Welcome to the newest member of our team, Nick Minnich. Nick is joining us as a seasonal Coastal Conservation Technician in High Island. Nick is originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was most recently on Buldir Island with Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge monitoring seabirds. Prior to that, Nick was on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge […]
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American Redstart (Septophaga ruticilla) Family: Parulidae By Charlie Ayers, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician This week’s Beak of the Week belongs to a bird who is always ready for Halloween, the American Redstart. Adult males of this species are black overall with splashes of orange on the flanks, wings and tail. Females and immature males […]
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Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) Family: Phalacrocoracidae By Charlie Ayers, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician This week’s Beak of the Week is the Neotropic Cormorant. When birding near any body of water, be on the lookout for this small, slim, nearly all black bird with a long tail, large webbed feet and a thin straight bill […]
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Welcome to the newest member of our team, Charlie Ayers. Charlie is one of three coastal conservation technicians that will be working at High Island through the spring season. Charlie Ayers is from Carnesville, Georgia, a small town not much bigger than High Island. He recently graduated from Lees-McRae College, a gorgeous private college nestled […]
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By Conor McKinney and Kirsten Vernin, Houston Audubon Young Professionals Advisory Council 2024 Houston Audubon celebrated the sixth annual Bird Week at the end of September. 44 different events were held throughout the region, which was the highest number of activities of any Bird Week to date! This was only made possible thanks to the […]
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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Family: Recurvirostridae By Charlie Ayers, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician This week’s Beak of the Week is one of the funkiest ones out there, the American Avocet. Look for this large wading bird’s long, thin, uniquely upturned bill, bold black and white wings and long blue-gray legs. American Avocets, like many […]
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We’re excited to welcome the newest member of our team, Christine Wehrli! Christine first got into birding during the pandemic, as it made her daily walks much more interesting. Her spark bird was a Black-bellied Whistling Duck. Prior to joining Houston Audubon, she worked in a variety of fields, including sustainable tourism, library services, and […]
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By Schyler Brown, Houston Audubon Conservation Specialist Besides humans, other animals need to travel in order to go places, see things, and enjoy an enriching life. It is true that some animals do not travel very far, like the Brown Tube Sponge (Agelas conifera) which, after attaching itself to the sea floor, spends most of […]
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By Gabriel Durham, Bird-Friendly Communities Program Manager This summer, Memorial City Plaza became the first multi-story major commercial building in Houston to work with Houston Audubon to install window film to prevent bird collisions! This accomplishment is a big step forward in making Houston more Bird-Friendly and is a testament to how small connections can […]
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By Gabriel Durham, Bird-Friendly Communities Program Manager Here at Houston Audubon, when we talk about going “Lights Out,” we keep it pretty bird focused. Keeping your exterior lights out at night is an essential step to reducing bird mortality during migration and generally improving the quality of avian life at night. However, going “Lights Out” […]
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