BASTROP – Birders of Bastrop continue to take advantage of the county’s aerial diversity, welcoming newcomers to the hobby with bimonthly gatherings and recording sights for conservation reports.Co-coordinators Luke Thompson and Louise Ridlon lead groups of all ages on sightings throughout Bastrop and the surrounding area, appointed as an official Texas Bird City.Bird City designations make conservation a priority and invite in nature tourism of all kinds, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife.Bastrop was one of the original four cities certified as a Texas Bird City in 2020, alongside Dallas, Houston and Port Aransas.“The biggest part of Bird City is ...