Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are starting to build their nests in Round Rock Texas #birds

Did you know that we have 4.4 million wildlife watchers in Texas? And folks come from all over to see birds, butterflies, bats, reptiles, and others. This growing sector of our economy depends on healthy Texas fish & wildlife populations.

Estimates indicate over 60% of the world's breeding Painted Buntings are found in Texas #birds

The Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz is a national effort to raise awareness and community involvement in the pollinator crisis through local parks & recreation. Get your park involved! NRPA news inaturalist.org/projects/parks… #bioblitz #pollinators #parks4pollinators #citizenscience

Forget pesticides — a flock of 30 Bushtits can do a great job of ridding a garden of harmful aphids and scale insects! birdnote.org/show/bushtits

First day out of the egg for (most) of these Loggerhead Shikes #birds in #roundrock parking lot of Old Settlers Park. In two weeks they will be fully feathered and ready to fly, but not turn while flying😄. The tail grows last.

Just hatching today, fuzzy Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and not so fuzzy Loggerhead Shrike #birds

Did you know that some species of grassland birds have declined in population by as much as 90%? Initiatives like GRIP are wasting no time in protecting and restoring habitats for birds like the Northern Bobwhite. Click on the link to explore more. arcgis.com/apps/MapJourna…

Introducing our newest Conservation Partner, Bandera Corridor Conservation Bank! BCCB focuses on land protections and management for Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat occurring in the Bandera Canyonlands. Learn more at banderacorridor.com.

Texan by Nature is thrilled to welcome Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever as one of our new Conservation Partners! We are excited to share and support their vision for the future of wild pheasants, quail, and other wildlife. pheasantsforever.org

Only one egg hatched out of four in this Scissor-tailed Flycatcher nest, but she is filling the nest #birds #RoundRock

Check out how one of our 2018 Conservation Wranglers, McDonald Observatory's Dark Skies Initiative, a campaign of education and awareness, is working with the oil and gas companies in the Permian Basin to combat light pollution. #TexanbyNature youtube.com/watch?v=2cM5Bf…

If you're at #AOS19AK meet ABC in person! Cara Joos will be giving a talk on Wednesday (tomorrow). If you see her during the week, learn more about the ornithology work she does at ABC and with the Joint Ventures.

Quail enthusiasts gather in Abilene at the Statewide Quail Symposium

National Zoo Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center This signals a widespread ecological crisis, but everyday actions can save millions of birds. Seven steps you can take: s.si.edu/31GvwYv #BringBirdsBack #3BillionBirds

Texas USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications until Nov.15, 2019 for floodplain easements through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program Floodplain Easement. nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrc…

Today's Texas Pollinator Bioblitz challenge is to find something red: a plant being pollinated or a pollinator. #TxPollinators #katyprairie

Migrant Wilson's Warbler at the backyard drip/bath for a brief stop on its way south. #Browning #Video #SATX #CameraTrap #Migration

Feeling a bit wistful to see many #bird species depart on fall migration. But with the turning of the seasons we're also excited to see the birds of colder weather, like Dark-eyed Juncos. What #birds are you excited to see? #SundayThoughts #MigratoryBirds

Lonestar Land Steward Award winner Phillip Walker talks about his rangeland restoration project on the 7 Oaks Ranch. With #NRCS assistance, he implemented a rotational grazing system. #NationalBeefMonth Learn more at bit.ly/2Q7ekuE.