By Hannah Beckett There is a singer everyone has heard,Loud, a mid-summer and a mid-wood bird,Who makes the solid tree trunks sound again… “The Oven Bird”, a 1916 poem by …
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By Rebecca Bracken The thought of running into a liger in the wild might make you want to click your heels three times and go home, but meeting a liger …
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Megan Hobratschk One of the most interesting topics discussed in my Ornithology class was about the “con artists” found in nature… Brood parasitism occurs when a female bird (the parasite) …
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By Megan Hobratschk Megan Hobratschk is a biology intern at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving the birds and their habitats along the entire Gulf Coast …
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By Celeste Silling Here at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, we are getting ready for our annual Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza on September 13th and 20th. The fall Ruby-throated Hummingbird migration has …
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Nature
Commissioner Buckingham Applauds Retraction of Endangered Species Act Lesser Prairie-Chicken Final Listing Rule
AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce that a Final Listing Rule designating two Distinct Population Segments of the Lesser Prairie‑Chicken has been vacated, …
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By Celeste Silling The most common bird I see around my town is probably the House Sparrow. This little bird is quite cute and I like watching them flit around …
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By Hannah Beckett Every birder knows the wonderful feeling of hearing a new bird, followed by the desire to discover what bird you heard and then the thrill of correct …
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Kayla Pringle It’s not often that scientists encourage you to kill on sight, but when it comes to the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), that’s exactly what they recommend. According to the …
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By Celeste Silling Humans and birds have a rich and complex history together. Some birds, like the carrier pigeon or the bald eagle, have stronger ties to us than most. …
