Sanderling
-Calidris alba-Most common small shorebird of North American beaches. Long distance migrant, breeds in Arctic regions. Lightest in coloration of...
Coastal Birding
Northern Gannet
-Morus bassanus- Large, white seabird with long, black-tipped wings and a pointed white tail. Juveniles are dark brown. Breeds in...
Wilson’s Plover
-Charadrius Wilsonia-
The general coloration of the Wilson's Plover is that of wet sand above and mostly white below. Pointed...
Forster's Tern
-Sterna Forsteri- The Forster's Tern is present in Texas year-round and a common colonial nester.
Breeding adult is snow white...
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
-Nyctanassa Violacea-Black head with white crown, crest and cheek patches, body is gray. Stout billed, chunky and long-necked, nocturnal. Feeds...
Black-necked Stilt
-Himantopus Mexicanus-Slim wading bird, very delicate in appearance, with strikingly long red legs and a needle like bill. Black above...
Tricolored Heron
-Egretta tricolor-White and rufous line down neck onto chest and wings. Slate gray on head, neck, wings, back and tail...
Wood Stork
-Mycteria Americana-White with much black in wing and with dark-colored, naked head. Long, thick, decurved bill. Found in marshes, lagoons,...
Green Heron
-Butorides virescens-Colorful, small and stocky bird with relatively long, straight bill. Captures fish along wooded steams, ponds, swamps and marshes. ...
White Ibis
-Eudocimus Albus-
Locally abundant in coastal salt marshes, swamps and mangrove thickets. White plumage with black tips on primaries which...
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Soft-Shell Crab Po’ Boys
Po’Boy style seafood sandwiches are always a treat no matter whether you use shrimp, oysters, or fresh catch-of-the-day fish fillets. ...
