Tag: RGV Birding Festival

San Benito area host to second-ever sighting of Amazon Kingfisher in U.S.

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A rare bird has birders expressing excitement after it was spotted just outside of San Benito this weekend. According to Marci Madsen Fuller, Chair of the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, the Amazon Kingfisher was discovered at a resaca near State Highway 100 and Business 77 on Saturday, …

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