South Padre Island has a good handful of birds that other Texas sites just don't share. Some of them may be best seen by boat, as they don't always linger near the shore. A walk along the less developed areas of the island, though, will often reveal more accessible species, often very rare. Look out...

Piney Woods is as close to the East as Texas will take you and the species reflect that, species such as Blue Jays, Cardinals, Eastern Kingbirds, Eastern Pheobes and Bluebirds, and Pine Warblers. Of course, Piney Woods has draws of its own. The endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker is found in Fairchil...

All of Texas is a spectacular area for birding, but nowhere is more spectacular than the Rio Grande Valley. While many Texan species fly from region to region and some species are findable just about everywhere, the Rio Grande Valley has species found nowhere else in Texas (or, often, in the United ...

San Antonio is a crossroads between birding areas, where Green Jays, Vermillion Flycatchers, and Chihuahuan Ravens can fly the same skies as the Eastern Bluebird and the Carolina Chickadee. The city also has a somewhat surprising concentration of the Western Scrub Jay and the American Pipit.Besides,...

Texarkana is nearly an eastern birding destination and has some species just not too commonly found throughout Texas, including the Fish Crow and the Baltimore Oriole. Some Bald Eagles are here as well. Other interesting species include the Black Vulture, the Purple Martin, the Cliff and Barn Swallo...

Texas is well endowed with a diverse selection of wildlife trails that easily take the bird watcher from shimmering coast to grasslands, dramatic canyons to expansive desert and chenier woods. Its size and diversity makes the real birding challenge picking between the offerings; there is at least ...

Waco is very much a prairie birding area and, as such, has a lot of the old Texas standbys, such as the Killdeer, the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, the Yellow-billed Cuckoo, the Western Kingbird, and the Painted Bunting, to name a few. Keep an eye out, though, for Yellow Warblers on migration and for Grass...

Other cities might go into hibernation mode during winter, but not San Antonio, Texas. Rather, in these parts they give the ol’ spurs a rattle and picks up the pace. With average temperatures over the city’s coldest month (January) a comfortable 62 degrees, you’ll find that this is one of those urb...

With a humid subtropical climate, Corpus Christi, Texas, draws beach goers during the warm, steamy, summer months but also attracts a year-round following for its mostly mild winters. Should you happen upon this Gulf Coast city when the weatherman indicates air conditioning is in order, don’t throw ...

Sure, Austin, Texas, might be known as the “Live Music Capital of the World”, with a hopping musical performance calendar to support the sobriquet. But in addition to its aural assets, the Lone Star State’s capital city also boasts a day-time scene that is decidedly green - both ecologically speakin...