By Isaac Boden, Beach-Nesting Birds Conservation Technician Out on the beaches of the Bolivar Peninsula, a nesting season can change in an instant. One day, the sand is dotted with tiny shorebird tracks, adults are shuttling back and forth from the surf, and nests are tucked into the dunes. Next, a storm surge or unusually […]
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Agustina Ruiz, Hispanic Community Development Manager, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto As the Hispanic Community Development Senior Manager for Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, I regularly witness the power of community-centered programming to inspire, connect, and uplift girls and their families. Our council’s recent partnership with Houston Audubon, Commissioner Leslie Briones at Burnett Bayland […]
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By Lili Banta, Wildlife Photographer A Least Tern descends on folded wings toward its chick, a small silver fish curved in its bill. The chick, a powder-puff bundle of gray down, stretches upward. The sky, the sand, the wings, everything is in perfect alignment. It is a photograph that required extraordinary patience, the right light, and a bird […]
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By Karen Mitchell Smith When Tom Maddux purchased 128 acres on upper Peach Creek in 1992, maybe he thought, “this place is for the birds.” Tom named the Montgomery County tract Peach Creek Woods. Dense with native hardwoods and pines, the land was undeveloped. And, importantly, located smack in the Central Flyway and upper Gulf […]
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By Channing Mena, Houston Audubon Education Specialist The big frog pond located between Houston Audubon’s Natives Nursery and the historic log cabin was originally built by Edith and Jesse Moore to raise American bullfrogs to be sold to local restaurants for their legs. While it has held up well over the past 90 years, our […]
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Cheryl Newcomb is a fundraising professional with more than 25 years of leadership experience advancing mission-driven organizations through strategic resource development. She brings a strong track record of building sustainable fundraising programs that connect people to purpose and drive long-term impact. Prior to joining Houston Audubon, Cheryl led development efforts at the Contemporary Arts Museum […]
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Instructions By Schyler Brown, Conservation Science Project Manager Want to attract a wider variety of birds to your yard? Just add running water! While a standard birdbath is a great start, a DIY bird drip water feature takes your backyard habitat to the next level. The moving water acts like a magnet for wildlife. The […]
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Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Family: Icteridae The plumage of the adult male Baltimore Oriole is striking as he moves among our neighborhood treetops. Adult males are flame-orange and black, with a solid-black head and one white bar on their black wings. Females and immature males are yellow-orange on the breast, grayish on the head and […]
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Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva) Family: Parulidae By Spencer Poling, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician This week’s Beak of the Week is the Northern Yellow Warbler! If you’re already familiar with this bird, you may have noticed the addition of “Northern” to their name. This is because taxonomists have split the Central American Mangrove subspecies […]
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Isaac has been birdwatching for over a decade and is now turning that passion into a career. He spent the first 11 years of his life in southeastern China, then moved to Starkville, Mississippi for school. He received an associate’s degree in animal sciences at East Mississippi Community College and a bachelor’s in biology with […]
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