- My personal preference would be to see the whooping cranes in Aransas National Wildlife Preserve, but any of the Texas Coastal Birding Trail would be enough to get this point.
Birding might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Texas, but folks from all over the world come to our fair state to catch a glimpse of some of the most rare species. With its location and abundant coast line, Texas is a haven for migrating birds from the North, coastal birds, or subtropical birds from the south. On this trail you can spend some time outside enjoying the abundance of Texas coastline and see egrets, herons, Spoonbills, green jays, or chachalacas.
Some of the best spots for birding include Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (also the Rockport area), World Birding Center (multiple sites in the Valley), Anahuac National Refuge, High Island, or Bolivar Flats.
According to a Houston Chronicle article, here are a couple places to see some birds:
1. Great Egret- High Island
2. Pileated Woodpecker- Big Thicket National Preserve
3. Wood Duck- Armand Bayou Nature Center
4. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
5. Black Skimmer- Matagorda Bay Nature Park
6. Whooping Crane- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
7. Roseate Spoonbill- Port Aransas
8. Brown Pelican- Corpus Christi
9. Crested Caracara (I have no idea what this looks like:)- Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
10. Great Blue Heron- South Padre Island
11. Great Kiskadee- Weslaco
12. Finally...the elusive Green Jay- World Birding Center
Here's the article:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/travel/texas/features/6307529.html
Picture from the www.worldbirdingcenter.com
Enjoy Texas...and did you know that there are over 600 species of birds in Texas?
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