Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!oliveb!oliven!mjm From: mjm@oliven.olivetti.com (Michael Mammoser) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: the valley Message-ID: <19516@oliveb.olivetti.com> Date: 6 Apr 88 16:25:41 GMT Sender: news@oliveb.olivetti.com Distribution: na Lines: 17 Keywords: info request I am planning a trip to the Rio Grande Valley in the spring of 1989 and am interested in any information that the net-birders can supply about this area. I have read a couple of books that deal with this area, but I am sure that any personal experiences would be most helpful. I welcome all details that you can give me, no matter how minute ( for instance, how far to walk down a particular trail; what tree to look in; etc. ). Also, I would like to know when you consider the best time to go ( the trip is tentatively planned for the end of April ). My plans are to include the gulf coast of Texas as well and, possibly ( hopefully ), the Chisos Mountains. Thanks in advance. Looking and listing, Mike