December 6, 2018. Last night we attended the Wednesday Margarita Time.  They serve margaritas and everyone brings snacks.  This is also the weekly announcement meeting. We met some new people and enjoyed the evening.
Today it was 80 degrees again with a slight breeze. We decided to walk across the road to the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. This is the headquarters of the World Birding Center. There are between 300-500 species of birds in this area. It is a popular destination for bird watchers from all over the world.  Some travel to Bentsen to see species that they can’t see anywhere else in the country. One example is the Green Jay. Pops got some good pictures of the jays.

Others are the Great Kishadee and the Plain Chachalaca.

You cannot drive through this park. They have a tram or you can bike or walk. We took Jax and walked. We only did one loop today of about 2 miles. There are several loops covering about 7 miles of trails.  We went to the Hackberry Trail that leads to the Kingfisher Outlook. Pops got some  pictures of a Javelina that wandered past.  The Outlook overlooks the La Parida Resaca. Resacas are abandoned river channels. They provide important wetland habitats for birds and other animals. We plan to hike another day to the Hawk Tower.  We have been told that you can see the canopy full of birds.  You can also see across the Rio Grande River into Mexico. It was a nice day.