Aplomado Falcon

Mustang Island • November 2025

A rare sighting of this elegant falcon along the Texas coast. Known for their striking facial patterns and acrobatic hunting style.

Sedge Wren

Commons Ford Park • November 2025

This secretive wren prefers wet grasslands and sedge meadows. Their bouncing song is often heard before they're seen.

American Bittern

Mueller Southeast Greenway • October 2025

Masters of camouflage, these herons point their bills skyward to blend with reeds. Their distinctive pumping call echoes across wetlands.

Rufous Hummingbird

Austin • December 2025

Winter visitor showing brilliant copper-orange plumage. Despite their small size, they're remarkably aggressive and territorial.

Red-footed Booby

Corpus Christi • December 2025

An exceptional vagrant from tropical waters. This pelagic seabird rarely ventures to Texas shores, making this a memorable sighting.

Little Blue Heron

Longhorn Dam • November 2025

A patient hunter of shallow waters. Juveniles are white, gradually molting to their characteristic slate-blue adult plumage.

Brown Creeper

South Austin • November 2025

This tiny bark-colored bird spirals up tree trunks searching for insects. Their high-pitched calls are easily overlooked.

Verdin

Reimers Ranch Park • November 2025

A desert specialist with a bright yellow face and chestnut shoulder patches. They build distinctive spherical nests in thorny shrubs.

Osprey

Roy G. Guerrero Park • December 2025

Fish eating raptor with distinctive high-pitched chirping calls and crook in wing.