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Richard Gibbons

Richard has worked as an ornithologist for more than two decades on the Gulf Coast and throughout the Americas. Richard has enjoyed working on various land acquisitions, managing land for wildlife and people, developing engaging content for various media, and working with a diverse community of practice for Gulf Coast bird conservation projects. Richard’s work at Louisiana State University’s Museum of Natural Science was focused on developing and managing community science projects in Louisiana while studying birds, wetlands, and climate change in Peru’s high Andes.

Upcoming Events

April 2023
April 21 @ 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join Richard Gibbons, Gulf Coast Program Manager for the American Bird Conservancy, on a trip to one of the finest migratory locations in North America – the western end of the Bolivar Peninsula. Here are the Houston Audubon Horseshoe Marsh and Bolivar Flats bird sanctuaries. This combination of salt marsh, mud flats and beachfront hold the highest rated designation in the birding world as a Globally Important Bird Area and is an International Site in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve…

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April 22 @ 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

This first-time FeatherFest field trip led by Richard Gibbons, Gulf Coast Program Manager for the American Bird Conservancy, is geared for those who come to the Texas Gulf Coast to focus on bird species with range limits in this area. We focus on local specialties such as Roseate Spoonbill, Wilson’s Plovers, Horned Lark, Seaside Sparrow, etc. Richard will take you to the places these birds are most likely to be. He has worked as an ornithologist for more than two…

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