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Encounter with a Gator

On August 27, TOS received an email from a visitor to our Sabine Woods Sanctuary recounting a hair-raising encounter with an alligator at that location.  Here is her story, followed by a response from Dr. John Whittle, our Sabine Woods consultant: I was at Sabine Woods at – is it “Howard’s”—mister and water feature at about 2:20 or 3:00 p.m.  I sat there for several minutes, o ...

Proud to support...

TOS is proud to partner with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, which delivers research-based educational programs and solutions for all Texans. We enthusiastically endorse their youth camps and educational opportunities. and hope you will partake in some of them. Enjoy their Spring 2024 newsletter, The Flycatcher . ...

Weslaco Meeting from a First Time Attendee

By Karen Carpenter, Dallas Sunday, May 5   I write this as I’m frantically researching new county target lists on eBird, counting all the new birds I saw for my Texas list as I reach for 500, and plotting which counties I can get over 100 on our way home.  Today is the last day of my first TOS meeting in Weslaco, an experience I won’t soon forget.  One of my birding friends, ...

Be a Rio Diablo Birding Camp Sponsor!

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension offers a youth birding experience each year, and TOS is pleased to share an opportunity to become a sponsor and help a student attend. This year the event takes place on June 11-17.  Beginning in San Antonio, the group travels to Big Bend, the Davis Mountains, Devils River SNA, a private ranch, Fort Clark Springs, and Kickapoo Caverns. Camp ...

Join Us for GivingTuesday – the Global Day of Giving on Nov 28, 2023.

We know you are passionate about birds in Texas, and devoted to preserving their habitat.TOS is working to raise $10,000 to expand and improve our Sabine Woods Sanctuary. Your kindness and generosity will help TOS realize our goal of enhancing this important migratory stopover in Texas.You can also follow us on Facebook for updates on the fundraising progress that day, and shar ...

October 2023 UTC Weekender - Our motto: "“Neither drought, fire, fog, hogs nor MOSQUITOS will deter us from our appointed rounds!”

Our Weekender started out a bit slowly on Friday afternoon with our trip to Cattail Marsh. Temperatures were in the mid-90’s and all the ponds we visited were at least 80% covered in vegetation. A huge difference from when I was here in April. We persevered and managed to find 21 species, the best of which were 2-3 female Northern Harriers. We ended the day with 21 species. Af ...

Panama with Susan Foster

Day 1: August 25, 2023 Kathie Holder and I arrived at the Canopy Tower around 4:00. We saw a family of TEN coatimundis on the drive into the compound. After being greeted by our guide, Alex, we explored the roof views, then decided to sit outside at the hummingbird feeders. We had seven lifer hummingbirds plus Gray-breasted Martins. My first Panama bird was a Turkey Vultur ...

Abilene in Spring

One of the many pleasures of birding is seasonal change. You can visit the same location at a different time of year and experience a new landscape with some new birds. After enjoying the winter TOS meeting, I was excited to return and see what pleasures Abilene in May might offer. According to the total trip report, our group observed 186 species May 4-7, 2023. In addition, th ...

TOS Election Results

TOS is pleased to announce the results of our 2023 election:    - Lynn Thompson of New Braunfels is our newest Director At-large.   - Lorrie Mathers of Allen is Region 2 Director   - Pam Pipes of Forney will act as Region 4 Director   At the May 5 board meeting, the directors chose the executive positions:   - President - Byron Stone   - Vice-president - Romey Swans ...

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