Gulf Coast Bird Observatory | 299 Hwy 332 West, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566 |
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COVID UPDATE
Bird Banding is OPEN on July 17, 2021.
GCBO Headquarters and Plant Nursery are now open 8:30-4:30 Mon-Fri!
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Summer Bird Camp is a nature day camp where children explore outdoors and learn about the birds that call the Gulf Coast home! This day camp is for children ages 8-11 and runs from July 12-16, 2021. Each day features a different curriculum, such as a beach day, bird banding, and wildlife rehabilitation.
Email [email protected] or call us at 979-480-0999 to sign your child up for Bird Camp today! And ask us about our Bird Camp scholarships to see if you apply.
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Gulf Coast Bird Observatory is proud to be featured on The Daytripper, a popular travel show on PBS! The host, Chet Garner, and the crew came out to our headquarters last week to learn about our organization and what people can do when they visit here.
Martin, Robert and Kay showed the process of bird banding and also spoke about all of the work GCBO is doing. The episode, which will be coming out in October on TV and their website here, will focus on favorite tourist attractions in Lake Jackson. Thanks to the show for choosing to feature us! |
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GCBO’s Tropical Forest Forever Fund Update |
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Our Tropical Forest Forever Fund (TFFF) recently awarded the American Bird Conservancy, and their Guatemalan partner FUNDAECO $40,000 for the expansion of the Cerro San Gil Protected Area. The grant will help purchase 556 acres to expand the section called the Tameja Mountain Reserve located in Guatemala’s Conservation Coast. It will help protect the Wood Thrush, a Neotropic migrant calling the area home in the winter, as well as other migrant and many local birds. |
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Volunteers Needed for Beach Cleanup |
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Join us for a beach cleanup at Stewart Beach in Galveston from 8am to 11am on July 6! We are anticipating a lot of post-party trash left over from the 4th of July and would love to have some help picking it up! We will provide supplies including gloves and trash bags.
Click the link below to register for the cleanup. We hope to see you there!
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Bird banding is open to the public again! Come on down to our headquarters in Lake Jackson on July 17 to watch our banders Robert and Kay Lookingbill band birds. Banding runs from 8 to noon, we hope to see you there! |
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Corporate Matching Programs |
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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! |
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Save the Date for XHX 2021! |
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Our annual Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza will be happening on Saturday September 18 and 25 this year. The event will be in-person at our headquarters in Lake Jackson and we will also be broadcasting some of it on our Facebook page. As always, we will be banding hummingbirds, hosting speakers, and featuring various nature booths and activities. We hope to see you there! |
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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!! You can get more information on or website or send Martin an email.
For all trips below with availability, please go to our website for trip information and to register.
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August 16-23, 2021 - SOLD OUT!
October 14-25, 2021 - SOLD OUT!
February 2-7, 2022 - SOLD OUT!
March 5-13, 2022 with Tikal Extension March 13-16 2022- Only 2 Spots Left!
June 2022 – SOLD OUT!
Oaxaca, Mexico
November or December 2022
Trip info to be published soon
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The Brazosport Museum of Natural History is having an open house on Friday July 9 to celebrate the new Texas State Shell.
Some GCBO staff members have also been working hard to update the butterfly, bird, and other animal collections at the museum! So, if you're looking for something to do next Friday evening, go check out the shells, butterflies, birds and other great displays!
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Recycle Your Old Technology and Help Birds |
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The Wireless Alliance is a company that recovers and recycles cell phones, smart phones, tablets, and other consumer recyclables.
We will be collecting these 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!
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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 Tricia 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.
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Make an in-kind donation to support our sanctuary needs. |
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Chest Freezer
We need a new or used (in good working order) chest freezer to hold oranges for the birds and subjects for study and taxidermy. Ideally around 10 cubic feet. Thanks!
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.
One Gallon Plastic Pots
We can use your used 1 gallon nursery plant pots for the Growery. We go through a lot of 1 gallon pots when potting up new plants. Let’s recycle them here. We’ll take one or a hundred!
Five Gallon Buckets
We could also use a handful of 5 gallon plastic buckets with handle in good shape.
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Have you updated your email preferences yet? |
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Get emails that matter to you. At the very bottom of this email there is an "update profile" or "unsubscribe" link that will take you to a page where you can make your selections. We now have specific lists for things like volunteering, events, bird of the month, and more. Please take a moment to update your preferences if you haven't already.
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When you shop at Kroger, you can support GCBO! |
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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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Support GCBO When You Shop on Amazon! |
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Do you shop on Amazon? Did you know you can do that same shopping on Amazon Smile and support GCBO with every purchase?
Just go to the Amazon Smile website and select GCBO as your charity of choice and then shop, shop, shop!
GCBO will receive a donation for every purchase you make. Thanks so much!
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