Upcoming TexasBirding Events by Nina Rach, updated 1 June 2016 [please send corrections and additions to [email protected]] ------June 1 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am [note earlier time], Tomball, Harris County. June 1 – Wed – Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, john.yochum@tpwd.texas.gov More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-06-01 June 4 – Sat – Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) http://www.fws.gov/nwrs/threecolumn.aspx?id=2147494235 June 4 – Sat – Pelagic trip (first of 7), S. Padre Island, 6am-6pm (12-hour); June 11 weather back-up date; texaspelagics.com

June 4 – Sat - Trinity Bird Count in Area 7 - Joppa Preserve, Dallas, 7:30-11:00am, http://tx.audubon.org/events/trinity-bird-count-area-7-joppa-preserve ; RSVP to Janie Henderson at [email protected]

June 4 – Sat – Beginner’s Bird Walk, Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, 7:30-9:30am, led by Virginia Rose & Judith Bailey, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field- trip-beginers-bridwalk-with-virginia-rose June 4 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am June 4 – Sat & June 5 - Sun -- Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30- 10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-06-04 June 4 – Sat – Prowlin’ for Owls, Guadalupe River State Park, program at the Amphitheatre at the Discovery Center, 8:30-10pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/guadalupe-river/prowlin-for- owls-11 Info: (830) 438- 7653, [email protected] June 5 – Sun – Young Birder’s Club: Spring Bird Migrants, 8:00-9:30 am, Brushy Creek Lake Park, 3300 Brushy Creek Rd Cedar Park, TX, led by Sebastian Casarez; http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/young- birders-club-spring-bird-migrants June 5 – Sun – Bird Walk, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 8:30-10:30am, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/bentsen-rio-grande-valley/bentsen-bird-walk/2016-06-05 Contact Roy J. Rodriguez, [email protected], (956) 584-9156

June 5 – Sun – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-05 June 5 – Sun – Purple Martin Colony Visit, 5:30-7:00pm, South Austin. Families welcome, free, but please register in advance: http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/purple-martin-colony-visit June 6 – Mon – Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot at 1 Westcott St, Houston. Contact Aaron Stoley, [email protected] June 6-10 – Mon-Fri – Summer Bird Camp, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, 9am – 1pm; http://www.gcbo.org/community-engagement/summer-bird-camp/

June 7 – Tues - Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-07 June 8 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County. June 8 – Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-06-08 June 8 – Wed - Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-08 June 10 – Fri – Kleb Woods Senior Birding Bus Trip, 7am, Search for Exotic bird species in Houston. Harris County Precinct 3, www.pct3.com For info, call 281-357-5324 or email [email protected] June 11 – Sat - Armand Bayou Nature Center Bird Survey, 7am, led by Andrew Hamlett ([email protected]) June 11 – Sat – Hornsby Bend Monthly bird Count, 7:00-11:30am + 4pm-dusk, 2210 Farm to Market Road 973, Austin; http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field-trip-hornsby-bend- monthly-bird-count-11 June 11 – Sat – Bird Walk, McKinney Falls State Park, 7:30-8:30am, meet at Upper Falls Parking lot, hike Onion Creek Trail, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/mckinney-falls/bird-walk-1 Info: Jenn Menge, (512) 415-8793 June 11 - Sat - Second Saturday Bird Walk at The Heard Museum (last before summer), led by Gailon Brehm & Rodney Thomas; sponsored by Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society (PTAS). Birding around building at 7:30, walk starts 8:00am-9:30am, 1 Nature Place, McKinney, Texas 75069. http://prairieandtimbers.org/Heard_Sat.htm and http://www.heardmuseum.org/birding#birdwalk June 11 – Sat – Red-vented Bulbul survey, 8-10am, Houston Heights June 11 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/davis-mountains/weekly-birding-walk-in-the-primitive- area/2016-06-11 Contact [email protected], (432) 426-3337, x224 June 11 – Sat – Second Saturday Swift Watch, Chaetura Canyon, Austin, Travis Audubon, 7– 9pm, 15 adults max ($10 donation); http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/second-saturday- swift-watch-2 June 11 – Sat – Name That Bird! Texas Bird ID game, Lake Mineral Wells State Park, Lone Star Amphitheatre, 8:30-10pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/lake-mineral-wells/name-that-bird Contact [email protected], (940) 328-1171 ext 222 June 11 – Sat & 12 – Sun - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30- 10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-06-11 June 12 – Sun – Bird Walk, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 8:30-10:30am, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/bentsen-rio-grande-valley/bentsen-bird-walk/2016-06-12 Contact Roy J. Rodriguez, [email protected], (956) 584-9156

