Green Jays for Rio Grande

The Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival website recently shared this year's artwork by John P. O'Neill for the 13th annual event, which'll take place Nov. 8-12.

Haven't been to a festival? Want to see what it's like at the Harlingen event? Take a peek here and here and here and here and here and here and here.

No matter how many times I've visited south Texas for the Great Texas Birding Classic or WildBird's Birder of the Year trip, I look forward to the chance to see great species that don't occur elsewhere, to hang out with the hospitable residents and to eat really good, inexpensive Mexican food that hasn't been Californized.