Gulf Coast Bird Observatory is continuing to survey for non-breeding shorebirds along the Upper Texas Coast this season. Our current research intern, Kenlynn Volz, and I monitor Matagorda Beach, Bryan Beach, Quintana Beach, Surfside Beach, and Follet’s Island from the beginning of August to the end of March. Our target species are Piping Plover, Snowy […]

Below is a photo of my “Granpa” John Louis Wooldridge and “Granma” Eula Gertrud Cumie McFadden. Grama was Scotch Irish and she did believe in the “Banshee”. Do you know of any “Scotch Irish” people that believe in the Banshee? A bit hard to make out, but below is a picture taken at the Old […]