Birding

two people with backpacks on sitting in the davis mountains blind taking a picture
April 2020 Issue

Bird Blinds of the State Parks

These structures bring birds up close for visitors of all abilities.

Story by Melissa Gaskill
close up on a black and white owl face
March 2020 Issue

Texas' Owls Provide Nocturnal Pest Control

Texas' 17 species of owls provide nocturnal pest control.

Story by Cliff Shackelford
peregrine falcon flying through blue skies
March 2019 Issue

Peregrine Falcons Are The World’s Fastest Animal

Speedy peregrine falcons can dive-bomb prey in midair.

Story by Kayla Meyertons
lesser prairie chicken walking through grassland in the Panhandle Northeast Corner
August/September 2017 Issue

Birding the Corners of Texas

Texas’ eight border-turns offer habitat diversity and birds galore.

Story by Russell Roe
Birders out for the Big Sit at Hornsby Bend
April 2017 Issue

Austin’s Hornsby Bend Does Double Duty as a Sewage Plant and Wildlife Hotspot

A biosolids plant may seem an unlikely place for wildlife watching, but Hornsby Bend delivers.

Story by Camille Wheeler
Western screech Owl perched in tree at night
May 2016 Issue

Rio Grande Valley Parks: Birds, Birds and More Birds

Rio Grande Valley parks offer the ultimate birder's paradise.

Story by Melissa Gaskill
cd case with cover title top ten bird songs in Texas name that tune selected by Cliff Shackleford
August/September 2015 Issue

The Top 10 Bird Songs in Texas

My ears love the sounds of birds; here are some of my favorites.

Story by Cliff Shackelford
scissor tailed flycatcher with peachy sides and flowing tail flying over lavender
May 2015 Issue

The 12 Most Beautiful Birds in Texas

There are plenty of lovely avian contenders for the list.

Story by Cliff Shackelford
Killdeer brown and white with two distinctive black bands across the breast resembling wide necklaces standing in a field of small yellow flowers
August/September 2014 Issue

12 Birds Every Texan Should Know

From the mockingbird’s mimicry to the coot’s need for a runway, these birds are Texas classics.

Story by Cliff Shackelford
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May 2014 Issue

Connie Hagar: First Lady of Texas Birders

Her 35 years of Rockport field notes reshaped what ornithologists knew about migration.

Story by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
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