By Celeste Silling A well-beloved backyard bird in our region is the Purple Martin. This large, darkly colored sparrow is a commonly seen visitor in parks, yards, and waterways, especially …
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By David Olski Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: You’re going out hunting with some friends or family, and you’ve never been much of a hunter. It might …
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By Hannah Glass Hannah Glass is a biologist at the 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 Ashley Casciotti When looking at different types of shorebirds, one of the first things that may strike you is how different each of their beaks looks. Shorebirds have evolved …
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By Celeste Silling One of the animals we see most often in cities and towns here in Texas is the squirrel. While many people regard squirrels as pests, many others, …
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By Kayla Pringle The wind is in your hair, you can smell the salt in the air, and suddenly you see some huge birds flying in a formation. No other …
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By Hannah Beckett If you have ever walked along the water’s edge, you may have come across a grove of particular-looking trees. Their bark is rather shaggy and peels off …
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By Martin Hagne Have you ever heard mention of a rookery? Or colonial waterbirds? If you have, it was probably in association with large egret-type birds. But there are many …
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By Caleb Clarkson One thing that Texas is known for is its immense size. It’s the largest state in the contiguous United States and covers 171.9 million acres. At twice …
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By Celeste Silling Now that the weather is warmer, our researchers here at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory have begun another season of our Beach-nesting Birds monitoring project. Wilson’s Plovers and …
