The Rookery at Smith Oaks - High Island 2017
The short documentary film showcases the Rookery at High Island and the role the Houston Audubon Society has played in public education and conservation in the State of Texas. Over the past 48 years Houston Audubon has been an active steward of wildlife and waterbird habitat restoration along the Upper Texas Coast. Please enjoy the documentary. Please visit houstonaudubon.org and bastropcountyaudubon.org.
Rookery at Smith Oaks - High Island, Texas
Made trip out to the rookery at Smith Oaks in High Island, Texas.
The birds are sitting on eggs, hopefully by next weekend they will have babies.
March 14th 2015
HighIsland Bird Sanctuary Coastal Texas
High Island Rookery during Nesting Season
Tour of High Island RV Park in High Island, TX
You can literally walk to the Gulf shore from here (along a busy highway, but still. lol), and it's only $25/night for full hook-ups. Really nice folks living here and running the place. Plenty of grassy space and not a very big park. Pleasant and out-of-the-way. We stayed here for proximity to the Gulf shore and a large wildlife refuge that has plenty of alligators for Chad!! :)
Rookery at High Island Texas
This is a wide shot of part of the Rookery at the Houston Audubon Society sanctuary at High Island, Texas.
There were lots more trees before Hurrican Rita in 2005, but the birds seem just as happy to build their nests in dead trees as live ones. The pond is less than a mile from the Gulf of Mexico, so it got the full effect of the hurricane.
The Rookery at High Island, Texas
Spring is the time for spoonbill mating, nest building and great egret nesting. Take your camera, water and insect repellent.
Outdoor Activity of the Month: Birding - Texas Parks and Wildlife [Official]
State parks offer some of the best bird watching during spring migration! Find out more at
Birding Texas - Part IX -
Covers April 26 - 27, where we're driving from Big Bend to Brackettville on Edward's Plateau.
Features Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow, Orchard Oriole, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Lark Sparrow, Black-capped Vireo, Northern Mockingbird, Hooded Oriole, Field Sparrow, Cave Swallow, Vesta Crescent and Mexican Free-tailed Bat.
Great Texas Birding Trail Maps Show Where the Birds Are - Texas Parks and Wildlife [Official]
Texas is famous for its birds and these maps show you where to see them. Beautifully illustrated with practical tips, these make great gifts. Here's how to order:
PBS Show October 25-31, 2015 | #2402
BRUSHLAND BIRDS, FISHING PIERS & OLD TRAINS
Birding in the Brushlands
Join a group of Harlingen high school students as they discover birding. These South Texas teens realize they have some amazing birds right in their own backyard.
Lone Star Land Steward: The BigWoods on the Trinity
The Leopold Conservation Award winner for the Texas Parks and Wildlife 2015 Lone Star Land Steward awards is The BigWoods on the Trinity in Anderson County. Dr. Robert McFarlane has worked hard to show that you can manage East Texas bottomland hardwoods as a business and for wildlife conservation.
Fishing With Your Piers
Meet some fishing peers while fishing off of one. With piers up and down the Texas Coast, you don’t need to own a fancy boat or to even get your feet wet to try saltwater fishing.
Texas State Railroad
This season marks the Texas Parks & Wildlife show’s 30th year on the Texas PBS stations. All season long we’re going to take a look back at some of the older shows, and we’ll meet some of the people that have made the show what it is. We start with the very first segment from the very first show way back in 1985, a trip through east Texas on the Texas State Railroad.
Postcard From Texas
The Smith Oaks Rookery on High Island is chock full of birds.
Find out where to watch at
Houston Audubon is on a Mission
A short video about Houston Audubon and its mission to promote the conservation and appreciation of birds and wildlife habitat.
Coastal Birds and Birders
Coastal Birds and Birders
The sounds of the waves, a breeze in your face, and the peeps of a scurrying shorebird, you are birding at the beach and you didn’t even know it. We visit a couple prime birding hot spots along the coast and we’ll let you know where they are.
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge 8-8-16
Huge Burd Gathering
Great Texas Birding Classic 2014 - JR SAYBC
Interview with our Junior SAYBC members after they finished with their first Great Texas Birding Classic at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center on April 25, 2014.
Birds from SE Texas
Birds photographed April 2014 at the Laguna Seca Ranch about 30 miles north of McAllen, TX
Bird Haven on Good Morning Texas 5/27/15
Bird Haven flies into the studio for a special close up on a few of the many birds rescued by the haven.
Established in 2003 by DeAnn Waggoner, this Red Oak, TX Bird Haven, through its board members, volunteers and DeAnn's efforts have provided a safe haven for unwanted domesticated birds. GMT invited them for a brief interview just before their Feather Fest in June.
PBS Show February 26-March 4, 2017, #2520
Program 2520. Air dates February 26-March 4, 2017 & August 27-September 2, 2017
Bobcat City, Ranch Reboot & Coastal Birds
Bobcat City
Our pets aren’t the only cats prowling around urban areas at night. A study is shedding new light on how bobcats live among us, in the suburbs and edges of our cities, without conflict and almost completely without notice.
Lone Star Land Steward: Harkins Ranch
The Harkins Ranch in Terrell County has been in the family since 1905. Land that was historically overgrazed by livestock has been transformed by rotational grazing, brush management, and building a network of water features. This change in habitat management has turned the ranch into an oasis for wildlife.
Parks & Wildlife People: Steve Schroeter
While not always glamorous, the supporting services behind the scenes at Texas Parks and Wildlife rely on the leadership skills of Steve Schroeter. Policy and procedures to support conservation are Steve's passion.
Postcard From Texas
Coastal birds of Bolivar Flats, and a raucous rookery at Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary.
Bruce Visits Boy Scout Woods
Bruce begins his journey north with the spring by visiting Houston Audubon managed Boy Scout Woods. Located on High Island in Texas, this is a legendary stopover point for many neotropical migrant bird species such as the Golden-winged Warbler as they cross the Gulf of Mexico.
TOH Zone 2 Video - The Gulf Coast 480x320
Welcome to Texas Our Heritage Eco Region Zone 2.
Zone 2 - The Gulf Coast
Texas encompasses 10 wildly divergent natural areas. The state's Natural
Part 1 of a 10 part tour of natural beauty of Texas.
Videos are part of an EveryTrail Guided Tour for iPhones, iPads, and android smartphones.
Regions form the basis for this small educational nature center in the heart of Highland Village, Texas.
Here's a guide that provides a tour of the Texas natural regions with living examples of the type of vegetation, terrain, and some of the creatures you may encounter on any trip in Texas!
TOH Slides Zone 2 Video 480x320.mp4
LAKE MARTIN BIRD ROOKERY
Lake Martin Bird Sanctuary
Cypress Island Preserve
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana