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 …
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By Coley Turner For a fun look at a legendary Texas animal, let’s journey back to the nineteenth century. Almost 150 years ago, southeastern Arizona lived in fear of a …
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By Rebecca Bracken In this article, I’ll discuss an interesting conservation obstacle from the other side of the globe. Cancers, unlike other diseases, normally can’t be transferred from one individual …
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Kayla Pringle Perhaps one of my most sought-after birds in North America is the American Dipper. I first learned about these birds when I was taking an Ornithology class, and …
