Journal Travel Day April 25 Live in and around Kingsville. I phoned Mr. Paul Palmer, his wife (Cris) answered, saying he was out of town. I called Mr. John Armbruster. He was hosting a family reunion and would be unavailable until Monday, 4/27. Likewise, Dr. O’Neil was also out of town until Monday. Day light was waning. I resolved to go down to the Rio Grande Valley to do some bird watching. I camped at Bexar Rio Grande Valley State Park. While setting up my tent in the dark I heard parakeets and E. Screchowl, and I saw a racoon. I finally got to bed just before midnight. Lower Rio Grande Valley, Hidalgo & Cameron Counties, Texas April 26 I woke up later than I hoped (I was tireder than I wanted to behave) and after a quick breakfast at Bexar State Park, I drove at least distance from here to my first stop, Angelina County Park, Hidalgo Co. This park borders the river and has picnic grounds and hunting areas. Referring to it is a second example of T. Texas vegetation “Brush”, a really dense growth of low trees/shrubs, many armed with thorns, prickles, or something pointed & annoying. This is posted against trespassing, but I visited by cutting through an unposted part of the fence. I visited Angelina County Park from 08:15 to 13:45. I then made the drive to National Audubon Society’s Sabel Palm Sanctuary of Southmost, SE of Brownsville, in Cameron County. This parcel protects the larger of the two remaining tracts of native Sabel Palm, which here is the dominant tree in the vegetation thornscrub. While here I saw a few lesser goldfinches. I spoke with Pete Farmer, manager of the Sanctuary. He informed me that they hosted next year, with a next fund was headquarters on June 20, 1991. They appeared in fair numbers when