10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Sure, there were Summer and Scarlet Tanagers and a few “good” warblers, but most of the migrants were sailing on those south winds over our heads to other parts of Texas. The sanctuary is of global importance, a complex of mudflats, salt marsh, coastal prairie uplands and open beach owned and managed by Houston Audubon Society.

Houston 200

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 200

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2011

Now you should have a sense of the excitement elicited by the Great Texas Birding Classic ! The Great Texas Birding Classic covers the extent of what else but the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, 500 miles of phenomenal habitat covering the Gulf Coast from the east Texas Piney Woods to the lower Rio Grande Valley.

Texas 158

Texas United States Houston Birds 158

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2012

Not only that, but they are doing their big year to raise money for the Houston Audubon Society and the Katy Prairie Conservancy. Mary Beth Stowe is hoping to tick 350 species along the lower Texas Coast this year and has netter 307 so far.

South Dakota 194

South Dakota Houston Mammals Birds 194

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

A new Australian Big Year Record was set by John Weigel, who did his big year to raise money for Tasmanian Devil conservation. Not only that, but they raised money for the Houston Audubon Society and the Katy Prairie Conservancy. Perhaps the biggest big year of 2012 was in Australia.

2012 151

2012 South Dakota Costa Rica Houston 151