TRES RANCHOS PHOTOGRAPHY REGISTRATION APRIL 15 - 17, 2010 YES, SIGN ME UP! INSTRUCTORS Raptor Behavior $ 1,200.00 LARRY DITTO, RUTH HOYT & PAUL DENMAN March 21- 27, 2010 Three day series features a half-day workshop Neotropical Migratory Birds $ 749.00 April 1-3, 2010 and half-day out in the field. Visit a new South Texas ranch each day . Hummers on a Wing $ 749.00 April 8 - 11, 2010 DOS VENADAS & CAMPOS VIEJOS Spectacular 1,370 acre ranch located in the Tres Ranchos Photography $ 945.00 heart of Starr County. www.dosvenadas.com. April 15 - 17, 2010 Spring... Workshops Tour Guide: Steve Bentsen & Hardy Jackson Includes a continental breakfast & lunch for one of the most each registered day. Please note any dietary 1 MARTIN REFUGE delightful seasons restrictions when registering. Raptor Behavior The 300 acre ranch is located northwest of in the Valley. Name: __________________________________ March 21 - 27, 2010 Mission. www.martinrefuge.com Tour Guide: Patty Raney Organization: ____________________________ The weather is Address: ________________________________ mild and the 2 SANTA CLARA RANCH City: _______________ State: ____ Zip:______ landscape Neotropical The 300 acre wildlife sanctuary located west of Email: __________________________________ McCook. www.santaclararanch.com responds with Migratory Birds Tour Guide: Larry Ditto Phone: _________________________________ colors & wildlife. April 1 - 3, 2010 Method of Payment Recommendations: Minimum 400mm Tele- Check Visa MasterCard Enjoy lectures & 3 photo lens, flash & tripod. Participant should be Card Number: ___________________________ day trips, but no Hummers familiar with using own photo equipment. tests! Exp Date: ______________ CID#: ___________ on a Wing THURSDAY, APRIL 15 Signature: ______________________________ We have brought April 8 - 11, 2010 “Set-ups from Hummers to Hawks” together the best Presenter: Larry Ditto www.larryditto.com Register online at: www.mcallenchamber.com talent creating 4 Phone: (956) 682-2871 Fax: (956) 631-8571 FRIDAY, APRIL 16 Tres Ranchos Email: [email protected] four outstanding “Working the Whole Subject from Macro to workshops at Photography Mountains” Presenter: Ruth Hoyt Quinta Mazatlan. April 15 - 17, 2010 www.ruthhoyt.com Transportation to and from Quinta Mazatlan, hotel accommodations and evening meals SATURDAY, APRIL 17 are the responsibility of each participant. “Results of a Good Plan” Photo Show plus Q & A For lodging and restaurant information, Presenter: Paul Denman www.pmdphoto.com visit www.mcallencvb.com www.quintamazatlan.com RAPTOR BEHAVIOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD HUMMERS ON A WING MARCH 21 - 27, 2010 APRIL 1 - 3, 2010 APRIL 8 - 11, 2010 INSTRUCTOR: WILLIAM S. CLARK INSTRUCTOR: ROY J. RODRIGUEZ INSTRUCTOR: MARY GUSTAFSON, MIKE HEEP, KAREN KILFEATHER & MARK KLYM Join raptor expert and field guide author Explore the Rio Grande Valley from desert Bill Clark for an adventure in search of to sea including top birding hot spots with Discover the magical world of nature’s tiny amazing birds of prey during peak hawk local birding guide, Roy J. Rodriguez. jewels - Hummingbirds. Features profes- migration through the Rio Grande Valley sional advice on attracting and photo- graphing hummers. SUNDAY, MARCH 21 MONDAY, MARCH 29 Program: Raptors of the Rio Grande Valley Program: Birds of the Tamaulipan Biotic Provence (Northern Mexico & RGV) THURSDAY, APRIL 8 MONDAY, MARCH 22 Field Trip: (Upper Valley) Bentsen State Program: Hummingbird Photography with Program: Raptor ID I Park, Anzalduas County Park and Quinta out all that Gear! Learn how to photograph Field trip: Bentsen State Park Mazatlan McAllen World Birding Center tiny jewels with your point & shoot camera TUESDAY, MARCH 23 TUESDAY MARCH 30 FRIDAY, APRIL 9 Program: Raptor ID II Program: Migration - Movement & Timing Program: Hummingbird Identification Program: What is Harlan’s Hawk? Field Trip: (Mid-Valley) Estero Llano Grande Field Trip: Estero Llano Grande State Park Field trip: Anzalduas Park and boat trip on State Park , Frontera Audubon and Valley the Rio Grande Nature Center SATURDAY, APRIL 10 Demonstration: Bird Banding WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 WEDNESDAY MARCH 31 Programs: Program: Raptor ID III Program: Shorebirds Myths & Magic of Hummingbirds Field trip: Santa Ana NWR and Valley Field Trip: (Out West) Salineno, Falcon State Plant Preferences for Hummingbirds Agriculture Fields Park and Roma Bluffs WBC Native Plant Sale Hummingbird Adaptations THURSDAY, MARCH 25 THURSDAY APRIL 1 How to Design a Hummingbird Garden Program: Raptor ID IV & V Program: Birding the RGV - Desert to Sea Chasing Hummingbirds Across Texas Field Trip: Laguna Atascosa NWR, Boca Field Trip: (Coastal) SPI, Laguna Atascosa Chica and the Laguna Madre NWR and Owl Prowl at Bentsen State Park SUNDAY, APRIL 11 Program: Q&A and Participant Photo Show FRIDAY, MARCH 26 FRIDAY APRIL 2 Field Trip: Bentsen State Park Program: Eagles Quest Field Trip: (Ranch Country) Sal del Rey NWR, Field trip: Valley Agriculture Fields Delta Lake and Edinburg WBC Locations and site visits may vary Locations and site visits may vary Locations and site visits may vary depending on weather and rarities. depending on weather and rarities. depending on weather and rarities. .