June 12 – Sun – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-12

June 12-18 – Sun-Sat – Texas Ornithological Society (TOS) field trip to Maine, start/end in Bangor, guide Michael Goode (downeastnaturetours.com). Includes Baxter State Park, Golden Road, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Acadia Natl Park. Contact David Sarkozi for details, [email protected] or 713-412-4409.

June 13 – Mon – Hermann Park monthly bird survey (second Mondays), meet at 7:30am in parking lot D (behind lot E) on south side of Miller Outdoor Theatre stage, Houston. Contact: Jim Winn, [email protected]; Harlan Evans, [email protected] June 14 – Tues – Second Tuesday Birding trip with Jesse Huth, Huth Avian Services. Meet at Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. http://www.huthavian.com/upcoming-trips.html June 14 – Tues – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-14 June 15 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County June 15 – Wed – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-15 June 15 – Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-06-15 June 16 – Thurs – Birding talk: The Real Angry birds: Saving Birds’ Habitats & How to become a Bird Conservationist, by Sebastian Casarez, 6-7pm, Wells Branch Community Library, 15001 Wells Port Dr, Austin, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/the-real-angry-birds June 18 – Sat – Commons Ford Monthly Bird Walk with Sheila Hargis, 6:30-11:30am, Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park, 614 Commons Ford Rd., Austin, 12 max, reservation req’d http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field-trip-commons-ford-monthly-bird-walk June 18 – Sat – Willow Waterhole monthly bird survey (third Saturdays), meet at 7am (summertime start) in the parking lot of the Gathering Place at 5310 South Willow Drive, Houston. Mark Meyer: [email protected] June 18 – Sat – Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:30-11:00am, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field-trip-hornsby-bend-monthly-bird-walk-12 June 18 – Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am – 12pm. www.gcbo.org Gulf Coast Young Ornithologists meet 9-11am June 18 – Sat – Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hueco-tanks/hueco-tanks- birding-hike/2016-06-18 Contact Ted Pick, [email protected] June 18 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am June 18 – Sat – Birding 101, Blanco State Park, central Texas, 9-10am, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/blanco/birding-101-7 Contact Kate Boysen, (830) 833-4333, [email protected] June 18 – Sat – Birding 101, Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 10am- 12noon, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/sheldon-lake/birding-101-getting-birdy; Contact Hannah Bueschert, (281) 456-2800, [email protected] June 18 – Sat & 19 – Sun - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30- 10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info:

https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-06-18 June 19 – Sun – Birding 102 field trip – Berry Springs Breeding Birds, Travis Audubon ($25 fee), meet in Austin at 6:30am, carpool to Georgetown. “Open to graduates of Travis Audubon’s Intro to Birds classes who are members of Travis Audubon” http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/birding-102-berry-springs-breeding-birds June 19 – Sun – Bird Walk, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 8:30-10:30am, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/bentsen-rio-grande-valley/bentsen-bird-walk/2016-06-19 Contact Roy J. Rodriguez, [email protected], (956) 584-9156

June 19 – Sun – Golden-cheeked Warbler Walk, Pedernales Falls State Park, 9:00am, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/pedernales-falls/golden-cheeked-warbler-walk/2016-06-19 Contact Wendi Laws, (830) 868-7304, x235, [email protected]

June 19 – Sun – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-19

June 20 – Mon – Birds of a Feather, Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera, meet at 8:30am, 2-hour hike, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hill-country/birds-of-a-feather/2016-06-20 Contact Leanne Beauxbeannes, (830) 796-4413, [email protected]

June 21 – Tues – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-21

June 22 – Wed – Archbishop Fiorenza Phase II Park, 13551 Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly bird survey (fourth Wednesdays); meet at 7:30am parking lot off Eldridge. Contact Mary Ann Weber to participate: [email protected] June 22 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County. Afternoon lecture, 1:30-3:30pm, Bird development, From egg to hatchling and beyond. June 22 – Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-06-22 June 22 – Wed – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-22

