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Vol. 19 No. 3. September 2022 – In this issue:
A brief look at a South Texas specialty bird – Couch’s Kingbird
Flashes of yellow dart through the branches of a honey mesquite tree outside my kitchen…
And he’s off again!
It was a late July Dog Day Afternoon – perfect for a tram ride at…
Congratulations!
contributed by Joni Gillis Newly Certified Texas Master Naturalists Dan Martin ’22 Adrienne Wheatley ‘22…
Contributors to the Fall 2022 Chachalaca
Linda Butcher (RGVC) Diane Hall (RGVC) Nellie & Joe Kowalski (RGVC) Robin Gelston (RGVC) Javier…
Mangrove Yellow Warblers nest at SPI Birding & Nature Center
by Javier Gonzalez There is a new resident breeding species along the South Padre Island…
Not a Cloud in the Sky – Where were you during Hurricane Alex?
by Joseph and Nellie Kowalski Back in July 2010, weather experts with the National Weather…
Review of An Immense World
I heartily recommend this new book, An Immense World, by Ed Yong (published in 2022, 464…
RGVC Leadership Team 2022
Officers President ———- Roberto Gaitan 1st Vice President ———- Robin Gelston 2nd Vice President ———- Barbara Peet…
Sea Turtle Adventures
So what does a science nerd, with a BS in Biology and a MS in…
South Texas Ecotourism Center: Introducing future generations to ecosystem preservation and restoration
by Ed Meza For the month of July, the South Texas Ecotourism Center offered a…
Texas Symbols
by Linda Butcher The Texas Legislature has designated 72 “official” state symbols over the years….
The Chachalaca: Summer 2022
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The not so bad news about grasshoppers
I cringe every time I see a grasshopper. Sure, I’ll stop and photograph them, but…
Tropical Orb Weavers
“I’m going out to check on my spiders!” I declared as I traipsed into the…
Two pretty surprise plants
I had some fun this summer with two new pretty plants at the resaca bank….
All photos were taken by the author unless otherwise noted.