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, [email protected] 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.