Houston Audubon Raptor and Education Center

Update Jan 2026: We are currently evaluating the use of this beautiful sanctuary as it aligns with our Strategic Plan and will share more information when we have it. While we no longer have live bird ambassadors, there are many other ways the Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center can serve bird conservation. In the meantime, please follow Houston Audubon to stay up to date on all of the other birdy happenings around the region, and visit our beautiful Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary - Houston Audubon in west Houston!
📆Check out our upcoming programs at https://houstonaudubon.org/programs/
🌳 Explore our other bird sanctuaries at https://houstonaudubon.org/conservation/sanctuaries/

📷American Kestrel / Lili Banta

Get in the Halloween spirit with us at Raptor Fest! 🦉 👻 This is your chance to meet, learn about, and get your photos taken with our education raptors at the Houston Audubon Raptor and Education Center! Enjoy crafts, games, food, and birdy fun for the whole family. Costumes encouraged. Learn more and register at https://houstonaudubon.org/programs/all-age-groups/raptorfest.html
[Current Houston Audubon members get in free!]

Raptor Fest is fast approaching on October 28th. Get your tickets before they sell out. Pierre hopes to see everyone there! https://houstonaudubon.org/programs/all-age-groups/raptorfest.html

Did you know it's International Owl Awareness Day?! The wild Barred Owls that live in the forest at our Raptor and Education Center eat an amazing variety of prey. We have observed them digging up earthworms, snagging caterpillars, cicadas, beetles and preying mantis. Variety is the spice of life!

You can support owls today with an honorary adoption of one of our hardworking owl ambassadors. Each adoption kit contains a beautiful photograph of the owl you choose, a personalized certificate and a fact sheet. Give a Hoot and adopt today at www.houstonaudubon.org/adoptabird

📷 Houston Audubon Nature Programs Manager Amber Leung with Brazos the Barred Owl 🦉

The Purple Martins are gathering at the Willowbrook Roost. Our first watch party will be on July 29th! Watch the website for updates about times and exact location. Thanks Donald for sending the radar!

Summer is in full swing. Not only are we hosting great camps at our Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary but you can also find us presenting at other nature camps and public libraries all summer long. Today we will be at the Fairmont Branch Library in Pasadena at 10:30 and the Pasadena Central Library at 3PM. Hope to see you there as we help support the Summer Reading Program!

Rainbow over the center tonight