June 25 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am June 25 – Sat & 26 – Sun - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30- 10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-06-25 June 26 – Sun – Bird Walk, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 8:30-10:30am, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/bentsen-rio-grande-valley/bentsen-bird-walk/2016-06-26 Contact Roy J. Rodriguez, [email protected], (956) 584-9156

June 26 – Sun – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-26

June 28 – Tues – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-06-28

June 29 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County June 29 – Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-06-29 Electric Tram tour 2-4pm. ------July 1 – Fri – Kleb Woods Senior Birding Bus Trip: Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and Swallow- tailed Kites, 7am-7pm. Offered by Harris County Precinct 3, www.pct3.com . For info, call 281- 357-5324 or email [email protected] July 2 – Sat – Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) http://www.fws.gov/nwrs/threecolumn.aspx?id=2147494235 July 2 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am July 2 – Sat & 3 – Sun - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30- 10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-07-02 July 3 – Sun – Young Birders’ Club: Migratory Birds, 8:00-9:30am, Berry Springs Park & reserve, Georgetown, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/young-birders-club-migratory-birds July 3 – Sun – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-07-03

July 4? – Mon – Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot at 1 Westcott St, Houston. Contact Aaron Stoley, [email protected] July 5 – Tues – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-07-05

July 6 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County July 6 – Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-07-06 and Electric Tram Tour, 2-4pm July 8 -9 – Fri-Sat - Purple Martin Parties in Austin, Travis Audubon, 7:45-9:00pm, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/purple-martin-parties-9 July 8-10 – Fri-Sun - – Sat – Davis Mountains Preserve Open Weekend (8am Fri-4pm Sun), Nature Conservancy, 25 mi west of Ft. Davis; 10 mi past McDonald Observatory. http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/texas/events/davis- mountains-preserve-2016-open-days.xml July 9 – Sat - Armand Bayou Nature Center Bird Survey, 7am, led by Andrew Hamlett ([email protected]) July 9 – Sat – Hornsby Bend Monthly bird Count, 7:00-11:30am + 4pm-dusk, 2210 Farm to Market Road 973, Austin; http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field-trip-hornsby-bend-

monthly-bird-count-12 July 9 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am July 9 – Sat – Second Saturday Swift Watch, Chaetura Canyon, Austin, Travis Audubon, 7–9pm, 15 adults max ($10 donation); http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/second-saturday-swift- watch-2 July 9-10 – Sat & Sun - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30- 10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-07-09 July 10 – Sun – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-07-10

July 10 – Sun – Film screening of The Messenger, 2-5pm, Marchesa Hall and Theater, 6226 Middle Fiskville Road Austin, TX 78752 ($10 member, $12 non-member), http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/film- screening-of-the-messenger July 11 – Mon – Hermann Park monthly bird survey (second Mondays), meet at 7:30am in parking lot D (behind lot E) on south side of Miller Outdoor Theatre stage, Houston. Contact: Jim Winn, [email protected]; Harlan Evans, [email protected] July 12 – Tues – Second Tuesday Birding trip with Jesse Huth, Huth Avian Services. Meet at Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. http://www.huthavian.com/upcoming-trips.html July 12 – Tues – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-07-12

July 13 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County July 13 – Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led by John Yochum, (956) 565-3919, [email protected] More info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/bird-walk/2016-07-13 July 15-16 – Fri-Sat - Purple Martin Parties in Austin, Travis Audubon, 7:45-9:00pm, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/purple-martin-parties-9 July 16 – Sat – Birding 102: Aquarena Springs Breeding Birds, Meet in south Austin at 6:30am and carpool to San Marcos ($25); “The field trip is only open to graduates of Travis Audubon’s Intro to Birds classes who are members of Travis Audubon.”http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/birding-102-aquarena-springs-breeding-birds July 16 – Sat – Willow Waterhole monthly bird survey (third Saturdays), meet at 7am (summertime start) in the parking lot of the Gathering Place at 5310 South Willow Drive, Houston. Mark Meyer: [email protected] July 16 – Sat – Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:30-11:00am, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field-trip-hornsby-bend-monthly-bird-walk-13 July 16 – Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am – 12pm. www.gcbo.org Gulf Coast Young Ornithologists meet 9-11am July 16 – Sat – Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hueco-tanks/hueco-tanks- birding-hike/2016-07-16 Contact Ted Pick, [email protected]

