CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A major milestone is unfolding on North Padre Island: a rare species of falcon once thought gone from the Texas landscape is making a comeback thanks to conscious breeding and reintroduction efforts underway right here in the Coastal Bend.
For the first time, there’s proof that the recovery effort is working.
Tucked beyond the dunes off Park Road 22, a team including Nueces County Coastal Parks director Scott Cross, moves carefully through the coastal grassland with eyes on a nesting box that holds a rare and remarkable discovery…