2026 Birding Weekend in Alpine
The 2026 Winter TOS meeting in Alpine, Texas was a rousing success with over 160 participants, including many new members experiencing their first dose of Texas Ornithological energy, exploration, and great birding. Field trips included the usual hotspots such as Big Bend and the Christmas Mountain Oasis, but also added many private properties that are normally off limits to the public, including the Catto Gage Ranch. Not to mention several Century Club trips.
Several myths were dispelled on this trip. First, Texas is not all flat! Second, casual birders and “Numbers obsessed Century Club birders” get along just fine. And lastly, West Texas is not always hot.
BIRD ON GARTH!!!
~Ron Huebner, Region 2 Director
Texas Ornithological Society
Welcome to the Amazing World of Texas Birds!
If you love birds, Texas is definitely the place for you! With eight different geographical regions to explore, each offering its own, unique wildlife environment; more than 660 species to be discovered; and a location adjacent to the tropical regions of Mexico and Central America, you never know what you might see when you grab your binoculars and head out!
Texas Ornithological Society is proud to promote the discovery, knowledge, observation and conservation of birds in Texas since 1953.