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Educators – find out which parts of the Science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) are covered in Houston Audubon field trips and programming effective Fall 2024
Spread your wings at home with Houston Audubon!
We invite you to experience the joy of birds and nature from your own home or in your backyard.
Virtual Birding
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Take control of the camera to explore the marsh, mud flats, and channel marsh.
Virtual Programs
Recorded Programs for Elementary Students
- Story Time with Emilio: Waiting for a Warbler
For International Children's Book Day, our Education Director Mary Anne Weber read Waiting for a Warbler by Sneed B. Collard III. The story was inspired by the author's visit to High Island with his son in 2016 for spring bird migration. Mary Anne was joined by our Purple Martin, Emilio. Sneed’s books can be ordered from your local independent bookseller or from Amazon and other online sites. To learn more about Sneed, go to his website www.sneedbcollardiii.com. To follow the birding adventures of Sneed and his son, check out fathersonbirding.com.
Educational Activities and Reference Materials
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How to take notes of your favorite bird and teach bird migration.
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How are beaks, talons, and other features adapted to aid a species?
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Printable profiles of some of the birds who are dependent on forests.
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What questions to ask yourself when you want to identify a bird.
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How to use drawing and creative writing to teach about birds.
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Examples of bird references in our lives.
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Introductory field guide to the Birds of the Bolivar Peninsula
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Minnesota Conservation Volunteer web page containing audio tunes
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Introductory field guide to Houston's birds
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All about birds of prey!
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Checklist to help you observe and identify birds.
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Worksheet about the food web
Fun & Games
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Imitate birds with these exercises.
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Join Barry the Bald Eagle on an Eagle's Eye View
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Specially prepared for you by the bird nerds at Houston Audubon.
Other Resources
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Additional resources on Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds website
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National Audubon Society's activities for kids
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“At Home With The Bay” Virtual Field Trip Series
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Free Materials on World Migratory Bird Day website
