Frontera Audubon Society — Attraction in Weslaco

I waa blown away by the sheer beauty of this place. There are a LOT of places to go birdwatching in the valley and this is definitely one of, if not the best places to go. In just a few afternoon hours I saw: turkey vultures, Harris' hawks, white tailed hawks, coopers' hawks, green jays, northern cardinals, woodpeckers, kingfishers, various hummingbirds, flycatchers, warblers, earless lizards, brown and green anoles, an abundance of butterflies, rose bellied lizards and beautiful scenery. The trails are all very well maintained, with bridges and scenic overlooks located throughout the park. Several birdfeeders, ponds, watering holes and varied flora cover the park. Just make sure to bring mosquito repellant. I forgot mine and luckily they had some for free at the front desk but I would still bring some because there are hoardes of mosquitoes there and they will ruin the experience. Overall I highly recommend, it's super close to the valley nature center and estero llano...

The lady running the entrance was super kind and seemed to really enjoy her job. She told us the history of Frontera Audubon and the historical house that sits on the property. Lots of lizards this time of year! However they don’t put out bird feed on Sundays so we didn’t see many birds but it was fun regardless. It is mostly run off of donations and fundraising and the some of the upkeep is taken care of by local high school volunteers. One of the ponds was all dried up because they ran out of irrigation water to keep it full but the other three were full and we saw turtles ducks, and cranes. Feeding the animals is not currently allowed. It is a wonderful little forest-y nature walk! I loved it and will definitely go back! Also college students get a two dollar discount from the $5 entrance fee...

We went to this place 2/7/21 .We are visiting from out of state and the web site shows this as a very interesting place. We were very disappointed in this park .We found the trails (dirt paths) poorly marked. We saw weeds and a few cactus. The only birds we saw were Turkey Vulchers. It was a waste of time and the $8.00 we paid to get in. If you are in the area and want to see some birds and like to hike on gravel marked paths. Go to the State Park a few miles away. We saw several different birds and several different kinds of...