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Valley Headlines
The latest headlines from the Rio Grande Valley.
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Monday, July 05, 2010
Hurricane Alex skirted the Valley, making landfall some 100 miles south, but the exceptionally high tides associated with the storm caused considerable loss of life to shorebirds nesting on spoil islands in the Lower Laguna Madre.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
It is first light and the wading pool is already teeming with waterbirds.
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Several times a week, Audubon Warden Leroy Overstreet glides up to the rickety old pier on Green Island in the Lower Laguna Madre and makes his rounds.
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010
It is peak nesting season for shorebirds in the Lower Laguna Madre, and while Green Island is of paramount importance, there are several other smaller islands under Audubon's protection that provide valuable nesting sites.
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Wednesday, April 07, 2010
As the sun slips beyond the distant horizon, a pale moon starts its ascent into the evening sky over Green Island.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Nesting season is about to enter full swing for roseate spoonbills on Laguna Madre's Green Island.
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