submitted by Rene Torres
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History by roadside…
Did you know?
That the following was published in the 1929 Mopac advertising booklet… Bird Island, in the Laguna Madre, a strip of water between the Valley mainland and Padre Island, is a government bird-controlled sanctuary.
Here millions of sea gulls and other birds live in a carefree, undisturbed life.
Photo shows Bill Vogt, world champion fisherman, when he visited “Bird Island” after a successful tarpon fishing outing off Point Isabel.
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Never had heard of bird island
ReplyDeleteWhat Rene probably doesn't know is that during nesting season every time someone disturbs the nesting birds predators, mostly grackles but also raccoons and coyotes kill and consume eggs and chicks. Without the adult birds to offer protection they are easy prey. The island is protected and it is illegal to trespass there at any time.
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