By Susan Heath Tropical storm Bill changed all my monitoring plans. I had to reschedule the planned outing to West Galveston Bay from Monday, June 15 to Friday, June 19. […]
The Oystercatcher Diaries 2015: Field Week 10
Herons of High Fashion
by Chris Eberly Herons and egrets have always been at the center of fashion. In the early 1900’s, they were killed by the thousands so their flashy breeding plumes could […]
The Oystercatcher Diaries 2015: Field Week 7
By Susan Heath I am not sure where to begin this week! On Monday I went out to West Galveston Bay and Swan Lake with Amanda Hackney (Audubon TX), Alan […]
The Oystercatcher Diaries 2015: Field Week 6
By Susan Heath Another field week has passed and there’s lots to tell. We had a massive thunderstorm pass through our area on the evening of Friday, April 17 complete […]
The Oystercatcher Diaries 2015: Field Week 5
By Susan Heath Big News! We caught Fred (I’ll explain later) AND we banded our first chicks! This week was a little windy, especially Thursday, but I was able to […]
Quintana Spring Fling
by Carol Jones It is April and birders are anxiously awaiting the first big ‘fall out’ of spring migration. Sometimes due to adverse weather conditions, migrating birds are forced to […]
The Oystercatcher Diaries 2015: Field Week 4
By Susan Heath We finally had some good weather! Monday (the 23rd) was a beautiful day with bright blue skies, lots of sun, and only a slight wind. I even […]
The Oystercatcher Diaries 2015: Field Week 3
By Susan Heath I never thought I’d say this in drought prone Texas but enough with the rain! With some finagling of the schedule I managed to make it out […]