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Marsh bird exhibit previews area birds
B irding enthusiasts can get a sneak preview of the birds they'll see in
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the wilds of Port
Aransas in the airconditioned comfort at the Civic Center in the city hall complex, 710 W. Ave. A.
There, a bird habitat exhibit, donated by Jo Leta Gavit and her sons, Bill and Brad, in memory of her husband, Lynn Gavit, is on display in the foyer.
Lynn Gavit died in January 1995 while in South Africa for an international fishing tournament. He was an avid fisherman, a pharmacist and a Realtor in Port Aransas for many years.
The exhibit, featuring birds indigenous to this area, is in the front, center cabinet.
The bird habitat depicts a scientifically correct simulated marsh/mangrove environment. The University of Texas Marine Science Institute provided a list of plant specimens and collection locations for specimens. Up to 20 birds are displayed. Seven or eight birds are integrated in to "water" areas. Birds include scaup, sanderling, sandpiper, dunlin, little green heron, common loon, snowy egret, common tern, blackbellied whistling (tree) duck, rail and ring-billed gull.
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