10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2012

The birders birding on a budget and doing a lower-48 big year, Renee Rubin and Michael Delesantro , are doing nicely at 614 species for the year, amazing considering how little money they have spent. Not only that, but they are doing their big year to raise money for the Houston Audubon Society and the Katy Prairie Conservancy.

South Dakota 196

South Dakota Houston Mammals Birds 196

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

Positive reinforcement tells me that I should be finding snakes in Houston, TX. The first one was found simply by accident, but consistent herpetological luck at Houston’s Arboretum makes me look harder and longer until I find one. This is the Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake Thamnophis proximus orarius.

Houston 162

Houston Reptiles Texas Mammals 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

The birders who birded on a budget and did a Lower-48 Big Year, Renee Rubin and Michael Delesantro , managed to track down 654 species, amazing considering how little money they have spent. Not only that, but they raised money for the Houston Audubon Society and the Katy Prairie Conservancy.

2012 152

2012 South Dakota Costa Rica Houston 152