Jim and his House

Some birding clients have chosen to stay at Jim’s house, with all the birds, rather than hotels in the City itself. It saves money and is very convenient. The sky deck is great for birding, and the 35 feet of glass is great to sit behind and relax while viewing nature.

Jim teaches various life science courses at Galveston College, and The College of the Mainland. He also does environmental consultant work, is a professional bird guide, has written books on wildlife and publishes nature newspapers such as Gulls n Herons.

Jim's property now boasts the Number One yard list of any residence in the country, having recently passed two on the Central Texas Coast, and with Paul Lehman in New Jersey leaving his home of many years. Now, 306 species have been sighted, with many rarities having been photographed.

The best times to visit for birds are April and early May, and late August to early October. Labor Day's open house provides a wonderful opportunity to see Canada and Mourning Warblers and all eastern Empidonax flycatchers.

Galveston Island itself is not only a terrific place for birding, but is also conveniently located between Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge and High Island to the east and Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge and Brazos Bend State Park to the northwest. Let Jim and his house be your host to fantastic birding!

Directions to Jim's property
Come into Galveston on I-45 and take 61^st Street right. It will dead end into Seawall Blvd, so turn right. Take Seawall out of town (west for about ten minutes) and you’ll go through Pirate’s Beach (one red light) and Jamaica Beach (another red light). Go 1.6 miles past that red light and you’ll turn right into the Indian Beach entrance. Take the first right, which is Shaman, and it goes through houses, curves left, and heads out toward the bay. Just before the cul-de-sac, take the driveway on your right, beside the trash box, and it takes you up into the trees where the house is. You may want to park in the cul-de-sac, and the birding along the driveway is excellent.

Jim Stevenson grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, the son of a prominent ornithologist at Florida State University. He attended Florida State University, and later received a masters in biology from Georgia Southwestern in Americus, Georgia. Jim returned to Tallahassee and taught zoology, marine biology, and ecology for fifteen years before moving to Galveston, where he founded the Galveston Ornithological Society.

(409) 737-4081
Send an Email to Jim Stevenson
Galveston Ornithological Society
Rt. 1 Box 185C
Galveston, TX 77554

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