Gulf Coast Bird Observatory | 299 Hwy 332 West, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566
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Save the date for XHX!

XHX Raffle

This year at XHX we will be raffling off a pair of Monarch 7 8x42 binoculars that were generously donated by

Land Sea & Sky! This is an excellent pair of binos valued at about $498! Tickets are $10 each or 6 for $50 and can be purchased at the event. Thanks Land Sea & Sky!

Support Smith Point Hawk Watch!

If you love Hawk Watch as much as we do, please consider making a donation to support our monitoring program. Our yearly hawk watch is held at Smith Point, on the edge of Galveston Bay. The Smith Point peninsula is located on a major raptor migration route and is a raptor stopover site. One of the largest and longest-running Hawk Watch sites, GCBO’s Smith Point Hawk Watch is critical for data collection that helped establish the population trends of 25 species of raptors, both locally and across North and South America. With your support, we hope to continue this important work! To make a donation, use the following link and choose “Smith Point Hawk Watch."

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Volunteer at the Hawk Watch!

GCBO is looking for more hawk count volunteers! Do you have experience counting raptors during spring or fall migration in Texas? We are looking for volunteer counters who are willing to head out to Smith Point on assigned days to give our hawk counter a day off.


If interested, please email Rebecca at rbracken@gcbo.org. Prior experience counting raptors is required, but we are more than happy to work with your schedule. No experience yet? Be sure to head out to Smith Point and learn from Bob, our hawk counter!

Save the date for GCBO's Experience Auction

GCBO Birding Trips

Come birding with GCBO and our Executive Director, Martin Hagne! Have a great time birding, exploring, enjoying some extraordinary scenery, dining on local cuisine, and of course seeing great birds! We always hook up with at least one local guide for the best experience. Here are our wonderful upcoming trips, but hurry, our trips are selling out fast!! 

 

Our 2024 trips are all sold out! But take a look at our 2025 lineup! A few trips still need more information before opening to registration, so stay tuned, or if you have serious interest in a trip, please email Martin at mhagne@gcbo.org to be put on the list for more info on any particular trip. You can also go to our website to check for trip information and to register.

Birding Yucatan, Mexico

November 3-11, 2024 – SOLD OUT!

 

Winter Birds of Central New Mexico

February 12-18, 2025 – SOLD OUT!

 

Chiapas, Mexico & TFFF Site Birding

May 10-23, 2025 – Open Spots!

 

Northern New Mexico Summer Birding

June 14-22, 2025 – Just a few spots left!

 

Northwest Mexico – Durango and More!

October 20-29, 2025 – Open Spots!

Make an in-kind donation to support our sanctuary needs.

Black Oil Sunflower Seed and Chicken Scratch

We feed year-round here at GCBO, and during migration at Quintana. We stock our GCBO feeders to help augment natural foods, and this also helps our monthly banding research project. 


Sugar

The hummingbirds are coming our way, and we are looking for granulated sugar donations for their sugar water. Please bring it by our headquarters: 299 Hwy 332 W Lake Jackson. Thanks!

Corporate Matching Programs
Did you know that many corporations have a donation matching program? Corporations can match their employees' volunteer hours and/or donations to nonprofit organizations like GCBO! These types of programs are great because they double your contributions to the causes that you care about! If you work (or are retired from) a corporation, ask them about their matching program today!
Recycle Your Old Technology and Help Birds

The Wireless Alliance is a company that recovers and recycles cell phones, smart phones, tablets, and other consumer recyclables.


We will be collecting small electronic items for Wireless Alliance to keep them out of landfills as well as raise money for our conservation efforts. If you have old technology such as a phone, charger, tablet, or other accessories, consider bringing it to GCBO!

How Can You Help?

You can help support GCBO's mission in several important ways!
Save a Tree and some $!
We are trying to go as paperless as we can to save some trees and quite a bit on printing and mailing costs. We would love if you would let us email you instead of snail mailing a hard copy of any correspondence, including your future copies of the Gulf Crossings. Please email or call us to say: “Hey, GCBO, please start emailing me things! Here is my email…”   Thanks!   

DONATE NOW on our website to support our conservation programs.

BECOME A MEMBER and receive our twice a year newsletter and a 10% discount in our nature store.

When you shop at Kroger, you can support GCBO!

GCBO is a registered charity through Kroger's Community Rewards Program. This means that you can register your Kroger Plus Card online and select GCBO as the organization of your choice. Every time you use your Kroger Plus Card, Kroger will donate a portion back to GCBO! This is an easy way to support GCBO while you shop - your donations help us continue to protect birds and birding habitat around the Gulf Coast and beyond. To register your Plus Card, click here. Our charity number is #DN782.


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