Coastal Birding

Black Tern

Small compact terns that are present in our area from May through September. Body length 8 1/2" to 9 1/2"...

Royal Tern

Terns are graceful fish-eating birds often found in the company of Gulls. The royal tern is present year round in...

Magnificent Frigatebird

Five species of frigatebirds exist but the one most commonly encountered in the Gulf of Mexico is the magnificent frigatebird.Distinctive...

Masked Booby

Boobies are large, fish-eating divers of the open sea. The masked booby is the species most commonly found in the...

Laughing Gull

There are 27 species of gulls native to North America, but only the Laughing Gull breeds in Texas and is...

The Importance of Rookeries

The spoil islands located in Texas bay systems are the nesting areas (also known as rookeries) of wading birds and...

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