Nesting Broad-winged Hawks in Texas are not a common sight in my part of Texas. The southeastern part of Harris County sees many Broad-winged Hawks during both spring and fall migrations. However nesting pairs are rarely seen here. Birds don’t always follow convention and it appears as though that is the case on my property […]
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Texans in Costa Rica are not uncommon. The close proximity makes it easy to get there. With this thought in mind, Costa Rica had always been one of the places that I would like to visit but never had it happen, until now. A group of Texans made a recent journey to Central America and
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Cuckoos in Texas are common visitors to the state. They are a long distant migrants that overwinter in most of South America. During the spring many pass-through Texas on their way north and east to breeding areas as far north as Canada. However, some remain and breed over most of the state. There are three
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River Otters in Texas are welcome sight in the coastal marshes and bayous of southeast Texas. Although the Texas river otter was heavily trapped and hunted in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, they are making a comeback across the state. The otter population in Texas is now doing well and their numbers are rising.
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Black-headed gulls in Texas are a common sight along the coast. However, the three species regularly seen undergo seasonal molting. Molting presents differences in appearance both seasonally and with age. Of the black-headed gulls regularly found in the state, only one is a year around resident, while the other two are migrants or winter residents.
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Bonaparte’s Gulls are a small “Black headed” gull found throughout much of North America. They can be found breeding in Alaska and Canada, migrating though the middle of the continent and wintering in the southeast and along all coasts. These small gulls can be found in coastal Texas during the winter on any wetland environment
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