 2007
Texas' World Birding Center Taking Wing
WBC-Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley
December 2004
World Birding Center Headquarters Opens
WBC-Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley
October 2004
Grand Opening Plans
WBC-Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley
September 2004
Grand Opening Plans
WBC-Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley
August 2004
Ocean-Bird Watching Expedition
WBC-South Padre Island
July 2004
Name that Bird: Fall Raptors of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas!
WBC-Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley
May 2004
Edinburg Fifth Graders
WBC-Edinburg
April 2004
South Padre World Birding Center Offers Deep Sea Trips
WBC-South Padre Island
February 2004
Spring "Owl Prowl" at Bentsen
WBC-Bentsen
2003 Archive |
WBC - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Saturday October 23, 2004 from 10am to 6pm
Sunday October 24, 2004 from 1pm to 6pm
With 8am morning bird walks both days
Saturday Events
11am ribbon-cutting at tram stop
- Gladys Porter Zoo comes to you at 12pm-4pm with an alligator, falcon, snakes and others
- Nature Programs
- Woodland Restoration and Landscaping at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park by Chris Hathcock, World Birding Center Habitat Biologist beginning at 10am
- Insects and Insect Relatives by Mike Hayes Local Naturalist at 4pm
- Mariachi music by local artists
- Free food and drinks
- Wildlife watching opportunities
- Early morning bird walks with John Arvin, Bird Biologist for Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park (registration required)
- Bird experts at the Hawk Tower and Resaca Overlook
- Butterfly expert in the butterfly garden
- Free use of the two and four person bikes
- Texas Master Naturalists - family nature activities including: owl, frog, and butterfly crafts
- Free Tram rides throughout the park some of the trams will be from Hidalgo Pump House and Santa Ana.
- Valley Air Care will bring their helicopter, Palmview fire department and LifeLine EMS will also bring their emergency vehicles. Border Patrol will be at the event and will have their horses there for part of the day.
Sunday Events
- Mariachi music by local artists
- Nature Programs
- Fall Bird Migration In South Texas by John Arvin, Bird Biologist for Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park at 1:30pm
- Woodland Restoration and Landscaping at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park by Chris Hathcock, World Birding Center Habitat Biologist at 4:30pm
- Natural History of The Rio Grande Valley by Mike Hayes Local Naturalist at 3pm
- Free food and drinks
- Wildlife watching opportunities
- Early morning bird walks with John Arvin (registration required)
- Bird experts at the Hawk Tower and Resaca Overlook
- Butterfly expert in the butterfly garden
- Free use of the two and four person bikes
- Texas Master Naturalists - family nature activities including: owl, frog, and butterfly crafts
- Free Tram rides throughout the park some of the trams will be from Hidalgo Pump House and Santa Ana.
- Valley Air Care will bring their helicopter, Palmview fire department and LifeLine EMS will also bring their emergency vehicles. Border Patrol will be at the event and will have their horses there for part of the day.
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