Port Aransas Nature Preserve

Port Aransas Nature Preserve The Port Aransas Nature Preserve sites are free and open 7 days a week during daylight hours. Open Sunrise to Sunset

Join us tomorrow morning for FREE Birding on the Boardwalk! Meet at the picnic tables at the front of the Birding Center...
06/10/2026

Join us tomorrow morning for FREE Birding on the Boardwalk! Meet at the picnic tables at the front of the Birding Center. If you arrive late, just join the group on the boardwalk.

Did you know crab spiders can change their color to match the flowers they're on? It's not instant, but within a few day...
06/09/2026

Did you know crab spiders can change their color to match the flowers they're on? It's not instant, but within a few days they will shift their pigments so they blend in better with their surroundings.

Flowers are beautiful on their own, but giving them a closer look reveals a whole other world of amazing natural processes.

Check this out! Mike Forsberg and Andy Caven are pedaling the 'Whooper Highway' from the Texas Gulf Coast all the way to...
05/27/2026

Check this out! Mike Forsberg and Andy Caven are pedaling the 'Whooper Highway' from the Texas Gulf Coast all the way to Central Saskatchewan — an incredible 2,500-mile journey completed over two months!

This inspiring adventure highlights endurance, conservation, and the remarkable migration route of whooping cranes. Follow their journey online and keep an eye out — they just might be pedaling through your town!

05/27/2026

Birding on the Boardwalk is cancelled this morning. ☔️ ⛈️ ⚡️ see you next Wednesday!

Spring migration is the best time of year in Port Aransas! Springtime also brings the Great Texas Birding Classic, a fu...
05/07/2026

Spring migration is the best time of year in Port Aransas! Springtime also brings the Great Texas Birding Classic, a fun & friendly statewide birding competition. We participated in 3 teams this year. Results and awards will be announced on June 13th - stay tuned!

Team 1: The Port Aransas Spoonbills Big Sit - its 30th year!! Team was sponsored by Visit Port Aransas and the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce

Team 2: The TOS Port A Peregrines Roughwings team. Team was sponsored by the Texas Ornithological Society. This category is for ages 13 & under. The students from our Birding Club have to ID all the birds on their own.

Team 3: The TOS Blue Merlins Big Sit. Team was sponsored by the Texas Ornithological Society. Participants were all elementary and middle school students in our Birding Club and the instructors.

The observation period for the City Nature Challenge has ended and we are over 1,000 observations!We had a busy weekend ...
04/28/2026

The observation period for the City Nature Challenge has ended and we are over 1,000 observations!

We had a busy weekend of nature events at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center to help boost observations. Friday night we held a mothlighting event to observe nocturnal insects. Saturday morning, Sebastian Casarez guided a spring migration bird walk, and Sunday the Port Aransas Spoonbills competed in the annual Great Texas Birding Classic Big Sit, counting birds throughout the day.

If you took wildlife photos this weekend, it's not too late to upload them to iNaturalist!
And if you missed out but still would like to help, the next stage of this BioBlitz is to help confirm species identification on all of the observations made.
Just click on the "Needs ID" section and help us verify that observations are correct. https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2026-mustang-island-texas

Some photos from Saturday’s Spring Migration with Sebastian Casarez! It was a great morning, thank you!
04/27/2026

Some photos from Saturday’s Spring Migration with Sebastian Casarez! It was a great morning, thank you!

Today is the final day to make wildlife observations for the City Nature Challenge.Next step is identification, and anyo...
04/27/2026

Today is the final day to make wildlife observations for the City Nature Challenge.

Next step is identification, and anyone can help from anywhere! April 28th-May 10th is the time to upload any observation photos made during the weekend, and help others identify/verify the species in these observations. The final counts for this year will be made on May 10th.

The City Nature Challenge 2026: Mustang Island is LIVE! iNaturalist observations made around Mustang Island from now thr...
04/24/2026

The City Nature Challenge 2026: Mustang Island is LIVE!

iNaturalist observations made around Mustang Island from now through the end of the day Monday will automatically count toward this BioBlitz.

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Port Aransas, TX
78373

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