Look up, in the sky! What’s soaring above? If it’s winter in Texas, there is a good chance you are seeing falcons that are migrating through. Texas is home to many falcon species. The most well known falcons are the Aplomado falcon, American Kestrel and Peregrine falcon. These birds are either resident, meaning they live here year-round, or migratory, meaning they live here for only part of the year. Most birds like songbirds are spring migrants and will migrate to Texas in the spring, stay here for the warm months, and leave in the fall. But falcons will migrate here in the fall, stay in Texas for the winter, and leave in the spring like many other birds of prey. Birds of prey is a term used to describe birds that are predators. This includes falcons, hawks, eagles and owls.
The American Badger is the only species of badger in Texas and North America. They are distant cousins to hog badgers, ferret badgers, stink badgers and the more well-known European and honey badgers. They are characterized by their flat and wide body (2-3 feet long) covered with grayish brown hair, short legs and pointed head with small ears and black and white face stripes. They have very long front claws and sharp teeth.
The Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is the most common wildcat in Texas and North America. They are found all over Texas in many different kinds of habitats. The closest relative to the bobcat is the Canadian Lynx which lives mainly in Canada and Alaska.
The roadrunner is a bird named because of its ability to run quickly. Roadrunners are in the cuckoo family. In Latin, the scientific name Geococcyx californianus actually means Californian earth-cuckoo. In Texas we have the Greater Roadrunner, one of two species or types of roadrunners found in the world. The other type, the Lesser Roadrunner, lives in Central America and Mexico. Greater Roadrunners live year-round in the southwestern part of the United States, across Texas and Oklahoma and into Mexico.
Look up, in the sky! What’s soaring above? If it’s winter in Texas, there is a good chance you are seeing falcons that are migrating through. Texas is home to many falcon species. The most well known falcons are the Aplomado falcon, American Kestrel and Peregrine falcon. These birds are either resident, meaning they live here year-round, or migratory, meaning they live here for only part of the year. Most birds like songbirds are spring migrants and will migrate to Texas in the spring, stay here for the warm months, and leave in the fall. But falcons will migrate here in the fall, stay in Texas for the winter, and leave in the spring like many other birds of prey. Birds of prey is a term used to describe birds that are predators. This includes falcons, hawks, eagles and owls. 
The American Badger is the only species of badger in Texas and North America. They are distant cousins to hog badgers, ferret badgers, stink badgers and the more well-known European and honey badgers. They are characterized by their flat and wide body (2-3 feet long) covered with grayish brown hair, short legs and pointed head with small ears and black and white face stripes. They have very long front claws and sharp teeth. 
The Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is the most common wildcat in Texas and North America. They are found all over Texas in many different kinds of habitats. The closest relative to the bobcat is the Canadian Lynx which lives mainly in Canada and Alaska. 
The roadrunner is a bird named because of its ability to run quickly. Roadrunners are in the cuckoo family. In Latin, the scientific name Geococcyx californianus actually means Californian earth-cuckoo. In Texas we have the Greater Roadrunner, one of two species or types of roadrunners found in the world. The other type, the Lesser Roadrunner, lives in Central America and Mexico. Greater Roadrunners live year-round in the southwestern part of the United States, across Texas and Oklahoma and into Mexico.