TOS South Texas Field Trip

Janurary 18-20, 2008

TOS Field Trip

South Texas

January 18-20, 2008

Trip Leader: Jim Hailey

Contact: Jim Hailey

361-289-2759

greenj@prontonet.net

Cost: $200.00 per person

Does not include transportation to birding sites but does include evening meal at King's Inn & El Paraiso Restaurant and entry fees at birding sites.

*To reserve your spot send check made out to Jim Hailey, P. O. Box 177, Realitos, TX 78376. Refunds available until January 1, 2008 less a $25.00 charge.

Number: Limited to 14 participants. First come, first serve.

Accommodation:

Jan 17--Roadway Inn, Kingsville, rate $55--361-595-5753 mention TOS group for rate

Jan 18 & 19--Holiday Inn, Zapata, rate $79--956-765-1333 mention TOS group rate

Field Schedule:

Friday — 8:00 A.M. King Ranch, Kingsville, TX, we will leave from the Roadway Inn at 7:15

We will take a birding tour of the King Ranch in the morning and check the ponds of eastern Kleberg County and look for shorebirds on Baffin Bay. In late afternoon we eat a meal at the famous King's Inn. Since they serve all meals family style, the cost of this meal is included in the registration fee. Afterwards we will drive to Zapata.

Saturday – 6:30 A. M. Leave the Holiday Inn and travel to Salineno and Chapeno to look for Brown Jays, then to Falcon State Park. At 6:30 we will eat at El Paraiso Restaurant in Zapata (meal included in fee).

Sunday – 7:00 A. M. Leave the Executive Inn and travel to San Ygnacio Bird Sanctuary to look for the White-collared Seedeater. From there we will go to the Las Palmas Trail in Laredo. The trip ends around noon in Laredo.