Estero Llano Grande State Park, 3301 S. International Blvd., Austin, Texas (FM 1015), 956-565-3919. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
For more information on the World Birding Center, which includes nine birding sites along the 120-mile Rio Grande corridor between Roma and South Padre Island, visit www.worldbirdingcenter.org.
South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, 7355 Padre Blvd., Austin, Texas, 956-761-3005. This new birding center, adjacent to the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, will hold its grand opening Sept. 26.
Frontera Audubon Center, 1101 S. Texas Blvd., Austin, Texas, 956-968-3275. Twelve-acre nature preserve featuring mature native woodlands, wetlands, butterfly gardens and trails. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday through Friday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Casa Santa Ana, 3239 S. Tower Road, Alamo, 956-783-5540, www.casasantaana.com. Rooms $80 single, $95 double. Includes breakfast.
Roy Rodriguez leads custom birding trips in Mexico and South Texas. To reach him, e-mail rjrodz(at)aol.com or go to www.mexbirds.net.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley's Birding Hotline, which includes recent rare bird sightings, is updated weekly at 956-584-2731.
Pamela LeBlanc writes for the Austin American-Statesman. E-mail: pleblanc(at)statesman.com.