Membership has its benefits

July 1, 2024.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Kenena Hanson, Houston Audubon Member Growing up with autism, it can be difficult to make connections with other people. I have been in love with birds from a very young age and have always wanted to be around them. Expressing my love for birds can seem obsessive to someone on the outside, but with […]

Coexisting with Black Vultures

June 28, 2024.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Tricia Lydick, Houston Methodist Research Institute It started with a rustle of feathers and the occasional eerie cry, but soon, Black Vultures had claimed our balcony as their own. Four years ago, we were unsure about these unusual visitors, but we quickly learned that it’s not uncommon for vultures to lay eggs on hard […]

Birding on the road

June 26, 2024.Reading time 10 minutes.

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 […]

A Look Back at the First 5 Years of YPAC and Bird Week

September 14, 2023.Reading time 9 minutes.

By Alex Kneubehl, PhD, Houston Audubon Young Professionals Advisory Council member 2018 – 2023 *note on word choice: to me, I make no distinction between birding and bird watching and often use the former when discussing the hobby at large. I got into birding at a fairly low point in my life. I was about […]

Witnessing Connections to Nature

July 18, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

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 […]

Flocking to Houston Audubon

July 10, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

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, […]

Special Sanctuary Spots

July 5, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

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 […]

Trip Itinerary: A Birdy Weekend at High Island

March 21, 2023.Reading time 25 minutes.

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 […]

DIY Water Feature with Drip

January 30, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

By Adoriam DeWalt Hello! My name is Adoriam DeWalt and I am an Ambassador of Girl Scouts. I am working with Houston Audubon on my Girl Scout Gold Award to talk about the war on birds. I hope you find this information helpful as we try to be more bird-friendly! Why birds matter Birds are […]

DIY Pine Cone Bird Feeder

January 17, 2023.Reading time 9 minutes.