APRIL MAGAZINE PREVIEW: What do Big Bend and Roseate 
spoonbills have in common? We'll tell you just ahead on 
Passport to Texas.
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife 

Nature is waking up from her winter sleep. And Parks 
and Wildlife Magazine's Managing Editor Charles 
Lohrmann says a fine place to enjoy spring in Texas is at 
Big Bend or the coast.

And you might want to take a look at our April issue before you 
go, because E. Dan Klepper has put together a really interesting 
article on the Rancho Rios trail, which is a 19-mile hiking loop 
that takes you through a section of Big Bend Ranch State Park. 
And one of the interesting aspects of this trail is that you can 
see how the desert landscape is returning to its natural state 
after having been used as a ranch for generations. And then on 
the other end of the state, along the Gulf Coast, we have an 
article about roseate spoonbills, which are the other pink birds. 
Most people think that pink birds are all flamingos, but the 
spoonbills are very interesting to watch, and they are accessible 
in several spots along the coast. And spring is a very good time 
to see them because they're in their mating plumage, which is 
more pronounced and more colorful, and they're feeding along 
the coast, and it's easy to have access to viewing points. :55

Thanks Charles. The April issue of Texas Parks and 
Wildlife Magazine is on newsstands now.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.