By Brenda and Ivan Castillo Like many, my wife and I started our birding journey as a way to spend more time outdoors. Our first exposure was a guided bird walk put on by Houston Audubon. It was very eye opening to have all that wildlife activity pointed out to us by the incredibly knowledgeable […]
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By Schyler Brown, Houston Audubon Conservation Specialist “Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching – even when doing the wrong thing is legal.” – Aldo Leopold I will not pretend for a second that I knew what the bird was. In fact, upon spotting it on our way out […]
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By Zoe Gapayao, Community Outreach Manager The 4-part Witness Series is a springtime event that is artist-led, nature-centered, and community-driven. For the past three years, we’ve explored together the experiences that communities of color have in the land of southeast Texas. Artist Kristi Rangel co-curates the series, partnering with artists from Native American, African American, […]
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By Vicki Stittleburg, Houston Audubon Environmental Educator/Staff Naturalist A break in a stormy weather pattern allowed Houston Audubon members to participate in the Member Field Trip on March 16. Environmental Educator/Staff Naturalist Vicki Stittleburg led the group to 2 parks in Southwest Houston. Birding began at The Wetlands Park at Riverstone. The songs of Red-winged […]
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By Miqdaad Bhuriwala, YPAC Member On April 29th, I volunteered at Part 3 of the Witness Series celebrating the Latino Connection to Wildlife and Nature. This event at Burnett Bayland Park in Gulfton was hosted in partnership with Madres del Parque, The Nature Conservancy, and Houston Audubon. One of the goals of this event was […]
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By Amanda Kingston-Beetle, Houston Audubon Member I was lucky to grow up with my mother, a birder, who tried to instill that love of birds and the outdoors into me and my sisters. But it wasn’t until my late twenties that I became interested in birds and started to share that affinity with my mother, […]
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By Aimee Friend, Laurel Ladwig and Sam Oke While it’s the birds that bring visitors to our High Island sanctuaries, it’s passionate people that make the place truly special. Houston Audubon was established in 1969 by a group of dedicated volunteers who wanted to create an organization focused on protecting birds and habitat while introducing […]
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By Stuart Nelson Get those picnics packed, binoculars polished, and hiking shoes laced up tight – spring migration is upon us! This special time of year, lasting roughly from March through May, and peaking in late April, brings over a billion birds through Texas, many of which stop along the Upper Texas Coast (UTC) to […]
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