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Birding Vacation on South Padre Island
Bird Watching Vacation on South Padre Island
By the Travel Editors at VacationIdea.com, Last Update: Jan 02, 2008
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South Padre Island, located along the Gulf Coast in Texas, is a great vacation destination for bird watchers. The island attracts over 300 species of birds throughout the year. During the fall, birds head south for the winter - they land to rest and feed on the Gulf Coast. On their return journey in the spring, they also visit the island.
One of the best places for bird watching on South Padre Island is the South Padre Island Convention Centre and the adjacent Laguna Madre Nature Trail. The trail, comprised of a boardwalk, crosses four acres of wetlands where one can spot egrets, herons, pelicans, oystercatchers, terns and the White-Morph Reddish Egret.
For more information about bird watching, contact the South Padre Island Visitor Center (800-SOPADRE).
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