Counting birds is as easy as 1-2-3. Find a Christmas Bird Count circle near you late 2023 and go birding to ring in 2024! (Photo credit: S. Westveer)
Birds
Migration: Hummingbirds, Monarchs, and Autumn Events
Migration is a behavior evolved among many animal species on Earth. (Photos credit: Shannon Westveer)
Texas Whooping Cranes
Texas Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) migrate 2,500 miles from their breeding grounds in Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast Aransas Wildlife Preserve near Austwell, Texas, where they spend the winter.
Purple Martins!
Purple Martins are your BEST neighbors! They can easily attracted to your own backyard. The birds are scrupulously clean and a joy to watch.
Seabourne hosts seven types of bluestem
King Ranch bluestem is among the numerous non-native grasses living at Seabourne Creek Nature Park. Photo by Paula Dittrick
Eskimo Curlew honored in Galveston park
A bronze Eskimo Curlew stands 6 feet tall at Galveston Island State Park. The Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council provided this sculpture photo.
Records show the Eskimo Curlew in west Galveston in 1962.