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Beak of the Week – Purple Martin
Purple Martin (Progne subis) Family: Hirudinidae By Spencer Poling, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician As spring is beginning to arrive, so is one of our…
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Beak of the Week – Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) Family: Turdidae By Colleen McDonough, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician In the understory of forests across North America, the aptly named…
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Welcome to Channing Mena, Houston Audubon’s New Education Specialist
Channing Mena is a Houston native with a BS in Marine Biology and a minor in Chemistry from Texas A&M Galveston. Prior to starting at…
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Beak of the Week – Bonaparte’s Gull
Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) Family: Laridae By Robert Buckert, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician Gulls are often regarded as one of the most difficult groups…
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Beak of the Week – Gadwall
Gadwall (Mareca strepera) Family: Anatidae By Spencer Poling, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician Easy to overlook from a distance as a plain gray bird, Gadwalls…
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Welcome to Mary Goodchild, Houston Audubon’s New Operations Director
Mary Goodchild is a proud new Houstonian who has spent the last two decades in Los Angeles. As a Louisiana native, finding herself once again…
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Beak of the Week – Wilson’s Snipe
Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Family: Scolopacidae By Colleen McDonough, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician A bird you may not see until it suddenly bursts out…
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Why the Christmas Bird Count Matters: A Century of Community Science
By Robert Buckert, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician By now you’ve likely come across the idea of Christmas Bird Counts (CBC), but if you’ve never…
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