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CLOCKWISE FROM 

 ABOVE: Neal and Pat Moore enjoy 

 the view from North Pond Overlook 

 at Pea Island. • Pintail ducks are 

 known for their feather coloration. • 

 Tricolored heron shyly steps out from 

 veil of marsh grass. • Volunteers at 

 Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge 

 designed and built an accessible Ivxlf- 

 mile nature trail around North Pond. 

 • Teresa and Earl Staley spot a blue 

 heron at WOW. 



And, oh yes, Davis says the 

 wildlife festival is a safe venue 

 to pursue binding. He recalls a 

 past off-trail adventure with his 

 sidekick John Wright. 



"We were near Jordan Lake 

 in Chatham County searching 

 for a previously reported gray 

 flycatcher in a cow pasture," he 

 recalls. 



The pair climbed the 

 pasture fence hoping to spot the 

 very rare winter visitor from 

 western North America. "We 

 suddenly heard the farmer 

 yelling 'Get out. Get out.' 

 Nearly too late, we saw 

 why." 



"The fence didn't 

 have a 'no trespassing' 

 sign," they explained 

 sheepishly to the 

 farmer. 



"Yes," the 

 farmer replied, 

 "but anyone with 

 half a brain could have seen 

 that bull coming." □ 



Birds and other midlife thrive Zlt ""^ ond regions 



held in ^ by ^fflg of the ^ und , sf urbed ^ 



«W Porte, says Jack ^ ^ J**" ^hores, coastal reserve, and 



i" private ownership and those moZe^Tr eX,e " S ' dn director - Tra * 



- provide i„for m „,io„ on ^ »*9 trail maps 



educational attractions. restaurants, shops, as well as historic and 



Texas pioneered birding trails in the loorv l 

 that the growth of birding as a ^ and priwte "roups realized 



tor conservation education and Sct^hT,^ ^ *» 

 Binding Trail was created It uses IT ? ' ~ Texos ^tal 



Since then. Texas added ™ d to link 300 sites, 



trails. trt "' S ' <md ano, her 20 states have developed birding 



Srant meeting in Salveston thev S ? ^ F °"°""'"9 "^nal See 



accessible observation decks - visnCsT^ ** ^ *""«" ~ «*- 



jorden was being installed neer a nZT. ? ' recalk " A """erAy 



hummingbird." ™° ,S "* ere » e «Sht sight of a black-chinned 



heen ^ 5^ " I( « «« exciti^ birdi^ excursion IVe ever 



to nominate potential binding traS " ^ ond Rations 



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