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From: PENJOHW@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: need advice on S. Texas (Arizona?) Xmas trip
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Date: 5 Aug 88 03:08:01 GMT
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Organization: Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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My family appears to be ready to accept my long standing suggestion that we go
birding on the SW Texas coast for the Christmas holidays. They have assigned
me the task of "checking it out". I could use some help in convincing them....
 
   Any messages answering these questions would be greatly appreciated!
 
Would SW Texas or SE Arizona be better (a) for birding, and (b) for the
non-birders in my family? We are all "intermediate novice birders" - 250-275
East Coast birds on life lists, so we could definitely benifit from some
southern exposure, as recent postings have documented. Chincoteague is our
usual spring/summer spot. Are the beaches in Texas pleasant for swimming,
sun-bathing, etc in Dec/Jan? What would be a good place to stay -- Port
Isabela? McAllen? Brownsville? etc etc etc Thanks!
 
                                           John Pendleton, New Haven CT
                                           BITNET       penjohw@yalevm
                                           203-562-9701