High Island during spring migration is a mecca for birders on the Upper Texas Coast.

Enjoy a 2-night stay at The Cottage in High Island on April 7-8, 2017. 

This cozy cottage is located in a prime spot directly next door to Boy Scout Woods. You can bird from your back window. Along with your stay, enjoy a birding tour led by Winnie Burkett. No one knows High Island better than Winnie. Get a behind-the-scenes look at Houston Audubon's world-renowned birding hotspot through the eyes of Winnie Burkett.

The home accomodates 3 people (1 queen bed, 1 twin bed)

Two beautiful books has been included to remind you of your time in High Island.

Generously donated by: The Cottage at Boy Scout Woods/Winnie Burkett/Jan Cato

Get the chance of a lifetime to have Houston Audubon's Conservation Director, Dr. Richard Gibbons and a team of experts join you on your property for a Biodiversity Survey.

Our experts will help identify birds and other wildlife of interest. In this survey you will get a birds-eye-view of your property with the DJI Phantom drone.  

Included with this survey is a handmade cedar Wood Duck Nesting Box crafted by Cary and Hunter Dietzmann. This box will assist in providing a safe nesting place for resident ducks on your property. Cary is a Lone Star Land Steward.

Generously donated by: Richard Gibbons/Cary Dietzmann

Be the first in line! We will hold your guaranteed, reserved space in our long-standing, always sold-out summer day camps - 2017 Nature Explorers Camp (5-10 year olds) or week-long Day Camp (9am-12pm, Mon-Fri). Choose from any week mid June-early August.

Exciting journeys await you as we discover the world of wildlife here in our own Bayou City. Hike the trails and play games in our forest’s habitat. Catch tadpoles and fish in the ponds. Meet our education animals. And so much more!

*tuition for camp not included

Generously donated by: Audubon Docent Guild

Enjoy a morning tour with Flo Hannah, Houston Audubon Native Nursery's Conservation Specialist.

See and learn about native plants while exploring one of Houston's local prairie remnants. This is a great chance to get out of the city and learn about pollinators and wildflower-rich habitat. In addition, Flo will send you home with a “Prairie in a Bucket”. You can use these plants to start your very own native garden at home.

Trust us... this tour is filled with native plants, lovely birds and crazy fun.

Generously donated by: Flo Hannah

This is your chance for a half-day of personalized photography with a very experienced nature and landscape photographer.

Spend a half-day in the field with hands-on instruction or focus on photography skills indoors. The structure, location, day and time is flexible depending on your needs and desires.

Expires October 2017.

Bring your camera and get ready to learn and have fun!

Generously donated by: Joe Smith

Cin-Ty Lee is a well known scientist at Rice University. Among his various skills, he is a talented artist.

This unique piece is a framed and mounted drawing of a Peregrine Falcon with Red Knot on the internationally recognized Bolivar Flats on Bolivar Peninsula. (19-1/2 x 23-1/2 complete frame size)

Generously donated by: Cin-Ty Lee

Give yourself the gift of wellness with a 1-hour massage, acupuncture facial rejuvenation treatment, 3 private personal fitness training sessions, 5 private yoga/meditation lessons, hair styling, luxurious pedicure and dinner at an organic farm-to-table restaurant.

• 1-Hour Swedish or Deep Tissue Massage (Houston)
• Wellness Evaluation and Acupuncture Facial Rejuvenation treatment consists of traditional acupuncture and cosmetic facial cupping (Cypress)
• Personal Fitness Training Sessions include Fitness Evaluation, SMART Goal Setting and Individualized training (Copperfield)
• Private yoga/meditation instruction (Cypress)
• Treat yourself to a shampoo and hairstyling (Cypress)
• Pamper yourself with a first-class Pedicure (Cypress)
• Dine at a farm-to-table restaurant in Cypress, Texas, serving whole foods that are in-season, grown locally, organic and hormone free

Generously donated by: 

Executive Massage Center, Norma ReynaBCTMB

Wholly Alive Acupuncture, Dawn Pirone L.Ac, M.A.O.M

Bright Circle Wellness, Victoria Walls

Shanti Tree Yoga, Shamron Owen

Rooted Salon, Jenny Williams

Venetian Nail Salon, Jimmy Tran

Season’s Harvest Café, Beket and Joanne Griffith

Joe Smith is an expert birder and local bird photographer.

His photographs are a great example of local Texas birds. This piece is a striking photograph of a Green Jay taken at the Luguna Seca Ranch in South Texas. It is an 8x12 acrylic image mounted in a metal frame and comes with a kit to hang it to a wall.

 Generously donated by:Joe Smith

The Artist Boat provides a guided tour that combines art and science.

Enjoy this learning experience that connects you to nature and the Gulf Coast with a new perspective.

Tour includes the opportunity to paint while sitting in your kayak on the water.

Don’t miss out on this chance to experience the Gulf Coast in a new way!

Generously donated by: Artist Boat

Behind-the-Scenes tour led by Dr. Dan Brooks, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology (the bird guy!) at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Up to five people will recieve a personal tour either of the off-site Ornithology collection or the museum's Wildlife Exhibits.

This is a unique experience.

Generously donated by: Dr. Dan Brooks/HMNS

This is a custom painting created and framed by the talented Shelbi Nicole.

Shelbi is a local Houston artist with a joyful and unique style. Her artwork can been seen all over the city through a number of murals, and in various art galleries.

Shelbi has created this piece specifically for the Houston Audubon Gala: Education that Soars.

Generously donated by: Shelbi Nicole

Learn how to enhance your property's landscaping with a consultation by Scott Barnes of Applied Habitats.

Scott will assess the native plants on your property and provide a plan to increase the native landscaping. He will also give you tips on how to make your property more welcoming to birds.

A unique way to improve your home.

The birds will love it and love you!

Generously donated by: Scott Barnes/Applied Habitats