I'm glad your trip to our great state was rewarding. I'm really sorry you won't have time to visit the grand canyon of Texas in the panhandle.
We have already made our Goose Island reservations for next year and will also go back to Quintana for some wonderful birding. Judy and I would love to host you and Dean next year if you choose to come back for the spring migration. We completed our three week trip with almost one hundred species and over a thousand pictures. It will take Judy weeks to sort all the photos and she prints the ones she has never photographed before. I (she)have maybe 15 albums in my closet of birds she's taken pictures of...her memories.
BTW...neither of us are professional photographers. She has a 10 year old Nikon first generation digital camera with a good lens. Me, cheap Olympus that has been dropped way to many times.
Make sure you refuel before leaving Texas...we want the money. Safe travels and I too have enjoyed sharing y'alls travels, come back soon.