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Vol. 18 No. 2. June 2021 – In this issue:
2Q 2021 Milestones & Awards
A Look into the Athel Tree – Friend or Foe?
Tall Athel trees behind house When I moved to Texas in 2004, I noticed several…
A Smell of Vanilla in the Garden
Blooming Whitebrush shrub (Aloysia gratissima) If you are ever out in a park or brushland…
A Surprise Plant after the Freeze
Mexican Creeping Zinnia in Mexico Among the first plants we placed in TMN’s planting of…
Congratulations, Hunter!
Hunter Lohse and his father, David Lohse, are TMN members from the Class of 2015. Hunter is currently a Master of Landscape…
Contributors to the June 2021 Chachalaca
Pat Avery (RGVC) Tamie Bulow (RGVC) Janis Silveri (RGVC) Carolyn Cardile (RGVC) Dr. Tim &…
Contributors to the March 2022 Chachalaca
Diana Lehmann (RGVC) Diane Hall (RGVC) Rudy Escobar (STBC) Carolyn Cardile (RGVC) Chuck Cornell (RGVC)…
Horridulum — what kind of name is that for a pretty plant?
Latin plant names, we’ve learned, often clue us in about the nature of a plant….
Introducing Señor Pelé
Winning Señor Pelé artwork by Lilliana Cisnero The RGVCTMN formed the Pelican Squadron Committee earlier…
Migration Surprise
(Above and below) Female Flame-colored Tanager on SPI 1 Since we moved to South Padre…
My TMN Experience – Opening New Paths
Blackpoll Warbler life bird for Mario While working at Quinta Mazatlan as an Environmental Supervisor, I…
No Bad Birds
“Did you see any birds?!” an enthusiast asks. Another replies, resignedly, “No, not really, just…
Reporting Bird Bands
Green Jay with color bands Green Jays and Clay-colored Thrushes are two tropical bird species…
RGV Summer Night Skies
Full Moon photo by Jim Bonser. JUNE 10 – New moon and eclipse of the moon. Unfortunately, it will…
RGVC Leadership Team 2021
Officers PresidentRoberto Gaitan1st Vice PresidentTami Bulow2nd Vice PresidentBarbara PeetSecretaryCarolyn CardileTreasurerMaria Reyna-Gomez Directors MembershipJoni GillisNew ClassBarbara…
Surprises along the edge of the road
The City Nature Challenge 2021 has come and gone. More than 1,270,000 observations were uploaded…
The Company Car
Photos by Alicia Cavazos, Rio Grande Valley Chapter Alicia and Susan at Resaca de la Palma After…
The Fungus Among Us, Yes Even in the R.G.V.
Recently, I read the new book Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake which is about the latest research findings on…
The Green Heron
Have you fallen in love yet with the Green Heron? I’ve always searched for the…
The Newbies Tackle the Great Texas Birding Classic
On April 27, 2021 five members of the RGVCTMN New Class 2021 participated in the…
What to do with a lot of June bugs
Growing up in Kansas, it was kind of fun to see a couple of June…
All photos were taken by the author unless otherwise noted.