A native Texan, Megan graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior as well as Psychology. She originally set out on a career focused on animal behavior, doing behavioral research with chimpanzees. In 2014, she started working as a naturalist at Kleb Woods Nature Center in Tomball. She made the leap from primates to birds and hasn’t stopped birding since! In addition to Kleb Woods, she also worked as a naturalist at John Paul Landing Park near Katy, where she helped get the new Environmental Education Center open and running. As a naturalist in Harris County, Megan leads bird walks, educational programs, birding trips, and a Young Birders Club. She is a co-compiler for the Cypress Creek Christmas Bird Count and helps organize the Red-vented Bulbul Census in Houston. She also helps private landowners with bird surveys and habitat management plans. Besides birding, she enjoys rock climbing, camping, hiking, cycling, and just being outdoors!
Galveston Birding and Nature Photo Festival
Megan Ahlgren
Upcoming Events
Join Richard Gibbons, Director of Conservation for Audubon Texas, on a trip to one of the finest migratory locations in North America – the western end of the Bolivar Peninsula. Richard has worked as an ornithologist for more than two decades on the Gulf Coast and throughout the Americas. This trip will take you to Boy Scout Woods, Smith Oaks, The Rookery, and more!
Find out more »Birders will find this workshop/field trip combo the perfect introduction to coastal birding. The City of Galveston owns 686 acres of land at the eastern tip of the island which is being transformed into a world-class natural recreational area and nature preserve with an interpretive center. All the habitats associated with a barrier island – beach, uplands, freshwater ponds, brackish lagoons, and wetlands – are present.
Find out more »Bolivar Peninsula stretches east of the confluence of the Galveston Bay system and the Gulf of Mexico. This barrier peninsula is the result of natural processes and human activity. Its natural features pull in fisherman, beach combers, shell collectors and birders. Thousands of Houstonians seek out Bolivar’s beaches every weekend but the birds far outnumber the humans on any given day. The peninsula holds habitat zones that drift between brackish and briny depending on the tides. These habitats serve as…
Find out more »Brazos Bend can be the perfect ending to your FeatherFest experience! This beautiful state park is 4,897 acres along the Brazos River in Needville, Texas, and has land in the Brazos River Floodplain with magnificent moss-covered and vine-draped live oak woodlands. The flat uplands of the property are tall grass prairie. This diverse habitat is a haven for migratory waterfowl, wading birds, songbirds and raptors.
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