Lifetime TOS member Georgina Schwartz passed away following a brief illness, on May 16, 2026, in San Antonio. She was 5 months shy of her 96th birthday. Her membership in the Texas Ornithological Society dates to the 1990's; she attended her last meeting at Lake Jackson in 2022. She served on the TOS board as Region 5 director from 2005-2008, later promoting the organization by ...
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Renowned TOS member, Georgina Schwartz, has died
TOS Secretary Lynn Thompson wrote this lovely obituary about her good friend. Georgina will be missed by all who knew her. Lifetime TOS member Georgina Schwartz passed away following a brief illness, on May 16, 2026, in San Antonio. She was 5 months shy of her 96th birthday. Her membership in the Texas Ornithological Society dates to the 1990's; she attended her last meetin ...
Georgina Schwartz Remembrances
Many people knew and loved Georgina Schwartz. Georgina was one of the coolest people I ever met! I met Georgina at the TOS meeting in San Antonio, I think it might have been 2006? The last time I saw her was when we were on the Hueco Tanks field trip during the TOS meeting in El Paso, in 2015. At times she would sit and take a break and I would join her; it was a chance for ...
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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.