Running With Scissor-tails

We are birders raising money for bird conservation on the Upper Texas Coast. We'll be LIVE TWEETING our BIG DAY on April 23rd. Please donate at the link below.

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151! 151! 151 son! That's how many species we saw! I'll post the list of what we found soon.

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Ended our VERY long day with the bird that was supposed to be our first! Barn Owl made us WORK for them today, but we nailed 'em! Will compile our list tomorrow. After 18 hrs straight, we sleep...

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On our way home hoping to find a couple more birds! Looking at you owls! 🦉

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Now accepting cave and bank swallows for our survey. Please apply if interested and you have the qualifications of having a breast band and square tails. #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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Behind schedule as usual ahhhhh panik!!! But now it’s warbler time 😎 #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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Just got road blocked by cowboys herding their cattle. Just Texas things... #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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Whoop there it’s not #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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Next stop whooping cranes. Can I get a whoop whoop? #woopwoop #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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We got an ëh ëh! Thanks seafood restaurant dumpster. #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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Oh snap saw a bird on a wire, pulled a U-ie, and got Eastern Bluebird. #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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Heading back to Beaumont for some Fish Crows after finishing up in the forest. Can I get an ëh ëh? #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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Oh yeah! Just found out namesake bird!! #HoustonAudubon #Birdathon2021

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Found Red-cockaded Woodpecker!! 🎉#HoustonAudubon #Birdathon2021

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Owls are not passing the vibe check #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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Thought a wooden sign was a deer... time for caffeine #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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Just saw a fox dash across the road! Too bad it wasn’t a fox sparrow...
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Off to a rough start since we couldn’t find our resident Barn Owl... Currently en route to Angelina National Forest with a quick pit stop to listen for other (and better) owls #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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It's happening! Some of us still wearing PJ'S, but we're on our way!

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Truck packed! Red bulls at the ready! 2:45 AM will be here SO very soon! Better catch some zzzzz's #houstonaudubon #birdathon2021

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Great Egrets fresh off the press!