birdwatching Archives - Marketplace

Millions more Americans travel to bird-watch. Texas businesses are cashing in.

by Elizabeth Trovall

May 8, 2024

Up to 10,000 birders visit High Island each spring, boosting business for the small restaurants and motels near and along the coastal area.

Visitors watch for warblers and other migratory birds at the Boy Scout Woods bird sanctuary in High Island, Texas.

Elizabeth Trovall/Marketplace

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