Join us at the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory as we celebrate our annual Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza! Taking place at the peak of hummingbird migration, XHX is a once a year opportunity to see these amazing birds up close. Watch as we carefully catch and band these tiny travelers and sign up to symbolically adopt one!... Read More →
You are invited to join the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory at their monthly bird banding program at the GCBO headquarters in Lake Jackson on the third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Licensed bird banders and GCBO Research Associates Robert and Kay Lookingbill band at the sanctuary on a regular basis.... Read More →
You are invited to join the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory at their monthly bird banding program at the GCBO headquarters in Lake Jackson on the third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Licensed bird banders and GCBO Research Associates Robert and Kay Lookingbill band at the sanctuary on a regular basis.... Read More →
You are invited to join the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory at their monthly bird banding program at the GCBO headquarters in Lake Jackson on the third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Licensed bird banders and GCBO Research Associates Robert and Kay Lookingbill band at the sanctuary on a regular basis.... Read More →
Join us Friday, October 5th 2018 from 7:30 - 8:30 pm as Kevin Karlson presents this visually stunning program reflecting the mood and content of Birds of Prey by Pete Dunne and Kevin Karlson (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). The show begins with a video introduction by Pete Dunne where he explains the concept of the book... Read More →
Location: Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Topics: 3 for 5.5 Credit Hours Ornithology Mammaology Tour of Observatory - Volunteering Presenters/Lecturers: Mary Ann Weber Martin Hagne
You are invited to join us for our monthly bird banding program at the GCBO HQ in Lake Jackson. Licensed bird banders and GCBO Research Associates Robert and Kay Lookingbill will be banding at the sanctuary on a regular basis. Birds are captured for banding in very fine nylon nets known as “mist nets” because... Read More →
DOWNLOAD Information Flier Bill Clark will present a series of lectures on how to identify raptors in flight. Each student will be given a handout with a course outline and notes on the subjects to be covered which include field marks, shape, measurements, terminology, feathers, molt, and raptor flight identification. All expected species at Smith... Read More →
The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory folks will hold their regular 3rd Saturday, September 23, bird banding teaching session. There are usually some hummingbirds to band. 1 hr AT to AT: GCBO Events for 1st time attendees
It's that time again. The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory folks are gearing up for Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza in September. The first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds making their way south for the winter will arrive in late July. They will continue through the end of October so if you are a hummingbird enthusiast, its time to get ready.... Read More →
