PWWS December Newsletter

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1 PWWS December Newsletter PWWS Christmas Potluck Don't miss December 13th PWWS ghering 6:30 p.m. Big Stone Lodge. As is our tradition, December PWWS meeting will consist a Christmas Pot Luck! Everyone is invited to bring a dish to share - anything you want to bring like a main dish, appetizer, salad, dessert, etc. PWWS will provide tea & wer & cups. Come & join fun! HEART Sculpture Dedicion by Carole Allen On November 10th, new Kemps Ridley Turtle stue was dediced in Galveston and a proclamion was read from Galveston mayor naming Nov 11, 2017, as Kemps Ridley Turtle Day. The stue

2 is on sea wall in a gre locion just east dolphin stue and Hurricane stue. Funding for bronze sculpture was given by prive foundions which are named on a sign mounted next to turtle. Piney Woods is also recognized. Kemps Ridley Turtle Stue on Galveston Seawall Carole Allen s grandchildren, Abigail and Spencer, were able to tend dedicion and y along with or children unveiled stue. ROB Kemps Ridley mascot was re. ROB Ridleys costume was purchased with funds from River Oaks Baptist School. One interns Turtle Restorion Network played mascot. Congrulions goes to Carole Allen in bringing awareness to plight all sea turtles and Kemps Ridleys specifically. Not only were we able to dedice bronze Kemp s Ridley sea turtle sculpture on Galveston sea wall, but re is more good news! This past year, populion Kemp s Ridley saw its greest increase in years. The binional conservion project th started in 1978 between Mexico and United Stes is working. The nesting season which ended recently registered 25,000 nests with each nest containing 95 to 100 eggs. We all hope th 2018 is an even better year for turtles (and all us). Thanks to everyone who has helped in any way! Merry Christmas!

3 Piney Woods Support for Turtle Dedicion. From left to right on front row are Carole Allen, Terry and Debbie Wilson, Maryanne DiBiase and Khy Coward. On back row with Kemps Ridley turtle is Lou DiBiase.

4 ROB Kemps Ridley mascot - played by an intern from Turtle Restorion Network

5 An informion sign in Galveston about sea turtles.

6 The Spring Creek Christmas Count Circle and locion six teams. Spring Creek CBC Needs Volunteers by Claire Moore Each year, Piney Woods Wildlife Society sponsors Spring Creek Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This year's CBC is scheduled for Surday, December 16. We'd love to have your help in counting birds in field on th day or counting birds th you see your feeder (IF you live in count circle). See map count circle or Claire Moore to check to see if you live within it. We will have six teams in field birding on December 16th and you're welcome to join one m. The teams are indiced on CBC map and also listed below with details on where and when to meet up. Please Claire Moore if you are interested in joining in eir effort. All birding volunteers are welcome from beginner to experienced and anywhere in between! It sure does help to have more "eyes and ears" out re finding birds. CBC Team Areas Covered Parks in Spring led by Al Barr. People can join both or eir following. Will do an owl prowl meeting

7 up 4:30 a.m. McDonald s I 45 N, Spring, TX Will meet up for day birding 8 a.m. in West side Mercer Parking lot (22235 Aldine Westfield Rd, Humble, TX 77338) and cover area on east side IH

8 45 up to San Jacinto River including west side Mercer Arboretum, Pundt Park, and Spring Creek Greenway parks. The Woodlands led by Chuck Berthoud. Meet up and start birding Montgomery County Preserve (1118 Pruitt Rd), visit eagle nest site across from Woodlands UMC,

9 Lake Woodlands North & South, Bear Branch Lake, and George Mitchell Preserve South. SW Part Count Circle led by Claire Moore & Damien Carrey. Covers southwest portion count circle beginning Hooks airport parking lot 7 a.m. loced on Stuebner-

10 Airline just south FM In addition to Hooks airport, this team will also bird Doerre Road, David Klein s property on Spring- Cypress Rd, several areas in Windrose subdivision including Eagle Lake, WCID 132 Wer Conservion Demonstrion Garden/Park, etc. Jones Ste Forest led by