July 16 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am July 17 – Sun – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-07-17

July 18 – Mon – Birds of a Feather, Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera, meet at 8:30am, 2-hour hike, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hill-country/birds-of-a-feather/2016-07-18 Contact Leanne Beauxbeannes, (830) 796-4413, [email protected]

July 19 – Tues – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-07-19

July 20 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County July 22-23 – Fri-Sat - Purple Martin Parties in Austin, Travis Audubon, 7:45-9:00pm, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/purple-martin-parties-9 July 23 – Sat – Pelagic trip (#2 of 7), Port Aransas, 16-hour (longer trip) texaspelagics.com July 23 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am July 24 – Sun – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-07-24

July 26 – Tues – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-07-26

July 27 – Wed – Archbishop Fiorenza Phase II Park, 13551 Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly bird survey (fourth Wednesdays); meet at 7:30am parking lot off Eldridge. Contact Mary Ann Weber to participate: [email protected] July 27 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County July 29-30 – Fri-Sat - Purple Martin Parties in Austin, Travis Audubon, 7:45-9:00pm, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/purple-martin-parties-9 July 30 – Sat – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30- 10:30am July 31 – Sun – Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/estero-llano-grande/electric-tram-tour/2016-07-31 ----- Aug 1 – Mon – Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot at 1 Westcott St, Houston. Contact Aaron Stoley, [email protected] Aug 1 – Mon – OG monthly meeting, Bayland Community Center, Houston, 6:30pm. Speaker: Nina Rach, Daily birding: Bird-a-Day big years. Aug 3 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County Aug 6 – Sat – Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) http://www.fws.gov/nwrs/threecolumn.aspx?id=2147494235 Aug 6 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Aug 7 – Sun – Young Birder’s Club: Identifying Herons and Egrets, led by Sebastian Casarez,

Lake Creek Trail, Cedar Park, TX, 8:00-9:30am, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/young- birders-club-identifying-herons-and-egrets Aug 8 – Mon – Hermann Park monthly bird survey (second Mondays), meet at 7:30am in parking lot D (behind lot E) on south side of Miller Outdoor Theatre stage, Houston. Contact: Jim Winn, [email protected]; Harlan Evans, [email protected] Aug 9 – Tues – Second Tuesday Birding trip with Jesse Huth, Huth Avian Services. Meet at Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. http://www.huthavian.com/upcoming-trips.html Aug 10 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County Aug 12-14 – Fri-Sun – Davis Mountains Preserve Open Weekend (8am Fri-4pm Sun), Nature Conservancy, 25 mi west of Ft. Davis; 10 mi past McDonald Observatory. http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/texas/events/davis- mountains-preserve-2016-open-days.xml Aug 13 – Sat - Armand Bayou Nature Center Bird Survey, 7am, led by Andrew Hamlett ([email protected]) Aug 13 – Sat – Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:00-11:30am + 4pm- dusk, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field-trip-hornsby-bend-monthly-bird-walk-13 Aug 13 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Aug 13 – Sat – Second Saturday Swift Watch, Chaetura Canyon, Austin, Travis Audubon, 7– 9pm, 15 adults max ($10 donation); http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/second-saturday- swift-watch-2 Aug 15 – Mon – Birds of a Feather, Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera, 8:30am, 2-hour hike, https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hill-country/birds-of-a-feather/2016-08-15 Contact Leanne Beauxbeannes, (830) 796-4413, [email protected]

