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Dec 10, 2023
We have been there twice now. Non-residents are charged double $10 each. It is the only place that has done this to us. It could be a great place but needs some attention. The first time we were … Full review by hostetll
Sep 21, 2023
Hot day, not a lot of birds or butterflies...feeding areas for birds not stocked with oranges or seed. When asked why 8:30 a.m. stocking time was ignored, staff member said, guess somebody forgot to … Full review by Peter W
May 29, 2023
Been wanting to visit for a while so since we were in Harlingen for a few days, we drove out. A family member who lives in Harlingen was with us and she commented that the grounds didn't seem as well… Full review by amfh
Your web site says ferruginous pygmy owls only fly about six feet in the air and can't overcome a wall 30 feet high. Actually, according to Texas A&M, they nest as high as 40 feet above the ground (Reference: The Texas Breeding Bird Atlas, Texas A&M). A Texas birder
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Hi, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, they nest 13 - 20 ft in the air. Nesting behavior is different from regular flight, hunting and travel behavior. The Ferruginous pygmy owl …
Hi, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, they nest 13 - 20 ft in the air. Nesting behavior is different from regular flight, hunting and travel behavior. The Ferruginous pygmy owl is just one example of birds that may be negative impacted; the Parauque is another. Anything with wings might conceivably fly as high as it wants, but whether it is likely to or not, based upon biology is another thing... "Behavior: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl perches and nest at short heights as low as 1 m above the ground but commonly between 4 and 6 m. Nests are built higher in the canopy during the nesting season until the fledgling stage (Proudfoot and Johnson 2000)." Reference: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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