Dean Silvers has resided on Galveston’s West End since 2008 and has actively birded all the local hotspots for many years. With more than 2,246 Galveston County eBird checklists, Dean currently has 358 species on his county life list. Dean has also observed, and recorded in eBird 300 or more Galveston County bird species in each of the last four years. At the time of this writing Dean has 312 county species for 2025. Dean is a member of the Galveston chapter of the Houston Audubon Society. He participates in their meetings and field trips. Dean also participates in Galveston’s West End Christmas Bird Count. Due to his local experience, and collaboration with local birders, Dean knows the back roads, and trails of all of Galveston’s West End hot spots.