Mariel Ortega

Mariel Ortega is a Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences major (a true mouthful) from San Antonio, Texas. But more importantly, she is the loudest and proudest member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2021. From the time she first went birding with cardboard “camouflage” to doing mad-sciencey things, Mariel’s amassed quite the arsenal of bird facts. (Did you know a peacock is a male peafowl?) Her goal is to change the world one person at a time—or more likely, one bird at a time.

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Ornithology: A Field for All Interests

If "bird" is your word, majoring in ornithology could be right for you. And you might be surprised by the range of careers that are available in the field!