Davis Mountains State Park on Texas 118 is approximately 55 miles west through Alpine and Fort Davis. McDonald Observatory, home to the world's third largest telescope, is 17 miles from Fort Davis ...

With a whopping 659 species, Texas is host to a stunning array of birds—a greater diversity than any other state except (alas) California. Birders here can find migratory species on their annual ...

Some birds use Texas as a spot to rest. After that, they'll continue to migrate down south or up north. To stream NewsWest9 on your phone, you need the NewsWest9 app.

A stretch of arid desert in West Texas is the crown jewel of the state’s birding hotspots. The trip starts with a bang. A Common Poorwill, a bark-colored bird the size of your palm, jumps up ...

West Texas Wings provides hunters with a choice of pheasant, quail or chukar. All of the birds are bred and grown right on the over two thousand acre facility. According to David, "This year, we ...

As birds migrate through arid West Texas, there are few bodies of water where they can take a rest. Some end up landing in oilfield waste pits or ponds. That is apparently what happened to 17 ...

While humidity values as low as 10% to 30% likely aren’t helping bird flu transmission in West Texas or the Panhandle, it’s certainly possible that higher levels of atmospheric moisture could ...

On April 2, officials also confirmed a Texas poultry facility tested positive for bird flu. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. was required to depopulate 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets of their ...

Even though Sanchez was looking for birds in West Texas at the time, about 647 miles away from the area, she knew this was her chance. That same day, she traveled southeast and commenced her hunt ...

Baby bird rescued in Texas wrapped in a warm tortilla until ... The Houston SPCA's Wildlife Center of Texas reached out to Wild West for help because they're overwhelmed with over 1,600 ...