11 Debbie Layer. Will cover many areas Jones Ste Forest loced FM 1488 west I45/North Freeway. Meet up 7 a.m FM- 1488, Conroe, TX which is 1.5 miles west I45 on FM1488 between Conroe & The Woodlands. ExxonMobil Houston

12 Campus (Springwoods) led by Donna, Paul & Mario. This team will be mostly made up ExxonMobil employees plus some volunteer bird leaders. Meet 7:15 a.m. on ExxonMobil Houston Campus Springwoods Village Parkway, Spring TX [Preauthorizion to enter ExxonMobil

13 campus is required contact Claire Moore prior to count.] East San Jacinto led by Khleen Ybanez Birding (mostly by car) NE section CBC circle - - east San Jacinto River. If you are interested in helping with or CBCs, re are MANY available in this area and around Texas. Go to Houston Audubon web site to get more informion on Texas CBCs. Click on "Houston and Upper Texas Coast" link on page above to see CBCs closer to us. Or links on th page will show you CBCs throughout Texas. Each count includes informion about where it will be held, de and contact informion for signing up, if you are interested

14 Anor cutie pie in oak tree today! Yellow-rumped Warbler Backyard Clear Lake City (Houston) - photo credit to Sandy Crystal Vaughn

15 Warbler peeking over branch - photo credit to Sandy Crystal Vaughn Osprey doing fluff, turn, unfold maneuver during preening! Baytown Nure Center photo credit to Sandy Crystal Vaughn

16 Osprey. Repositioning. Baytown Nure Center photo credit to Sandy Crystal Vaughn Killdeer. Baytown Nure Center photo credit to Sandy Crystal-Vaughn

17 White-wing Dove photo credit to Sandy Crystal-Vaughn Green Jays - photo credit to Hugh Wedgeworth taken in Valley Atascosa Wildlife Refuge

18 Green Jays eing - photo credit to Hugh Wedgeworth taken in Valley Atascosa Wildlife Refuge, Dec Big Stone Lodge - Dennis Johnston Park 709 Riley Fuzzel Road PWWS meetings are held Big Stone Lodge new Dennis Johnston County Park 709 Riley Fuzzel Road. The directions to get re are much same as to Nure Center. Aldine- Westfield turns into Riley Fuzzel Road just norast Spring so re are several ways to get re. 1. Take Rayford/Sawdust exit and go East (right)

19 on Rayford Rd. It dead ends Riley Fuzzel, n turn South (right) and drive to Dennis Johnston Park past Spring Creek and on right; or, 2. take Spring- Cypress east to Aldine Westfield through Old Town Spring, turn left and n on to Riley

20 Fuzzel for a short distance and turn left; or, 3. Take Aldine Westfield north from Mercer Arboretum until it turns into Riley Fuzzel. Turn right and wch for Dennis Johnston Park on left.

21 2017 Board Directors President, Khy Coward First VP, Diane Wedgeworth Second VP, Claire Moore Third VP, Carlos Hernandez Secretary, Carole Barr Treasurer, Jim Lacey Director, Farrar Stockton Director, Debbie Wilson Director, Maryanne DiBiase Carole Allen, HEART Committee Chair Please join us! PWWS web site is PWWS Facebook site is Society / The Pine Warbler is published monthly, September through May, by Piney Woods Wildlife Society, Inc. For membership informion write to us P.O. Box 189, Spring, Texas Annual Dues :$15.00 per household.

22 Please submit any articles you'd like considered for PWWS Newsletter. The Pine Warbler, to Khy Coward, Please send all new address changes and any corrections to (Claire Moore) and add PWWS to subject line. Thank you. Wishing each and everyone a wonderful Christmas! 2017 Piney Woods Wildlife Society 709 Riley Fuzzel Rd, Spring TX Web Version Subscribe Forward Unsubscribe