Texas “Mini” Migration - South Padre Island for the Bird-venturous

Tuesday April 9th | *7-8:30am - Thursday April 11th | 4pm (CST)

2024

Small Group Tour | Maximum Participant Size: 6

  • You consider yourself pretty bird-curious - from a complete beginner to intermediately knowledgeable and you desire to know more.

  • You want to focus on finding migrants and other bird species that can be found in South Texas during migration this time of the year.

  • You can flex between spending time identifying birds and watching their behaviors, while also putting in the time and effort to find as many migrants as possible (*though this trip is not for those looking to just check off as many bird species as possible, we will put in some good time searching for the birds!).

  • Hope to learn something new, go somewhere new-to-you, and take in the whole experience with a tight knit group of people that are just as nerdy about the birdies as you!

This excursion is for you if -

Trip Price:

*Based on double occupancy bookings; single occupancy bookings add $225 lodging supplement.

*$639/per person

  • Limited Transportation - between lodging and all nature/birding sites if participant wishes, with option for participants to “caravan” if more comfortable driving themselves. Participants MUST get themselves to and from South Padre Island for this excursion. Once all participants have booked, we will work through a pick-up schedule, between 7:00-8:30am (if that much time is needed/traffic dictates), on Tuesday April 9th. *Accommodation MUST be within 10 miles of South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center.

  • Lodging - 2 nights of lodging on San Padre Island, centrally located to planned outings and sites.

  • Meals - 2 dinners, breakfast foods provided on all 3 mornings, snacks to share. *There will be a lunch stop on all birding days that participant(s) will be responsible for.

  • Guided Birding - 3 full days (roughly 6-8 hours) of guided birding at select areas on and near South Padre Island.

  • Optics - Scope: Gosky 20-60x80 Dual Focusing ED Spotting Scope Binoculars: Nikon PROSTAFF P3 8x42 (4 pair available for use).

  • eBird Checklists - compiled and shared with participants at the end of each *day/trip (*as time permits).

  • Trip Report - within two weeks of the end of the excursion, a detailed trip report with photos will be shared for participants to enjoy. Details will also be found on our blog!

Included in the price:

  • Flight(s) and Transportation to South Padre Island - participants MUST get themselves to and from South Padre Island; Sea to Sky Guiding can provide transportation between lodging and all nature/birding sites.

  • Hotel Stay the Night Prior - participants must make accommodations for themselves the night before our excursion begins. Once all parties have booked, we will work through a pick-up schedule, between 7:00-8:30am (if that much time is needed/factoring in rush hour traffic), on Tuesday April 9th. *Accommodations MUST be within 10 miles of South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center.. *all times are listed in local time

  • Lunch - participants are responsible for their own lunch on all birding days (lunch stop each afternoon).

NOT Included in the price:

  • Fill out the information block with all the required information.

  • Trip Policies and Procedures, Trip Contract, and Deposit/Payment Requirements will be emailed back to you within 24-48 hours if the number of spots you request to reserve are available.

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