18th Annual Migration Celebration

Title: 18th Annual Migration Celebration
Location: Texas Mid-Coast Wildlife Refuge Complex
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Description: Southern Brazoria County includes the cities of Angleton, Brazoria, Clute, Freeport, Jones Creek, Lake Jackson, Oyster Creek, Richwood, Sweeny, Surfside Beach and Quintana. The Freeport Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is consistently in the top five and the San Bernard CBC (centered on the refuge) in the top ten best counts every year.

Southern Brazoria County contains a part of the Columbia Bottomlands forest and is a major neotropical migrant stopping point in spring and fall. The Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary is very near the Gulf of Mexico and, with the right conditions, is an excellent spot for viewing neotropical migrants. Habitats such as the forest, fresh and salt water marshes, coastal prairie, beach, bays and Gulf all contribute to the diversity of birds found in the area.

Migration Celebration activities are centered on the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge but formally start with a fundraising dinner and featured speaker at RiverPlace in the Freeport Municipal Park.

With the exception of fundraising activities, all other Migration Celebration events, tours, presentations, and other activities are free to the public. This is made possible by the generous donations of time and money by our sponsors, partner organizations and volunteers.

Start Date: 2012-04-21
End Date: 2012-04-22