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Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas - Vagrants & Rarities

(For clarification: a "vagrant" is any species that is well out of its expected range and may or may not show up again, whereas a "rarity" is a regularly occurring Texas species that shows up in the LRGV occasionally, or annually in very small numbers.)

Rare Birds & Butterflies of 2026 (includes both "vagrants" and "rarities")