Birdwatching in Texas
Birding contacts and birdwatching information
Local Birdingpal Contacts
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Local Birdwatchers Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. | ||||||
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| C | Ohl-Johnson | Alpine | Anytime | |
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| J | Luce | Amarillo | Anytime | |
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| P | Sipiora | Arlington | Anytime | English |
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| Z | Hunt | Austin | Anytime | |
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| L | Kantor | Austin | Anytime | English/Spanish |
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| M | Kircus | Austin | Anytime | English |
| I'm a retired school teacher and have been birding for many years. Our area is famous for the Golden-cheeked Warbler and the Black-capped Vireo. But we have many good birds and recently had a Ruff visit us. I have used to be located in Houston but now live a little west of Austin. | ||||||
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| S | Barko | Austin | Anytime | English |
| Intermediate birder with knowledge of south Austin parks and birding areas south of Austin. | ||||||
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| S | Head | Bay City | Anytime | |
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| B | Kinch | Brownsville (Winter only) | Anytime | English |
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| K | Russell | Bryan | Anytime | English/German |
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| S | Dillard | Bryan | Weekend | English |
| I am versant with alot of the upper coast of Texas too so - if you want someone to take ya around try me anyhow. I might be able to break away days with some prior notice | ||||||
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| D | Green | Canyon Lake | Weekend | English/Spanish |
| I live in the Hill Country of Texas half way between San Antonio an Austin. In the spring I can usually show or tell people how to find the Golden- Cheeked Warbler and the Black-capped Vireo. | ||||||
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| L | Yaklin | Concan | Anytime | |
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| J | Hill | Conroe | Anytime | English |
| I am a member of the NWF and have numerous feeders, bird houses, bird baths and covered areas for my birds. I have only been watching in my yard for about 4 years, but I really want to go birding with someone. Have no friends interested in birding the way I am. | ||||||
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| L | Even | Corpus Christi | Anytime | English |
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| P | Hibdon | Corpus Cristi | Weekend | English |
| Corpus Christi is known as the birdiest city in the U.S. Birding here is best in the Spring and Fall when birds are migrating through, but there's lots to see year round. I've lived in Corpus for 21 years now, but have only been seriously birding about 3 years. So I have a lot of catching up to do. | ||||||
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| R | Games | Dallas | Weekend | |
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| H | Krabbe | Del Rio | Anytime | English/Spanish |
| I am a wildlife biology student and live in a hillcountry/transitioanal area. | ||||||
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| J | Meldahl | Eagle Lake | Anytime | |
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| K | Arquette | Elm Mott(Waco) | Anytime | |
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| A | Vinson | El Paso | Anytime | English |
| I bird regularly in West Texas and in mid- and southern New Mexico. Also, I travel to SE Arizona pretty regularly to bird. I am a school teacher, so the "anytime" only applies to summers, Christmas break and Spring Break. The working year I am available on weekends. So,if you would like to bird the Chihuahuan desert, Bosque del Apache, Big Bend, or even look for the Tucson area specialties with me, please email. | ||||||
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| L | Lucas | Ft. Worth | Weekend | |
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| G | Sage | Galveston | Anytime | English |
| My husband and I have been birding for 10 years, mostly at home in Galveston, which has many birds during the spring and fall migrations, and which is close to the High Island bird sanctuaries, also very popular during migration season. We also like to bird while traveling, and have birded from Alaska to Patagonia. We would enjoy showing Galveston's sights to fellow birders, and would love to have you show us your birds. | ||||||
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| P | Singleton | Galveston/Dickinson | Anytime | |
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| M | Streater | Hamilton | Anytime | |
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| P | Kennedy | Deer Park, Houston | Anytime | |
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| M | Sloan | Houston Area | Anytime | English some French |
| I'm a retired librarian and have been seriously birding for about 3 years. Our area includes the upper Texas Gulf coast for shorebirds and marsh birding. We also have prairie and forest habitats. | ||||||
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| S | Gross | Houston | Weekend | |
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| B | Tarbox | Houston | Weekend | English |
| Available for assistance with weekend birding throughout the year with advance notice in the Southeast Texas area. Katy Prairie, Galveston, Houston area, Jones State Forest (RCWO & BHNU), High Island and Sabine Pass areas & Bolivar. Also, familiar with birding the Rio Grande Valley. If you have a list of target birds feel free to email it to me. (weekend email - billtarbox(AT)gmail.com) | ||||||
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| J | Berner | Houston(Katy) | Weekend | English |
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| G | Lavaty | Houston | Weekend | English |
| There are lots of birds to see in SE Texas and I spend as much time as I can looking for them and observing them. It is always fun to share the birding experience with others who are excited about birds. In fact sharing birds/wildlife with others was the main reason that I got involved with photography. Lots of photos of Texas birds can be seen at my website: http://www.pbase.com/dadas115 | ||||||
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| A | Marceau | Houston | Weekend | English/French Limited Spanish |
| Within 1.5 hour drive to High Island and other Upper Texas Coast hotspots. | ||||||
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| M | Meyer | Houston | Weekend | English |
| I've been birding for 5 years. Near our neighborhood is a series of retention ponds called Willow Waterhole Park. Commonly seen there are Black-necked Stilts, Cooper's, Red-tailed, and Red-shouldered Hawks, numerous egrets and herons, some warblers, kinglets, grebes, Belted Kingfishers, occasional Roseate Spoonbills. | ||||||
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| J | Schneider | Houston area | Weekend | English limited Spanish |
| Available for birding, butterflying, dragonflying etc. in the Houston area and surrounding counties. | ||||||
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| A | Lemon | Junction, Kimble | Anytime | English |
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| J | Stowers | Kerrville | Anytime | English/German |
