Category Archives: Texas birding

Adios, Falcon State Park

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Richard

We leave windy, arid Falcon State Park in the morning after two weeks of nearly-constant wind and temperatures in the mid-to-high eighties. All in all, it has been a nice stay here and a chance to see some friends and … Continue reading →

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Birds of Falcon State Park

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Richard

While the Texas drought has cut back the number of birds, there is still a wide variety here and down at Salineno. Here are some photos I’ve taken in the last week. Altimira Oriole Long-billed Thrasher across the street sounding … Continue reading →

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Birds of Falcon State Park

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Richard

While the Texas drought has cut back the number of birds, there is still a wide variety here and down at Salineno. Here are some photos I’ve taken in the last week. Altimira Oriole Long-billed Thrasher across the street sounding … Continue reading →

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Finally — the Brown Jay

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Richard

Since December, a Brown Jay has been regularly visiting the feeders at the Salenino, Texas bird sanctuary where Cheryl Longton and other volunteers continue a long tradition of taking care of the birds of the area.  The site is famous … Continue reading →

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A Life Bird – Rufous Hummingbird

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Richard

On a breezy Saturday morning, we took a birding walk in the shrubby woods here at Goose Island State Park starting off with a Red-shouldered Hawk perched in a tree right over our meeting spot. During the walk, We saw … Continue reading →

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Shooting Birds – with a camera

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Richard

One of the many photographic challenges, particularly when you have a Vizsla on leash in one hand, binoculars in the other, and a camera hanging from your neck, is to get a decent shot of flying birds. Here at Goose … Continue reading →

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Birds of Goose Island State Park

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Richard

Goose Island State Park in Rockport, Texas is a great birding spot – even in a drought year like the present one. Between shorebirds and woods birds, there’s a great diversity of species and some years (although not this one) … Continue reading →

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Whooping Crane Winter Refuge Threatened

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Richard

One of our favorite birding spots is the Gulf Coast region of Texas – we have visited there the last two winters. The long drought has not only parched crops and resulted in horrific wildfires, it as also threatened the … Continue reading →

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Texas Century Club

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Richard

Last winter, while on a bird walk in Falcon State Park in Texas, I met a guy who was participating in the Texas Century Club, where birders try to identify 100 birds in 100 Texas counties.  He was well underway, … Continue reading →

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Rockport Beach Park

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Richard

Rockport, Texas has many great birding areas and one always cited is the Beach Park.  It’s  long sandy beach with lots of grassy picnic areas.  It also is the protected nesting site of hundreds of Black Skimmers — that graceful … Continue reading →

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