Jim Stevenson

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Jim is Director of the Galveston Ornithological Society, a professional bird guide and is the author of eleven published books and also publishes a nature newspaper, Gulls n Herons.. On some of his field trips, we stop at his house, where his yard has recorded 324 species of birds in his 27 years living there – highest ever in the US!

Raised by an ornithologist, he has been birding for over 60 years, having traveled all over the world and seen well over 7000 species of birds. His graduate work was conducted on bird migration in the Gulf States, which eventually led him to reside in Galveston. The newspaper and his books will be available at his house.

If you are not on his free bird picture list, with valuable commentary, be sure to sign up at the Galveston Ornithological Society’s booth in the SHOP FEATHERFEST vendor area!

Upcoming Events

April 2023
$70

West Isle Marsh and Shorebirds Field Trip #1

April 20 @ 7:30 am - 11:30 am

We begin the field trip with herons and egrets, migrating shorebirds and waterfowl in the wetland areas on the west end of Galveston Island. We may encounter Clapper Rail, Black-necked Stilt, Common Loon, diving ducks and “peeps.” There is also excellent viewing of American Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Ruddy Turnstone, dowitchers, gulls and terns that gather on the private piers on Sportsman Road.

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$70

West Isle Marsh and Shorebirds Field Trip #2

April 21 @ 7:30 am - 11:30 am

We begin the field trip with herons and egrets, migrating shorebirds and waterfowl in the wetland areas on the west end of Galveston Island. We may encounter Clapper Rail, Black-necked Stilt, Common Loon, diving ducks and “peeps.” There is also excellent viewing of American Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Ruddy Turnstone, dowitchers, gulls and terns that gather on the private piers on Sportsman Road.

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$70

Songbirds on the West End #1

April 21 @ 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

This field trip searches for the spring songbird richness found on West Galveston Island, with a special emphasis on warblers, vireos, tanagers, orioles, grosbeaks and buntings. Guests will walk through Lafitte’s Cove Nature Preserve, Galveston’s crown jewel for migrating songbirds. Several species of vireos and warblers were seen in the oak mott last spring. Freshwater ponds at the entrance to the preserve provide up-close views of migrating shorebirds, ducks, both species of dowitchers and yellowlegs, Solitary and Pectoral Sandpipers, Marsh…

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$70

West Isle Marsh and Shorebirds Field Trip #3

April 22 @ 7:30 am - 11:30 am

We begin the field trip with herons and egrets, migrating shorebirds and waterfowl in the wetland areas on the west end of Galveston Island. We may encounter Clapper Rail, Black-necked Stilt, Common Loon, diving ducks and “peeps.” There is also excellent viewing of American Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Ruddy Turnstone, dowitchers, gulls and terns that gather on the private piers on Sportsman Road.

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$70

Songbirds on the West End #2

April 22 @ 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

This field trip searches for the spring songbird richness found on West Galveston Island, with a special emphasis on warblers, vireos, tanagers, orioles, grosbeaks and buntings. Guests will walk through Lafitte’s Cove Nature Preserve, Galveston’s crown jewel for migrating songbirds. Several species of vireos and warblers were seen in the oak mott last spring. Freshwater ponds at the entrance to the preserve provide up-close views of migrating shorebirds, ducks, both species of dowitchers and yellowlegs, Solitary and Pectoral Sandpipers, Marsh…

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