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We are a group of friends of all ages in Galveston County, Texas, who share a love for learning about birds. We have meetings and classes, and special programs like the Water Bird Workshop or Shorebird Seminar. Leaders of the Society are available for providing programs and articles about birds and animals for newspapers and periodicals. Executive Director, Jim Stevenson, has written several books, including one chronicling the Wildlife of Galveston. Members have day and overnight field trips to observe birds in their natural setting. Wintering water birds are favorites from November through March, and the bird migration with the songbirds allows for birding the year around in Galveston County.
The Society offers several trips away from Galveston during each year. Participants have gone to far away bird hot spots such as Venezuela, Arizona, South Texas, Florida and many other locations. Additional trips are planned for the future, including Alaska, the Yucatan, the Galapagos, and Africa. The leader of the trips is Jim Stevenson, who is a professional bird guide and ornithology professor.
The Society lends expertise and support for the Galveston/Houston community in many ways. The Director created documents necessary to get Galveston on The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail. The first group was formed in 1996. Members help protect nesting colonies of shorebirds, participate in trash pick-ups, conduct programs to eliminate alien species such as tallow trees, plant fruiting trees to feed migrating birds, and create wetlands for water birds and amphibians.
Publications include articles for newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, Alvin Sun, The Beach Sun, Bolivar Triton, Galveston Journal, Texas City Sun, and Galveston County Daily News. The GOS also published three nature newspapers, including Gulls n Herons, The Midnight Sun, and The Arizona Desert. These publications, plus the four published books, help the GOS achieve its goal of public environmental education and conservation.
(409) 737-4081
Send an Email to Jim Stevenson
Galveston Ornithological Society
Rt. 1 Box 185C
Galveston, TX 77554