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Shorebirds Coming Through!

Shorebird migration has started down the Texas coastline and are coming through our wetlands!

Troop #59 Monarch Waystation

The South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center is thrilled to announce that we now have a certified Monarch Waystation on our grounds...

Spring Planting

Early Spring is a great time for planting habitat! It’s not too hot and the seasonal rains help to establish the plants. On March 5th,...

Winter Birding at the SPI Birding & Nature Center

Winter has officially arrived to the LRGV and so have wintering birds and our “Winter Texan” birding guides to the SPI BNC. Winter is a...

Cattail Awareness

Cattails, also known as bulrushes, “Tule” in Spanish, or “Corndog Grass” to some (I like to call them that once in a while), are...

Monarch Migration Superhighway

Monarch on Seaside Goldenrod By late September migrating Monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains coming from as far north as...

Birding the Tides

The tides have a profound effect on Coastal habitats. The force of the water as it rises into (flood tide) and falls out of (ebb tide)...