Aug 17 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County Aug 19 – Fri – Kleb Woods Senior Birding Bus Trip: Anahuac and Bolivar, 7am-7pm. Offered by Harris County Precinct 3, www.pct3.com . For info / reservation, call 281-357-5324 or email [email protected] Aug 20 – Sat – Willow Waterhole monthly bird survey (third Saturdays), meet at 7am (summertime start) in the parking lot of the Gathering Place at 5310 South Willow Drive, Houston. Mark Meyer: [email protected] Aug 20 – Sat – Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:30-11:00am, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field-trip-hornsby-bend-monthly-bird-walk-12 Aug 20 – Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am – 12pm. www.gcbo.org Gulf Coast Young Ornithologists meet 9-11am Aug 20 – Sat – Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hueco-tanks/hueco-tanks- birding-hike/2016-08-20 Contact Ted Pick, [email protected] Aug 20 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Aug 24 – Wed – Archbishop Fiorenza Phase II Park, 13551 Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly bird survey (fourth Wednesdays); meet at 7:30am parking lot off Eldridge. Contact Mary Ann Weber to participate: [email protected]

Aug 24 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County Aug 25-26 – Thurs-Fri – Big Bend Nature Fest, Chisos Mountain Lodge ($100, includes lectures, field trips, BBQ, ice cream), http://www.bigbendnaturefest.com/home.html & http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/big-bend-nature-fest Aug 27 – Sat – Pelagic trip (#3 of 7), S. Padre Island, 16-hour (longer trip) texaspelagics.com Aug 27 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Aug 31 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Tomball, Harris County ----- Sept 3 – Sat – Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) http://www.fws.gov/nwrs/threecolumn.aspx?id=2147494235 Sept 3 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Sept 5? (Labor Day) – Mon – Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot at 1 Westcott St, Houston. Contact Aaron Stoley, [email protected] Sept 7 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am, Tomball, Harris County Sept 10 – Sat - Armand Bayou Nature Center Bird Survey, 7am, led by Andrew Hamlett ([email protected])

Sept 10 – Sat - Second Saturday Bird Walk at The Heard Museum, led by Gailon Brehm & Rodney Thomas; sponsored by Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society (PTAS) 8:00am-9:30am, 1 Nature Place, McKinney, Texas 75069. http://prairieandtimbers.org/fieldtrips.htm and http://www.heardmuseum.org/birding#birdwalk

Sept 10 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Sept 10 – Sat - Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary Hummingbird Festival, 9 am – 3 pm, Tomball, Harris County Sept 12 – Mon – Hermann Park monthly bird survey (second Mondays), meet at 7:30am in parking lot D (behind lot E) on south side of Miller Outdoor Theatre stage, Houston. Contact: Jim Winn, [email protected]; Harlan Evans, [email protected] Sept 12 – Mon - OG Monthly Meeting, Bayland Community Center, Houston, 6:30pm. Speaker: Mark Kulstad, “Birding in Spain” Sept 13 – Tues – Second Tuesday Birding trip with Jesse Huth, Huth Avian Services. Meet at Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. http://www.huthavian.com/upcoming-trips.html Sept 14 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am, Tomball, Harris County Sept 15 – Thurs – Baytown Nature Center Bird Survey, 8:00 am with David Hanson, Harris County (admission waived) Sept 17 – Sat – Pelagic trip (#4 of 7), S. Padre Island, 6am-6pm (12-hour), texaspelagics.com Sept 17 – Sat - Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:30-11:00am, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field-trip-hornsby-bend-monthly-bird-walk-12 Sept 17 – Sat – Willow Waterhole monthly bird survey (third Saturdays), meet at 8am (new fall start) in the parking lot of the Gathering Place at 5310 South Willow Drive, Houston. Mark

Meyer: [email protected] Sept 17 – Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am – 12pm. www.gcbo.org Gulf Coast Young Ornithologists meet 9-11am Sept 17 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Sept 17 – Sat – Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hueco-tanks/hueco-tanks- birding-hike/2016-09-17 Contact Ted Pick, [email protected] Sept 21 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am, Tomball, Harris County Sept 24 Sat – Pelagic trip (#5 of 7), S. Padre Island, 12-hour (exclusive for Arroyo Colorado Audubon Society) Sept 24 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Sept 28 – Wed – Archbishop Fiorenza Phase II Park, 13551 Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly bird survey (fourth Wednesdays); meet at 7:30am parking lot off Eldridge. Contact Mary Ann Weber to participate: [email protected] Sept 28 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am, Tomball, Harris County ------Oct 1 – Sat – Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) http://www.fws.gov/nwrs/threecolumn.aspx?id=2147494235 Oct 1 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Oct 3 – Mon – Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot at 1 Westcott St, Houston. Contact Aaron Stoley, [email protected] Oct 3 – Mon - OG Monthly Meeting, Bayland Community Center, Houston, 6:30pm Oct 5 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am, Tomball, Harris County Oct 8 – Sat – Pelagic trip (#6 of 7), S. Padre Island, 12-hour, texaspelagics.com Oct 8 – Sat - Armand Bayou Nature Center Bird Survey, 7am, led by Andrew Hamlett ([email protected])

