Gardening for Nature at the Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary
By Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director The Wetlands Institute The Stone Read More »
Holly Path Trail Seasonal Closure Begins March 1 to Protect Roosting Herons
Holly Path Trail will be closed for the season beginning Read More »
Baby Eastern Box Turtles Hatched in the Sanctuary
On Saturday September 20th, four baby Eastern Box Turtles emerged Read More »
An Island Refuge in Our Midst
An Island Refuge in Our Midst | Projects Continue at the Stone Read More »
HERON CAM LIVE!
click here to see larger Frequently seen on our Stone Harbor Read More »
All About the Black-crowned Night Heron
All About the Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Herons Read More »
The pictures, descriptions and calls of birds are designed to Read More »
Birds & Calls
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Sanctuary Birds
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history
The Sanctuary's History Seventeen years before the Civil War, in Read More »
American Bittern
A stocky, well-camouflaged heron found around dense fresh Read More »
American Crow
American Crows are large, heavy, black birds with Read More »
Black Crown Night Heron
Standing here by our freshwater pond is a special spot Read More »
Black Crowned Night Heron
Truly the “crowned” jewel of the Sanctuary, the Read More »
Blue Jay
A very common song bird with a distinct Read More »
Brown Thrasher
The only thrasher east of Texas, you are Read More »
Cardinal
Officially called the Northern Cardinal, these birds are Read More »
Catbird
Officially called the Gray Catbird, these relatives of Read More »
Chestnut Sided Warbler
This common small bird has a distinct appearance Read More »
Eastern Phoebe
This brownish-gray, plump songbird appears to have large Read More »
Glossy Ibis
A dark iridescent purple-green colored bird with a Read More »
Great Blue Heron
Majestic and stately on the ground or in Read More »
Great Egret
These elegant, svelte, large white birds with long Read More »
Green Heron
You may see the Green Heron from a Read More »
Hermit Thrush
This small bird with a melancholy song, rich Read More »
Laughing Gull
A summer visitor whose sight and sound evokes Read More »
Mourning Dove
Graceful, plump, and small-headed with short legs and Read More »
Northern Flicker
Flickers are large brownish woodpeckers with a white Read More »
Northern Mocking Bird
These slender grey birds sing almost constantly. They Read More »
Osprey
These large, brownish hawks with the white heads Read More »
Red Bellied Woodpecker
These pale medium-sized woodpeckers are common in the Read More »
Red Winged Black Bird
The Red-winged Blackbird is our harbinger of spring. Read More »
Robin
The American Robin is one of the most Read More »
Short Billed Marsh Wren
The Marsh Wren is a small buff-colored bird Read More »
Song Sparrow
A rich, russet and gray bird with bold Read More »
Swainson’s Thrush
The Swainson’s Thrush is a slim, medium brown bird with Read More »
Tree Swallow
About the size of a Sparrow, these birds are metallic Read More »
Wood Thrush
The Wood Thrush is reddish-brown color on top Read More »
Yellow Crowned Night Heron
Occasionally, the Yellow-crowned Night Heron can be spotted Read More »
THINGS TO REMEMBER
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