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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

10,000 Birds

Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary was an amazing and unexpected treat, but that’s because I failed to do my research. The sanctuary is of global importance, a complex of mudflats, salt marsh, coastal prairie uplands and open beach owned and managed by Houston Audubon Society. Eastern Meadowlark. Bolivar Flats & Rettilon Road.

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Arizona, or Central Mexico?

10,000 Birds

A quick study as I researched this post revealed that fully 37 Arizonan “specialties” are common birds right here where I live. You can fly direct to Mexico City from many American cities; while you can fly direct to Morelia from Oakland, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, and Chicago.

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