Birding, like so many other things, is bigger in Texas. How else can you explain the 312 species the Swarovski Optik “Fabulous EL Fifties”...
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I’ve already regaled readers with the Swarovski Optik “Fabulous EL Fifties” heroic first and second days in the 2011 Great Texas Birding Classic 5-Day Event....
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On the first day of the Great Texas Birding Classic, the Swarovski Roadside Hawks racked up over 180 species on the Upper Coast. But one...
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Boykin Spring. Jasper Fish Hatchery. Marvin Dies. Sabine Woods. High Island. Boy Scout Woods. Smith Oaks. Bolivar Flats. Rollover Pass. The Galveston ferry. Sea Rim...
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My stint accompanying the Swarovski Roadside Hawks in the Great Texas Birding Classic 5-day Bird Race has come to an end, but the action...
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Bird races, as anyone who’s competed in one knows, can be big fun. The addition of a competitive component adds a thrilling edge of...
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