BIRDING CLASSIC: The Great Texas Birding Classic takes 
wing later this month ... coming up on Passport to Texas ... 
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

The Great Texas Birding Classic is a competitive bird 
watching tournament sponsored by the Gulf Coast Bird 
Observatory and Texas Parks and Wildlife. 

It is always held to coincide with spring migration. When the 
migrants from central and south America are making their 
way back into North America for their breeding season. :14

Carol Jones works for the Observatory, and coordinates 
the Classic, which takes place April 22 through 30. Teams 
of birders compete for the privilege to donate 
conservation grant monies to protect habitat.

If you have a pet project, or a project that's very near and 
dear to your heart, it's a great opportunity to put a really 
good team of birders together and go in, so that you can 
grant cash to that project for them to continue their work. :17
 
You still have time to put a team together - but you have 
to do it this week. You can find all the information you 
need, including downloadable forms, at www.gcbo.org. 

It is a way for birders just to get out and compete, and 
become better birders. :06

We'll have more on the Great Texas Birding Classic 
tomorrow.

One thing that is new for this year is the college challenge. 
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That's our show for today. For Texas Parks and Wildlife, 
I'm Cecilia Nasti.