Spring is in the air! We’re all excited to get out there and bring new life to our yards. This is the perfect time to add native plants to your backyard habitat to make it more attractive to birds and other wildlife. Birds seek out native plants and trees, knowing they provide much-needed resources – food, cover and shelter, and safe places to raise their young. Native plants are hardy, tend to propagate and spread on their own, and often require little maintenance. Adding th

In smaller flocks, Red-winged Blackbirds can be recognized by their distinctive undulating flight pattern, with rapid wing beats intersperse

You may have noticed that there are literally thousands of American Robins traveling through our area this winter! They’re everywhere – flying in large flocks overhead, feeding on lawns and park grounds by the hundreds, and filling the tops of trees foraging for berries. I love hearing their cheerful voices throughout the day. We’re experiencing a migration event known as an irruption, when a species that is normally a short-distance migrant suddenly surges southward one year

In just the past couple of weeks, I have been lucky enough to see several Bald Eagles. It takes my breath away every time I see these majestic birds! I remember catching glimpses of them when I was young while traveling back and forth to Oklahoma, but they were rarely seen here. That has changed dramatically over the last decade, and now they are reported regularly throughout the greater Houston area. In fact, many pairs have established breeding territories successfully. Alt

As a birder, you can follow habitat clues to both find and identify more species of birds, no matter where you are.

Looking for ways to get more involved in birding during the pandemic? Try participating in October Big Day 2020 on Saturday, October 17!

League City, Texas fall birding migration brings birdwatchers attention to raptors. Red-shoulder hawks, American Kestrels, Red-tailed hawks

Want to know what species of birds are in your area? Listen to the mockingbird! Although our state bird the Northern Mockingbird isn’t brightly colored, it makes its presence known by singing almost continuously. Mockingbirds are aptly named, as they are excellent mimics, learning the songs of other birds as well as the sounds of insects, amphibians, and even machinery. Both male and female mockingbirds sing, although males are much louder and more insistent. Young males sing

If you ventured outside recently, you probably noticed there were suddenly colorful birds everywhere—flitting about in bushes and trees, swa