PANAMA!!! How could I not go? It was to be a trip of a lifetime, of which I’ve already had several and hope for any number more. Last year, I saw the alluring narrative posts and photos of the 2023 TOS guided trip to Panama and promptly sought info on the next one by contacting trip leader Susan Foster to add my name to the prospective participant list. It all came together f ...
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TOS Returns to Panama with Susan Foster
Aug. 26, 2024: Good morning from Canopy Tower and the first day of the Texas Ornithological Society 2024 Panama Tour. It’s been fantastic already. Private trail in Panama with guides Carlos Bethancourt and Danilo, Sr. of Canopy Family. So many highlights including a family of Spectacled Owls. Go Sox. Introduction to the wonderful Canopy Lodge. Aug. 27, 2024: Day ...
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 ...
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