Birdwatching in Texas Birding contacts and birdwatching information Local Birdingpal Contacts 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. Initial Last Name Area Available Language H Trudell Abilene Anytime English "I travel frequently for work but can certainly provide information for birders in the Abilene area or on the Upper Texas Coast if I'm out of town." C Ohl-Johnson Alpine Anytime J Luce Amarillo Anytime P Sipiora Arlington Anytime English Z Hunt Austin Anytime G Waggerman Austin Anytime L Kantor Austin Anytime English/Spanish W Strickland Austin Weekend 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. S Head Bay City Anytime B Kinch Brownsville (Winter only) Anytime English K Russell Bryan Anytime English/German 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 D Green Canyan Lake Weekend English/Spanish L Yaklin Concan Anytime L Even Corpus Christi Anytime English R Games Dallas Weekend J Meldahl Eagle Lake Anytime K Arquette Elm Mott(Waco) Anytime 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. L Lucas Ft. Worth Weekend P Singleton Galveston/Dickinson Anytime M Streater Hamilton Anytime P Kennedy Deer Park, Houston Anytime M Sloan Houston Area Anytime Englishsome 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. S Gross Houston Weekend 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) J Berner Houston(Katy) Weekend English A Lemon Junction, Kimble Anytime English 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. J Stowers Kerrville Anytime English/German J Sinclair Kingsville Anytime R Reinarz Lago Vista Anytime Z Loman Leakey Anytime M Preischel Livingston Weekend R Brittain Mathis Weekend M Thornton Mission Weekend M Moore Plano Anytime T Cantrell Portland(Coastal Bend) Anytime R Hamilton Quitaque Anytime M Rogers Richardson Anytime T Richmond San Angelo Weekend English some Spanish B Zeller San Angelo Anytime English I am retired. I am an avid photographer, but I enjoy birding and photographing birds. My wife, Ann and I enjoy birding at San Angelo State Park. My first name is Bob and you can see some of my bird photos at www.zellertexasphotos.com M Dolliver San Angelo and Christoval Anytime D Goodrich San Antonio Weekend 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.. F Cervantes San Antonio Anytime N Dixon The Woodlands Anytime Professional Guides Initial Last Name Area Available Language H Laidlaw Houston Anytime 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 Name Description Audubon Society Texas Club Texas Ornithological Society Club Audubon Society Dallas Club El Paso Audubon Society Club Fort Worth Audubon Society Club Galveston Ornithological Society Club Golden Triangle Audubon Society Club Houston Audubon Society Club Huntsville Audubon Society Club Llano Estacado Audubon Society Club Texas Panhandle Bird Club Club St Angelo Birding Club San Antonio Audubon Society Club Travis Audubon Society Club Tyler Audubon Society Club Big Country Audubon Society Club Texas Bluebird Society Club Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Observatory Lower Rio Grande Valley Nature Center Site Great Texas Birding Classic Tournament North Central Texas Birding Spots Site Birding Hotspots around the world Sites Monte Vista Crane Festival Festival Port Aransas and Mustang Island. Annual Celebration of Whooping Cranes Festival Patty Waits Beasley's Central Texas Coast Sites Carolyn Ohl's Big Bend Bird Habitat Sites John D. Ingram's Windows on Nature Photos Bert Frenz's Bird Checklists of Texas Checklists NABA South Texas Butterflies David and Jan Dauphin's Rio Grande Valley's Nature Site Butterflies Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Texas Local weather Yahoo Electronic maps MapQuest Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. Field guides recommended by Birdingpals Printable bird check list Trip Reports from Texas Last update 18/06/2008