Port Aransas has been popular for commercial fishing, sportsfishing, and surfing. Other tourist attractions include the wide open beaches for families. Summer is not the only tourist season. Another tourist draw in the last few years has been the birds. Because Port Aransas is located on the Central Flyway for migration, many different species can be observed in the spring and fall.
Many waterfowl spend the winter here where foodand shelter are abundant.
Just off the Cut-Off Road is a lovely birding area. Here where freshwater outfall mixes with tidal inflow, a wonderful marsh has been created. A boardwalk takes the visitor out among the alligator, turtles, and numerous birds. Here are mudhens, orioles, great egrets and the official bird of Port Aransas, the Roseate Spoonbill. The trolley is now heading toward the city marina and Roberts Point Park .