Oct 8 – Sat - Second Saturday Bird Walk at The Heard Museum, led by Gailon Brehm & Rodney Thomas, Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society (PTAS) 8:00am-9:30am, 1 Nature Place, McKinney, Texas 75069. http://prairieandtimbers.org/fieldtrips.htm and http://www.heardmuseum.org/birding#birdwalk

Oct 8 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Oct 10 – Mon – Hermann Park monthly bird survey (second Mondays), meet at 7:30am in parking lot D (behind lot E) on south side of Miller Outdoor Theatre stage, Houston. Contact: Jim Winn, [email protected]; Harlan Evans, [email protected] Oct 11 – Tues – Second Tuesday Birding trip with Jesse Huth, Huth Avian Services. Meet at Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. http://www.huthavian.com/upcoming-trips.html Oct 12 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am, Tomball, Harris County

Oct 15 – Sat - Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:30-11:00am, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field-trip-hornsby-bend-monthly-bird-walk-12 Oct 15 – Sat – Willow Waterhole monthly bird survey (third Saturdays), meet at 8am (fall start) in the parking lot of the Gathering Place at 5310 South Willow Drive, Houston. Mark Meyer: [email protected] Oct 15 – Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am – 12pm. www.gcbo.org Gulf Coast Young Ornithologists meet 9-11am Oct 15 – Sat – Davis Mountains Preserve Open Day (8am-4pm), Nature Conservancy, 25 mi west of Ft. Davis http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/texas/events/davis- mountains-preserve-2016-open-days.xml Oct 15 – Sat – Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hueco-tanks/hueco-tanks- birding-hike/2016-10-15 Contact Ted Pick, [email protected] Oct 15 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Oct 19 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am, Tomball, Harris County Oct 20 – Thurs – Baytown Nature Center Bird Survey, 8:00 am with David Hanson Oct 22 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Oct 26 – Wed – Archbishop Fiorenza Phase II Park, 13551 Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly bird survey (fourth Wednesdays); meet at 7:30am parking lot off Eldridge. Contact Mary Ann Weber to participate: [email protected] Oct 26 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am, Tomball, Harris County Oct 29 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Oct 31 – Sat – Pelagic trip (#7 of 7), S. Padre Island, 12-hour, texaspelagics.com ------Nov 2 - Wed - Monthly Bird Hike at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, 3831 State Highway 36, Rosenberg, TX, (Fort Bend County) 8:00-10:00am (Nov-May), http://www.ci.rosenberg.tx.us/index.aspx?page=524 Nov 2 – Wed – Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am, Tomball, Harris County Nov 5 – Sat – Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) http://www.fws.gov/nwrs/threecolumn.aspx?id=2147494235 Nov 7 – Mon – Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot at 1 Westcott St, Houston. Contact Aaron Stoley, [email protected] Nov 7 – Mon - OG Monthly Meeting, Bayland Community Center, Houston, 6:30pm Nov 8 – Tues – Second Tuesday Birding trip with Jesse Huth, Huth Avian Services. Meet at Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. http://www.huthavian.com/upcoming-trips.html Nov 9 – Wed – Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am Nov 12 – Sat - Armand Bayou Nature Center Bird Survey, 7am, led by Andrew Hamlett ([email protected]) Nov 12 - Sat - Second Saturday Bird Walk at The Heard Museum, led by Gailon Brehm &

