Birding

Texas Bird Bingo
May 2024 Issue

Spot Birds, Win Prizes With Bird Bingo

Choose a statewide or regional card to play the game.

A white ibis flies in a cloudy sky
August/September 2024 Issue

Ibises Were a Symbol of the Ancients

These long-billed birds, like those depicted in hieroglyphics, stroll Texas marshes.

Story by Bill Rhodes
Anhinga
May 2024 Issue

Gulf Coast Bird Swims Underwater

Anhingas are adapted to swim underwater, but they've got to dry their wings afterward.

Bill Rhodes Bill Rhodes
Birders look out over the wetlands at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center
January/February 2025 Issue

Port Aransas' Whooping Crane Festival Celebrates Texas Coast's Most Iconic Bird

Each of our 2025 travel stories focuses on a Texas festival. We kick off the series in Port Aransas.

Story by Eva Frederick
Two birders and a park ranger raise their binoculars looking for birds along Estero Llano Grande's boardwalk
November 2024 Issue

Speaking Bird Language at Estero Llano Grande

State park offers avian delights for those who know what to look for.

Story by Alexander Martin
A grackle gives an intense look
January/February 2025 Issue

Ask A Grackle: Tattered Grackles Aren't as Thirsty as They Look

The grackle allays fears of parched birds.

Story by The Grackle
Harris's sparrow
May 2024 Issue

Several Texas Birds Are Getting New Names

More than 70 American and Canadian birds named after people will get new names in the coming years.

Photo by Ian Davies | Macaulay Library
Aerial shot of kayak in Laguna Madre
April 2024 Issue

100-Mile Laguna Madre Is a Biodiversity Haven on Texas Coast

Remote, shallow and salty Laguna Madre offers good times and conservation opportunities.

By Whitney Bishop
An Aplomado falcon
April 2024 Issue

Mustang Island Helps in Recovery of Aplomado Falcons

Coastal park plays a key role in the recovery of birds of prey

Melissa Gaskill Melissa Gaskill
A group of people are hiking on a trail
May 2025 Issue

Del Rio's Birding the Border Offers Insider Access to Bird Lovers

The three-day event connects birders with local landowners.

Story by Jen Shugert
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