Guide: Meet the shorebirds descending on Texas' coast for annual migration. By Gary Clark, Correspondent Updated Sep 5, 2023 11:35 a.m. Spotted sandpiper lose their spots in winter plumage.

Along with a multitude of insects, mammals and venomous creatures, there is an abundance of shorebirds that call South Texas home. There's good reason Corpus Christi has long been called the ...

Shorebirds include such species as plovers, sandpipers, avocets and phalaropes. Roughly 38 shorebird species migrate along Texas coastal regions, with about 17 species staying for the winter.

Birding in Texas is one of the best states in the U.S. Two factors help the migratory birds. Geographically, Texas offers two ...

As breeding season for Wilson’s plover and least tern ends, non-breeding season for shorebirds begins. Gulf Coast Bird Observatory is currently monitoring for non-breeding shorebirds along the ...

The breeding season for most shorebirds such as the least tern and Wilson’s plover is slowing down for the season. The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory is beginning to monitor for ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two rare coastal birds, the Piping Plover and the Brown Booby, are expected to be in Central Texas this July. Here’s where you can look for them. The Piping Plover is a small ...

Our nesting waterbirds and shorebirds can't seem to catch a break. For years, populations of nearly every species along the Texas coast have been in decline. Among the primary causes, diminishing ...

Is SpaceX scaring away coastal shorebirds in South Texas? The concern is being raised by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as Elon Musk pushes to ramp up rocket activity in Boca Chica.

Some shorebirds in South Texas will never hatch, and it's likely the result of SpaceX's rocket launch last week, which saw Starship travel from its Boca Chica launch site to a splashdown point in ...

This month's bird forecast features a few favorite shorebirds, ... Central Texas’ July bird forecast: Rare coastal birds visit by: Kristen Currie. Posted: Jun 30, 2025 / 07:42 AM CDT.

An oil spill caused by the collision between a barge and ship that left 170,000 gallons of oil floating in the ocean is damaging the habitat of thousands of shorebirds. The Coast Guard temporarily ...