Rodney Thomas, Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society (PTAS) 8:00am-9:30am, 1 Nature Place, McKinney, Texas 75069. http://prairieandtimbers.org/fieldtrips.htm and http://www.heardmuseum.org/birding#birdwalk Nov 12 – Sat – Weekly Birding Walk in the Park, Davis Mountains State Park, 8:30-10:30am Nov 14 – Mon – Hermann Park monthly bird survey (second Mondays), meet at 7:30am in parking lot D (behind lot E) on south side of Miller Outdoor Theatre stage, Houston. Contact: Jim Winn, [email protected]; Harlan Evans, [email protected] Nov 16 – Wed – Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am Nov 17 – Thurs – Baytown Nature Center Bird Survey, 8:00 am with David Hanson Nov 19 – Sat - Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:30-11:00am, http://travisaudubon.org/audubonevent/field-trip-hornsby-bend-monthly-bird-walk-12 Nov 19 – Sat – Willow Waterhole monthly bird survey (third Saturdays), meet at 8am in the parking lot of the Gathering Place at 5310 South Willow Drive, Houston. Mark Meyer: [email protected] Nov 19 – Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am – 12pm. www.gcbo.org Gulf Coast Young Ornithologists meet 9-11am Nov 19 – Sat – Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hueco-tanks/hueco-tanks- birding-hike/2016-11-19 Contact Ted Pick, [email protected] Nov 19 – Sat – Birding trail walk, Davis Mountains State Park, 1.25-mile loop from headquarters, 9-11am Nov 23 – Wed – Archbishop Fiorenza Phase II Park, 13551 Westpark Dr, Houston - monthly bird survey (fourth Wednesdays); meet at 7:30am parking lot off Eldridge. Contact Mary Ann Weber to participate: [email protected] Nov 23 – Wed – Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am Nov 26 – Sat – Birding trail walk, Davis Mountains State Park, 1.25-mile loop from headquarters, 9-11am Nov 30 – Wed – Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am ------Dec 3 – Sat – Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) http://www.fws.gov/nwrs/threecolumn.aspx?id=2147494235 Dec 5 – Mon – Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot at 1 Westcott St, Houston. Contact Aaron Stoley, [email protected] Dec 5 – Mon - OG Monthly Meeting, Bayland Community Center, Houston, 6:30pm Dec 7 - Wed - Monthly Bird Hike at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, 3831 State Highway 36, Rosenberg, TX, (Fort Bend County) 8:00-10:00am (Nov-May), http://www.ci.rosenberg.tx.us/index.aspx?page=524 Dec 7 – Wed – Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am Dec 9-11 – Fri-Sun - Davis Mountains Preserve Open Weekend (8am Fri-4pm Sun), Nature Conservancy, 25 mi west of Ft. Davis; 10 mi past McDonald Observatory. http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/texas/events/davis- mountains-preserve-2016-open-days.xml Dec 10 - Sat - Second Saturday Bird Walk at The Heard Museum, led by Gailon Brehm & Rodney Thomas, Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society (PTAS) 8:00am-9:30am, 1 Nature Place,

McKinney, Texas 75069. http://prairieandtimbers.org/fieldtrips.htm and http://www.heardmuseum.org/birding#birdwalk Dec 14 – Wed – Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am Dec 17 – Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am – 12pm. www.gcbo.org Gulf Coast Young Ornithologists meet 9-11am Dec 17 – Sat – Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hueco-tanks/hueco-tanks- birding-hike/2016-12-17 Contact Ted Pick, [email protected] Dec 21 – Wed – Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am Dec 28 – Wed – Archbishop Fiorenza Phase II Park, 13551 Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly bird survey (fourth Wednesdays); meet at 7:30am parking lot off Eldridge. Contact Mary Ann Weber to participate: [email protected] Dec 28 – Wed – Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am January 2017 Jan 2 – Mon – Monthly meeting, Ornithology Group (OG) of Houston Outdoor Nature Club (ONC), 6:30pm, Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet St., Houston Jan 4 – Wed - Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am Jan 11 – Wed - Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am Jan 14 – Sat - Second Saturday Bird Walk at The Heard Museum, led by Gailon Brehm & Rodney Thomas, Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society (PTAS) 8:00am-9:30am, 1 Nature Place, McKinney, Texas 75069. http://prairieandtimbers.org/fieldtrips.htm and http://www.heardmuseum.org/birding#birdwalk Jan 18 – Wed - Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am Jan 21 – Sat – Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/hueco-tanks/hueco-tanks- birding-hike/2017-01-21 Contact Ted Pick, [email protected] Jan 25 – Wed - Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Source: http://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/birding

http://ornithologygroup.org/Events Updated: 6/2/2016