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Key to abbreviations (used when appropriate)
D--the site can be birded from a car
E--some easy (low-impact) trails
G--guide or tour company willing to modify tours
W--the site has some wheelchair-accessible trails (includes E)
(Town name)--this is the closest town to the birding location
TEXAS SITES
A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL ACCESSIBLE SITES IS AVAILABLE AT:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/programs/tourism/wheelchair_access/
W, E, D GOOD FOR TEXAS!!! [scroll down for Texas Birding Trail]
Armand Bayou Nature Center (Houston)
http://www.abnc.org/
W, E
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park -includes observation tower! (Mission)
http://www.worldbirdingcenter.org/sites/mission/index.phtml
W, E, D [in a wheelchair accessible tram]
G
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (Angleton)
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/texasmidcoast/brazoria.htm
D
Formosa Wetlands Walkway (Port Lavaca)
http://www.portlavacainfo.com/plcc_features_.html
W, E
Fort Worth Nature Center (Fort Worth)
http://www.fwnaturecenter.org/prodimages/docs/Trail_Map.pdf
W, E
Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch (Corpus Christi)
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=XFA059-036
http://www.ccbirding.com/thw/hb.html
D, E, W [some watch sites]
Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center (Mustang Island, Port Aransas)
http://www.cityofportaransas.org/Leonabelle_Turnbull_Birding_Center.cfm
W, E
Paradise Pond (Mustang Island, Port Aransas)
http://www.cityofportaransas.org/Paradise_Pond.cfm
W, E
Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary (near Freeport & Bryan Beach)
http://wikimapia.org/1212287/
http://www2.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_trails/coastal/upper/sanbernard/
E
Rails to Trails Conservancy--see USA Sites index--top of page in red
San Bernard Natl Wildlife Refuge (Brazoria)
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/Texas/texasmidcoast/sanbernard.htm
D [Moccasin Loop] W, E [Bobcat Woods
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center (South Padre Island)
http://www.worldbirdingcenter.org/sites/spi/index.phtml
W, E
Village Creek Water Treatment Plant (Arlington)
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Forest/5644/index.html#what
D
Wharf Cat Birding Tours [Boat] (Rockport, Port Aransas)
http://www.texaswhoopers.com/index.htm
W [boat], E
D--the site can be birded from a car
E--some easy (low-impact) trails
G--guide or tour company willing to modify tours
W--the site has some wheelchair-accessible trails (includes E)
(Town name)--this is the closest town to the birding location
TEXAS SITES
A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL ACCESSIBLE SITES IS AVAILABLE AT:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/programs/tourism/wheelchair_access/
W, E, D GOOD FOR TEXAS!!! [scroll down for Texas Birding Trail]
Armand Bayou Nature Center (Houston)
http://www.abnc.org/
W, E
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park -includes observation tower! (Mission)
http://www.worldbirdingcenter.org/sites/mission/index.phtml
W, E, D [in a wheelchair accessible tram]
G
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (Angleton)
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/texasmidcoast/brazoria.htm
D
Formosa Wetlands Walkway (Port Lavaca)
http://www.portlavacainfo.com/plcc_features_.html
W, E
Fort Worth Nature Center (Fort Worth)
http://www.fwnaturecenter.org/prodimages/docs/Trail_Map.pdf
W, E
Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch (Corpus Christi)
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=XFA059-036
http://www.ccbirding.com/thw/hb.html
D, E, W [some watch sites]
Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center (Mustang Island, Port Aransas)
http://www.cityofportaransas.org/Leonabelle_Turnbull_Birding_Center.cfm
W, E
Paradise Pond (Mustang Island, Port Aransas)
http://www.cityofportaransas.org/Paradise_Pond.cfm
W, E
Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary (near Freeport & Bryan Beach)
http://wikimapia.org/1212287/
http://www2.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_trails/coastal/upper/sanbernard/
E
Rails to Trails Conservancy--see USA Sites index--top of page in red
San Bernard Natl Wildlife Refuge (Brazoria)
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/Texas/texasmidcoast/sanbernard.htm
D [Moccasin Loop] W, E [Bobcat Woods
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center (South Padre Island)
http://www.worldbirdingcenter.org/sites/spi/index.phtml
W, E
Village Creek Water Treatment Plant (Arlington)
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Forest/5644/index.html#what
D
Wharf Cat Birding Tours [Boat] (Rockport, Port Aransas)
http://www.texaswhoopers.com/index.htm
W [boat], E