Read the articles below and leave the author a comment. Click here to view the pdf file: The Chachalaca Spring 2023.
Vol. 20 No. 1. March 2023 – In this issue:
Spotlight on a Volunteer Opportunity
“Who knows what this is?” asks Eileen Mattei, Rio Grande Valley Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist, as she displays a raptor’s…
The Perils of Peter the Pelican
We are fortunate to know some caring people in the birdwatcher world. As I told them, I have a canoe…
Untamed
“Who knows what this is?” asks Eileen Mattei, Rio Grande Valley Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist, as she displays a raptor’s…
McAllen Home and Garden Show
The South Texas Border Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists (STBC TMN) will participate in the 32nd Annual Rio
Grande Valley Home
and…
STBC Leadership Team Spring 2023
STBC Leadership Team.
Nighttime Gems
One night this December, I noticed two dazzling gems feeding upon the fruit of my backyard Turk’s cap. One, with…
Milestones: Dec, Jan, Feb 2023
Congratulations to those receiving certifications and milestones for December, January, and February 2023.
Backyard Observations
The Texas Master Naturalist classes offer insight into what’s going on in my own backyard. For example: mutualism. Years ago…
Coahuilteca Foraging
With her eyes wide open for a rattlesnake, Akeye crawled on her stomach – the sharp thorns of the low…
Falling in Love with the Rio Grande Valley…(er…Flood Plain)
For two years now, my husband, Jim, and I, have become Peregrine Falcons. When the aspen trees in our beloved…
TMN Joy!
My husband and I have been coming to South Padre Island (SPI) off and on for 39 years. It has…
Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo Honors and Thanks
For the past 15 years WOWE has recognized a member of the community for his or her outstanding contribution to…
We Saw the Trees of Gold
In response to the frigid arctic air that reached down into deep South Texas, and the slightly warmer, seasonal temperatures…
Outstanding Volunteer Award presented
For 2022, Region 2 Outstanding Volunteers winners were our very own Alicia Cavazos and Susan Upton.
Contributors to Spring 2023 issue of The Chachalaca
Thanks to the authors and contributors to the Spring 2023 issue of The Chachalaca.
The Pederson’s Cleaning Shrimp
When biology instructors teach taxonomy they delve into the how and why of classifying, or naming living things. At first…
RGVC Leadership Team Spring 2023
RGVC Leadership Team.
- Strictly Texas
- Grackle Large and in Charge
- Butterflies: If You Let It Grow, They Will Come
- Weaving Her Story: an Orb in the Yard
- Seagrass Meadows
- Reddish Egret with Reflections
- Whose Chick is it Anyway? American Avocet
- Celebrating Frank Wiseman
- Heart-leaved Hibiscus
- Parting Shot: Memories of Frank Wiseman
- It’s WOW…no, WOWE!
- Shrink the Lawn
- An Interesting Visitor – Coachwhip Snake
- Abstract Beauty in Unexpected Places
- San Benito Wetlands
- Harlingen Christmas Bird Count
- Bifurcate Trashline Orb Weaver
- STEC Speaker Series
- Blue Crab Memories
- Calling All Photographers
- A Glimpse into 2023
- Milestones
- Contributors’ Gallery
- Leadership Team
Editor: Diane Hall
All photos were taken by the author unless otherwise noted.
