We are where the sea meets the shore and the tropics meets the temperate zone. Lying at 27 29' north latitude, Kingsville is less than four degrees north of the Tropic of Cancer. The Padre Island National Seashore forms the eastern edge of Kleberg County, while the county's western edge is largely semi-arid, characterized by dry chaparral. Within the county are open beaches, a major system of bays, a long stretch of the Laguna Madre, creeks and ponds, oak woodlands, oak and mesquite savannah, extensive grasslands, mesquite chaparral, and even some marshlands. In short, it is an area of far more varied habitat that most people would ever imagine.
Birders know variety of habitat means variety of birds.
On top of all that, we lie in the two greatest flyways used by migratory birds of the Western Hemisphere. As if those natural advantages were not enough, additional variety has been introduced into the vegetation patterns of the ara by farming and ranching activities and the creation of public park facilities. All Rights Reserved.