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Please Cut Out and Put on Your Bulletin Board or Refrigerator to Reference all Year 4 COASTMONTHLY.COM / March 2018March 2018 | VOLUME 11 | ISSUE 314GOOD MIGRATIONSThousands flock to upper Texas coast birding festival18‘YOU HAVE TO BE PATIENT’Birding enthusiasts seek close encounters of the feathered kind32A MORNING AT ‘THE ROOST’West End preserve is popular place for sandhill cranes62Sculptor works to memorialize birds lost to extinction‘Forgetting is easy’40‘PHENOMENAL AREA’after a real estate crash, a birding refuge takes flight46PERFECT PERCHESTop birding spots on the upper Texas coast52FRIENDS OF A FEATHERGroup dedicated to helping sick and injured birds58AN ODD DUCK AT THE LIBRARYEccentric twins mortgaged house to bankroll rare book about Texas birds68‘DIVINE INSPIRATION’Loss of beloved grandmother propels island artist76AT BAT WITH BOB FORDafter 23 years, astros announcer is part of World Series team80‘A TRUE AMERICAN ART FORM’Local musicians keep the tradition of bluegrass alive6 COASTMONTHLY.COM / March 201872NICE RIDES‘49 Willys is a monument to off-road rugged82SAVE THE DATEarea events to keep your calendar booked90PARTY PICSFind out who made the local party scene96SEASIDE STYLEa few of Kelsey Osgood’s favorite things118COASTAL CUISINEIslander bags those crawfish tails for a favorite meal120DESSERT ISLANDaccident in a French hotel turns the dessert world upside-down122TURNING THE TABLESQ&a with Petros Jaferis124GARDEN VARIETYThe tree that’s easy to grow and fruits fast130SHUTTERBUGSreaders share their coastal photosON THE COVERAn egret tends to its young in a nest at the Smith Oaks Sanctuary in High Island on the Bolivar Peninsula. Photo by Stuart Villanueva98HOMEPORTBalinese-inspired weekend home is a peaceful retreat for houston attorney104COUNTER CULTUREWhat began as a small upgrade ended with an extensive kitchen makeover110DOWN THE HATCHYou can’t make a creamy cocktail without breaking a few eggs116THE GALLEYSlow down and enjoy a Southern dish for Sunday supper9811072We Know Galveston and We Call It Homethehousecompany.com1702 Ball$585,000David Bowers409.763.28004115 Silver Reef $925,000Tanya Jones409.789.72223806 N½PendingJay Gober409.789.47471424 23rd$250,000Joyce Fant409.771.83421901 Neumann$165,500Gary Schero409.599.38135223 Avenue O$225,000Edie Harrington409.789.6742Sandy BastienDavid BowersGary ScheroSidney TregreMike SparksSonny VaianiJoyce FantCathy MaplesBillie ArchuletaBrian BeckerGinny AdamsCarole BellCarolyn ClyburnOwnerEdie HarringtonPresidentCary LamPat BrownTanya JonesJay GoberSergio & Carmen MontanezTOP PRODUCERS • EXCEPTIONAL AGENTS8 COASTMONTHLY.COM / March 2018EaSY LIVING, TEXaS GULF STYLEMONTHLY© copyright: Coast Monthly is published by The Galveston County Daily News. 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