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The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
Lake Conroe and the surrounding National Forest lands provide wintering habitat for the bald eagle. During the winter months, the eagle is not an uncommon sight soaring over the lake, perched on a flooded snag or in a tall pine along the shoreline. Another bird species found here, one that is truly endangered, is the red-cockaded woodpecker.
The Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary is a 17.5-acre (7.1 ha) nature sanctuary along Rummel Creek, located in Houston, Texas, in the United States. [1] Named after Edith Lotz Moore, who lived on the land with her husband for 43 years, the sanctuary includes a restored log cabin [2] for hosting educational programs and houses administrative offices for the Houston Audubon Society.
The McNair Asian Elephant Habitat is home to the Houston Zoo's herd of Asian elephants. It features a 7,000-square-foot barn custom-built to house the bull elephants, a brand-new expanded habitat with a boardwalk with an unobstructed view of the elephants in their new yard, and a 160,000-gallon pool. [citation needed]
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.
Because of this, wildlife expert Richard Green, from Kennedy Wild Bird Food, is sharing how Brits can help robins and other garden birds simply by putting their Christmas dinner leftovers to good use.
Grant-funded habitat project dedicated to birds is planned for 11 acres on Blanchard Road. Augusta- and Georgia-based conservation groups seek to transform Evans land for bird habitat Skip to main ...
The green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus) is a species of the New World jays, found in Central America, Mexico, and South Texas.Adults are about 27 cm (11 in) long and variable in color across their range; they usually have blue and black heads, green wings and mantle, bluish-green tails, black bills, yellow or brown eye rings, and dark legs.