Cedar Waxwing have arrived in area

Winter brings some of our favorite visitors from the north. Flocks of American Robins, Goldfinch, and Cedar Waxwings are spending the next few months on our Gulf Coast. 
The Wildlife Center received its first Cedar Waxwing of the season. The patient is a gorgeous adult who flew into a window and sustained a minor head trauma as well as soft [...]

ARE WE READY? YES WE ARE!!

Seabirds along the coasts of Washington and Oregon are mysteriously losing the waterproofing that protects their feathers. Without this waterproofing, the birds quickly develop hypothermia and have to expend much more energy to remain afloat.  Unable to hunt, the birds become dehydrated and starve.
There are many theories concerning the cause, but none has been proven. [...]

Who are You?

  The Great Horned Owl  
Cyndi Bohannon
The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) is arguably one of the most majestic of all raptors. Solitary in nature, a group would be called a Parliament. Of the order Strigifermes and family Strigidae, the Great Horned owl is considered a “true owl”. The other owl family, Tytonidae include barn owls. [...]

Life of a Wildlife Rehabber

  I Made a Difference for That One!
The people who bring us orphaned and injured native Texas wildlife and their stories begin to blend together after a time, but what I’ve often noticed is that saving this one animal or this one litter or clutch takes on a life of its own. One that [...]

Pileated Woodpecker

  CenterPoint once again steps in to help our feathered friends.  Last year David McAden, WR&E volunteer and CenterPoint Energy employee contacted CenterPoint to help WR&E successfully re-nest two baby great horned owls the  story was chronicled in the Summer 2008 newsletter.
This spring, David called the Wildlife Center concerning a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers (Dryocopus [...]