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| C | Cook | Killeen | Weekend | English/Spanish |
| I work on Fort Hood, which is the largest breeding area for the endangered Golden-cheeked warbler and Black-capped Vireo. | ||||||
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| T | Perkins | Killeen | Anytime | English/Spanish |
| Killeen is located in Central Texas, home to a diverse mix of Eastern and Western species and local specialties including Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black-capped Vireo. I'm relatively new to the area but happy to show visiting birders around. | ||||||
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| J | Sinclair | Kingsville | Anytime | |
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| R | Reinarz | Lago Vista | Anytime | English |
| I will be happy to take visitors to see the Golden-cheek Warbler and Black-capped Vireo both of which are located nearby. I also will show them unique birds which are common in the area. Typically my visitors end up with a long list of first time sightings. | ||||||
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| Z | Loman | Leakey | Anytime | |
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| D | Dauphin | Lower Rio Grande Valley | Anytime | English |
| The Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas is one of this nation's top birding locations. View our website at www.thedauphins.net | ||||||
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| R | Brittain | Mathis | Weekend | |
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| M | Thornton | Mission | Weekend | |
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| M | Moore | Plano | Anytime | English |
| One of the premiere birding spots in the Dallas area is about an hour north on US-75 to Sherman, Texas then a few minutes west. The Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, on the southern shore of Lake Texoma, hosts a wide diversity of habitats supporting a large number of avian residents as well as seasonally large numbers of visiting ducks, geese, and shorebirds. Access is easy, not extensive, and you'll get some good views of the lake and shore by driving the dike roads leading to the several oil drilling pads that jut into the lake. | ||||||
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| T | Cantrell | Portland(Coastal Bend) | Anytime | |
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| R | Hamilton | Quitaque | Anytime | |
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| M | Rogers | Richardson | Anytime | |
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| T | Richmond | San Angelo | Weekend | English some Spanish |
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| M | Dolliver | San Angelo and Christoval | Anytime | |
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| D | Goodrich | San Antonio | Weekend | |
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| A | Grunspan | San Antonio | Anytime | English/Spanish |
| San Antonio and its surrounding area has much to offer birders. Since I love birding this area, I also enjoy taking visiting birders around, so they can fall in love with it as well. | ||||||
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| F | Cervantes | San Antonio | Anytime | |
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| C | Reid | Schertz | Anytime | English |
| Retired Air Force, 79 years of age, stroke victim, can walk after a fashion, love the outside. | ||||||
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| H | Trudell | Waco | Anytime | English |
| "I'm new to the area, but settling in. Otherwise I can provide information for birders in the Abilene area or on the Upper Texas Coast." | ||||||
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| N | Dixon | The Woodlands | Anytime | |
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Professional Guides | ||||||
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| O | Carmona | Arlington | Anytime | English/Spanish |
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| H | Laidlaw | Houston | Anytime | |
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| G | Olsen | Houston | Anytime | English |
| I also enjoy just helping visiting birders, and can email them with good birding sites, directions, places to eat and stay, migration timing, etc. | ||||||
Local Information
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| Name | Description
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| Audubon Society Texas | Club |
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| Texas Ornithological Society | Club |
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| Audubon Society Dallas | Club |
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| El Paso Audubon Society | Club |
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| Fort Worth Audubon Society | Club |
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| Golden Triangle Audubon Society | Club |
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| Houston Audubon Society | Club |
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| Huntsville Audubon Society | Club |
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| Llano Estacado Audubon Society | Club |
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| Texas Panhandle Bird Club | Club |
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| San Antonio Audubon Society | Club |
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| Travis Audubon Society | Club |
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| Tyler Audubon Society | Club |
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| Big Country Audubon Society | Club |
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| Texas Bluebird Society | Club |
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| Gulf Coast Bird Observatory | Observatory |
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| Lower Rio Grande Valley Nature Center | Site |
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| Great Texas Birding Classic | Tournament |
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| North Central Texas Birding Spots | Site |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites |
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| Monte Vista Crane Festival | Festival |
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Port Aransas and Mustang Island. Annual Celebration of Whooping Cranes | Festival |
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| Patty Waits Beasley's Central Texas Coast | Sites |
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| Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis | Sites |
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| John D. Ingram's Windows on Nature | Photos |
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| Bert Frenz's Bird Checklists of Texas | Checklists |
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| NABA South Texas | Butterflies |
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| David and Jan Dauphin's Rio Grande Valley's Nature Site | Butterflies |
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Texas |
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| Local weather | Yahoo |
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| Electronic maps | MapQuest |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | |
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| Field guides recommended by Birdingpals | |
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| Printable bird check list | |
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| Trip Reports from Texas |
Last update 03/07/2009