He currently sits on the Board of Advisors for the Houston Audubon Society and Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. He was vice president of the Board of Directors for the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory 2001-2008. He served as president of the Houston Audubon Society 1989-1991 and purchased the North American Rare Bird Alert for Houston Audubon in 1990. He founded the Piney Woods Wildlife Society in 1982 and the Texas Coast Rare Bird Alert in 1983. Gary has been active in the birding community for more than 30 years. He is a recipient of the Teacher Excellence Award. In 32 years at the college, Gary has served as vice president of instruction dean of Business, Social and Behavioral Sciences associate dean of Natural Sciences professor of marketing professor of developmental writing and Faculty Senate president. Gary is professor of business and developmental studies at Lone Star College-North Harris. He has won eight Lone Star College writing awards and is the recipient of the Houston Audubon Society 2004 Excellence in Media Award and the Citizens' Environmental Coalition 2010 Synergy Media Award for Environmental Reporting.
He also publishes feature articles in state and national magazines and has written four books: "Texas Wildlife Portfolio," "Texas Gulf Coast Impressions," "Backroads of the Texas Hill Country" and "Enjoying Big Bend National Park." Gary is also a contributing author in the book, "Pride of Place: A Contemporary Anthology of Texas Nature Writing." To contact Lone Star College Vice President Gary Clark or photographer Kathy Adams Clark, visit their website at Gary Clark is the weekly nature columnist for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.
The reason so many people have been seeing so many indigo buntings in their yards is because so many neighbors are putting out bird feeders filled with scrumptious seeds. Open wooded zones offer up a cornucopia of food for the birds such as grass seeds, grasshoppers, spiders, beetles and insects.Īlong their migratory route through urban and suburban neighborhoods, the birds drop down in backyards to fill up on grass seeds or seeds conveniently placed in backyard bird feeders. The nest is built by the female in dense vegetation close to the ground and composed of dried grasses, bark strips, twigs and other plant materials. The breeding season occurs from May through mid-August. The birds tend to nest in woodland clearings with an abundance of weeds, shrubs and small trees. The indigo bunting migrates at night, with spring migrants beginning to arrive in April. The song, no matter the variation, is typically a group of paired phrases with soft, high-pitched bubbling notes that resemble the words sweet-sweet … where-where … here-here … see-it-see-it. Ted Cruz, Jon Stewart clash over PACT Act that would aid veterans suffering from burn pit ailments.Bodies of 3 missing Texas girls found in private pond, police say.Beyoncé removes Kelis sample from 'Renaissance' album following crediting conflict.Paleontologists discover fossils of 30-foot prehistoric marine lizard in North Texas.Houston man sells dozens of 3D-printed guns at city's first gun buyback.Houston's oldest Chinese restaurant is still going strong after more than 50 years.Alex Bregman and wife Reagan post first photos of newborn baby boy.