By Adam Trujillo Often times, going birding is a fun, simple venture. You go out with your gear, you see a bird, and you try to identify it. During this …
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By Sue Heath The Texas coast is mostly without natural forest cover. Where it is not cultivated it is largely coastal prairie with fresh and brackish marshes in the lower …
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by Taylor Bennett Here at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, a big part of what we do is monitoring and protecting birds. One research project we’ve been doing for a while …
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By Celeste Silling The other day, a coworker of mine asked me about cicadas. “Weren’t there a ton of cicadas here last year at this time?” he wondered. And he …
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Celeste Silling Many species of birds have to travel for hundreds or even thousands of miles every spring on their migration routes from South or Central America up to the …
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By Celeste Silling Spring is in full swing now, with plants in bloom, warmer temperatures, and birds making nests. But with more bird nests always comes more baby birds on …
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Article By: Taylor Snyder The New World vulture family consists of seven different species of vultures— three of which most Texans are likely familiar with. These include, Turkey Vultures …
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Article by: Taylor Snyder While you might not know them by name, you’ve undoubtedly seen the stocky white birds that follow cattle and tractors around as they move through fields. …
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By Celeste Silling It’s common knowledge that each U.S. state has a state bird. But do you know how each of these birds were chosen? The tradition originated in the …
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By Celeste Silling Ever since I moved to Texas, I have been plagued by ants. In New Mexico, where I grew up, ants were nothing more than mildly annoying pest. …
