Birds, conservation, field trips and more! https://mailchi.mp/ca0264603935/birds-conservation-field-trips-and... Subscribe Past Issues Translate View this email in your browser September/October 2019 Newsletter 1 of 11 1/13/20, 1:45 PM Birds, conservation, field trips and more! https://mailchi.mp/ca0264603935/birds-conservation-field-trips-and... Subscribe Past Issues Translate In this issue: Visit our website for updates: Bexar Audubon Society Birds, Brunch & Business Bexar Audubon Annual Meeting September Monthly Program Buy Federal Duck Stamps at September 5 Monthly Meeting Annual Bexar and San Antonio Audubon Dinner October 3 Bexar Audubon Society Field Trips Rockport Fulton 2019 HummerBird Celebration Mitchell Lake Monthly Birding Tours San Antonio Botanical Garden Bird Walks Butterflies Membership Bexar Audubon Annual Meeting at Mitchell Lake Join us on Saturday, September 14 at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center for the Bexar Audubon Society annual meeting. Check-in and coffee begin at 7:30 AM. We'll have bird walks at 8:00, brunch in the pavilion at 10:00, and be treated to a presentation at 11:00 by San Antonio Zoo employee Jessica Wolanski about her trip to Hog Island, Maine. Afterward, we'll 2 of 11 1/13/20, 1:45 PM Birds, conservation, field trips and more! https://mailchi.mp/ca0264603935/birds-conservation-field-trips-and... Subscribe Past Issues Translate take care of some business, including election of officers and voting on bylaw changes. All are welcome! For questions, email Anne or call 210/862-7777. Bexar Audubon Society/San Antonio Audubon Society September Program Thursday, September 5, 2019 ● 7:00 PM San Antonio Zoo Education Center Penguins at SeaWorld San Antonio: Social, Piscivorous and Tuxedo Clad Discover what it's like to work with and care for the amazing penguins at SeaWorld San Antonio. Lloyd Tyndall, aviculturist and penguin care expert, will talk about the species of penguins at the water park and the daily care of a large diverse colony ranging from chicks to adults. Lloyd’s talk will also highlight working with the birds, including using embryonic ectoderm development (EED), feeding, nesting season, guest interaction tours with the penguins and last but not least, play time with the penguins! FF EE DD EE RR AA LL DD UU CC KK SS TT AA MM PP SS FF OO RR SS AA LL EE AA TT SS EE PP TT EE MM BB EE RR 55 AA UU DD UU BB OO NN MM EE EE TT II NN GG One of the easiest ways you can support bird habitat conservation is by buying a Federal Duck Stamp, among the most successful conservation tools ever created to protect habitat for birds and other wildlife. Recently, the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) met in Washington D.C. to decide, among other 3 of 11 1/13/20, 1:45 PM Birds, conservation, field trips and more! https://mailchi.mp/ca0264603935/birds-conservation-field-trips-and... Subscribe Past Issues Translate things, where Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (MBCF) dollars would be spent. The MBCF is where the annual funds collected through Duck Stamps are deposited. The commission approved more than $15.1 million from the MBCF to secure 4,886 acres for five national wildlife refuges, including two in Texas: Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, $1,988,000 and San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, $1,690,900. This latest stamp features a Wood Duck with a background decoy, painted by Scot Storm, a native of Freeport, Minnesota. (Storm also had his pair of flying Redheads grace the 2004-2005 Federal stamp.) Each stamp today costs $25 with 98% of the funds collected going to habitat acquisition. Bring $25 cash or check to purchase your stamp at our September 5 Audubon meeting. For $2 more, you'll receive a plastic holder to display your Duck Stamp proudly on your binoculars or backpack to show you support bird habitat! The stamp also guarantees you free admission into any National Wildlife Refuge in the United States.The new stamp is good through June of 2020. BEXAR & SAN ANTONIO AUDUBON ANNUAL DINNER BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2019 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM San Antonio Zoo Beastro Our Bexar Audubon and San Antonio Audubon Society Annual Dinner speaker will be West Virginia-based author and conservationist Katie Fallon, co-founder of the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia, a nonprofit research, education and rehabilitation center for injured birds. Katie is a member of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators and has glove-trained a wide variety of raptor species. Katie will speak about one of her favorite birds, a species she profiled in her book Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird, which will