Houston Audublog

Houston Bird Week 2020 just wrapped up and we at Houston Audubon couldn’t be more pleased with the turnout, despite the challenges of a global pandemic and Tropical Storm Beta inundating the region with up to 14 inches of water! Thanks to our partners in conservation, this second annual Bird Week boasted a calendar full of virtual and socially-distanced in-person events for bird nerds near and far! Events ranged from bird walks and birding classes to presentations on conservation initiatives and a super fun trivia night! Let’s take a look at Houston Bird Week by the numbers! We also got a  feature article in the Houston Chronicle and an article in Houstonia Magazine , among other press. If you missed out on the Bird Week fun, you can still participate. Virtual events allowed us to not only reach people outside of Houston, but to record and share the presentations for folks like you! ·     Local Purple Martin expert, Matt Fendley, came to the rescue with a ...

We'd like to share this wonderful report from Jim Winn of Birdathon team Eager Egrets, which includes our friends Skip Almoney, Ben Hulsey, and Betsy and Jim Winn . It's a great example of how to participate in Birdathon during these unprecedented times. In addition to a "virtual team," you can also participate in Digital Birding! Click here to learn more. --- Friends, Lots of migrants have come through our area this spring.  We know that from reports of our Galveston friends.  However, the big invasion was the week prior to our Birdathon day, Thursday, April 16th.  Nevertheless, 103 species were found. The weather was perfect for time spent outdoors and we certainly need some of that. With six feet apart restrictions, the Birdathon rules were revised to allow us to bird different areas on the same day.  Betsy and I birded from the roads in the Katy Prairie, Skip birded the wooded east side of Hermann Park and around McGovern Lake, and Ben birded Willow Waterh...