During the fall and spring migrations, the hundreds of different bird speces viewable here make Brownsville a well renowned birding destination. There are more than 500 counted birds in the Rio Grande Valley. Brownsville is the southern beginning of the Texas Coastal Birding Trail. Each year Brownsville is part of the Great Texas Birding Classic. Construction is now complete on the World Birding Center in Brownsville, which is partnered with the Texas Parks and Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Among Brownsville’s popular birding sites is Tamaulipas Crow Park, otherwise known as the City’s Landfill and a great location to add this bird and others to your list. The Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary, Boca Chica Beach dunes and wetlands, the city’s resacas along with numerous places all around town provide great bird habitat and viewing venues. In and around Brownsville, the bird varieties include land, shore, and marine species. Even a number of wild birds nests on the grounds of the Gladys Porter Zoo. Some of the Rio Grande Valley’s best birding occurs during the winter months