The Athey Nature Sanctuary, Connie Hagar Bird Sanctuary and Rockport Hummingbird Garden are some of the other bird watching sites along the trail. Some 450 species of birds can be expected at various times of the year within this section of the trail. Phase two of the trail will extend north and east from Freeport and will include areas near Galveston, Beaumont and on into east Texas. Phase three will extend the trail south along the Texas coast to Mexico, and then along the border through McAllen and on to Falcon Lake. Both of the final stages are expected to be completed in 1996.
Free brochures are available on the central section at Texas highway information stations.
A complete guide will not be available until 1997. We will try to make the maps available from the Eyrie as soon as they are published. In addition to the Texas companies located in the tour companies section, there are many local tour companies and distributors of birding paraphernalia located along or near the Trail.