Winter migrant birds on their way to Houston. By Gary Clark, Correspondent Nov 2, 2018. Hermit thrushes move furtively in backyards among trees and dense bushes where they can hide..

Songbirds from as far north as Canada's boreal forests and the northern tier of the United States have arrived in Houston neighborhoods. It wasn’t the icy northern winter that drove them here ...

Houston area offers great winter bird-watching spots. ... He served as president of the Houston Audubon Society 1989-1991 and purchased the North American Rare Bird Alert for Houston Audubon in 1990.

In a 2019 study, Houston was found to be the second most dangerous city in the country for migrating birds in terms of light pollution because there are so many tall buildings.

Hundreds of Neotropical migratory birds make an amazing journey every spring from Central and South America to their breeding grounds in the United States and Canada. Many of these birds will go ...

What plants can you plant in the winter in Houston, Texas? Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. Skip ... 6 to 12 ft. tall, fragrant foliage, attracts birds but, again, both male and female plants ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Several pelicans and other water birds were hurt in last week's extreme weather when temperatures reached below freezing, according to the Houston SPCA. The video above is ...

"This is a finch winter," Dunlap said, singling out the evening grosbeak, which has been seen as far south as Houston County. People are reporting red crossbills and, like the rarity of grosbeaks ...

Birds increase their body weight in late summer and fall to prepare for winter. They also trap pockets of air around their bodies using their feathers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports.

Mae, named after Mae Jemison, the first Black female astronaut in space, moved into the Houston Zoo last month, as KRIV reported after she suffered an open wing fracture during the snowstorm.. A ...

HOUSTON — You may notice Houston skyscrapers and buildings a little dimmer than usual. They are doing their part to protect the millions of migratory birds that are moving through Texas this spring.

But here, the birds will find an ample winter food supply of grass seeds and tree seeds in forested parks, wildlife refuges and especially seeds in backyard birdfeeders. We welcome them in our yard.