The sudden burst of rare sightings has drawn attention and speculation. Are more rare birds actually arriving in Texas, or are people just getting better at spotting them? "The answer is a little ...

With some 1,200 species of plants, 300 butterflies and some 700 species of vertebrates, the Rio Grande Valley’s 4,300 square miles are among the most biodiverse in the United States. And each fall, ...

Texas birders have been treated to an unusual streak of sightings this year, including species that rarely, if ever, make an appearance in the state. In September, a double-striped thick-knee was ...

On a summer Friday evening in Brownsville’s Joe & Tony Oliveira Park, a pandemonium of squawking parrots is charming enough to cause children playing with tablets to look away from their screens.