This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Annual Christmas bird count sheds light on climate effects
Scientist Rich Kostecke leads a 24 hour Gulf Coast bird survey on Mad Island with 50 volunteers gathering data from 7,000 acres. The count, part of a 120 year effort, tracks 233 species and informs how drought and warming alter bird behavior across Texas and beyond.
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Map Island
Texas
Rich Kostecke
Texas Gulf Coast
Kostecke
Mad Island
National Audubon Society
Nature Conservancy
Nebraska
United States
Louisiana
Midwest
David J. Phillip