be available for sale and 4 of 11 1/13/20, 1:45 PM Birds, conservation, field trips and more! https://mailchi.mp/ca0264603935/birds-conservation-field-trips-and... Subscribe Past Issues Translate signing after the program. Tickets are $35/person for dinner and the program. Buy your tickets at the Sept. 5 Audubon meeting or by mail. Your check must be received by Sept. 27. Mail checks to: San Antonio Audubon Society, 5150 Broadway, #257, San Antonio, TX 78209. Make checks payable to SAAS ($35/person) and include your choice of entrée (Meat Lasagna or Vegetarian/Zucchini Lasagna or Gluten-free Ratatouille) and your email address so you can receive admission instructions the week of the dinner. Please include the names of all those attending. The dinner menu includes: Choice of one: Meat Lasagna or Vegetarian Zucchini Lasagna or Gluten-free Ratatouille Italian Green Beans Caesar Salad Texas Toast Garlic Bread Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce Bowl of Mixed fruit (pineapple, strawberries, and grapes) Fresh Brewed Iced Tea and Water Cash Bar from 5:00 to 7:30 PM includes: Conserveza (Freetail Beer supporting Zoo Conservation initiatives), light beer, red and white wine, margaritas 5 of 11 1/13/20, 1:45 PM Birds, conservation, field trips and more! https://mailchi.mp/ca0264603935/birds-conservation-field-trips-and... Subscribe Past Issues Translate Bexar Audubon Society Field Trips Monday, September 9, 8:00 AM BB ii rr dd WWaa ll kk aa tt CC aa tt hh ee dd rr aa ll PP aa rr kk Lora Reynolds will lead a walk around this 19-acre private park in Alamo Heights, the grounds of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas. The staff will open the gate to the back area of the property for us. The address is 111 Torcido Drive, SAT 78209. RSVP to: [email protected] or call 210/414-0792. Friday, September 27, 8:00 AM JJ aammeess KKii eehhll RRii vveerr bbeenndd PPaarr kk aanndd KKrr eeuutt zzbbeerr gg CCaannyyoonn NNaatt uurr aall AA r r e e a a Craig Hensley, Naturalist and Educator for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, will lead us on a birding/nature walk at these two Kendall County Parks. Meet at James Kiehl (118 Riverbend Rd., Comfort, TX 78013) at 8 AM. After exploring this park, we'll head to Kreutzburg Canyon near Boerne. Bring water and a sack lunch. Carpooling from San Antonio and Boerne will be an option. For sign up and more details, contact Sherie Gee at [email protected] or 210/367-1625. For info on the county parks, click here. 6 of 11 1/13/20, 1:45 PM Birds, conservation, field trips and more! https://mailchi.mp/ca0264603935/birds-conservation-field-trips-and... Subscribe Past Issues Translate Tuesday, October 8, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM ii NNaatt uurraall ii sstt CCll aassss aanndd PPooll ll ii nnaatt oorr BBii ooBBll ii tt zz aatt tt hhee SSaann AAnntt oonnii oo BB oo tt aa nn ii cc aa ll GG aa rr dd ee nn Craig Hensley, Naturalist and Texas Nature Trackers Biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, will provide classroom instruction on iNaturalist with info on Nature Trackers, followed by experience in the field using the iNat app to identify and document butterflies and other pollinators in the garden. Learn iNat and contribute to citizen science! 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX 78209. Class size limited. RSVP and $10 deposit required. Register online at sabot.org. For questions, contact Gary Poole at [email protected] or 210/536-1424. Class co-sponsored by San Antonio Water System and Bexar Audubon Society. You will receive instructions about downloading the iNat app prior to the class. October 14 and October 17 SS aa nn AA nn tt oo nn ii oo BB uu tt tt ee rr ff ll yy CC oo uu nn tt ss ff oo rr NN oo rr tt hh AA mmee rr ii cc aa nn BB uu tt tt ee rr ff ll yy AA s s s s oo c c i i a a t t i i oo nn ( ( NN AA BB AA ) ) Join us to survey and count butterfly species at different locations around San Antonio. No experience necessary. Learn about butterflies and help us contribute to citizen science! Monday, October 14, 8:45 AM: Meet at Hardberger Park Urban Ecology Center, 8400 NW Military Hwy. Some of the group will go to Eisenhower Park, Friedrich Wilderness Park or Crownridge Canyon Natural Area. Thursday, October 17, 8:45 AM: Meet at San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Place. A group will also meet at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center. To Sign Up: Contact Patty Pasztor at [email protected] or 210/837-0577. Friday, October 18, 9:00 AM "" BBii kkee && BBii rr dd"" oonn tt hhee MMii ss ss ii oonn RReeaacc hh Join us for a morning bike riding adventure along the San Antonio River! We'll meet at Mission San Jose and pedal to Mission San Juan and then Mission Espada.