Upcoming TexasBirding Events

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1 Upcoming TexasBirding Events by Nina Rach, updated 1 June 2016 [please send corrections and additions to NRach@AutreVie.com] June 1 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am [note earlier time], Tomball,. June 1 Wed Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led June 4 Sat Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) 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, ; RSVP to Janie Henderson at jhhwth@sbcglobal.net 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, 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 June 4 Sat Prowlin for Owls, Guadalupe River State Park, program at the Amphitheatre at the Discovery Center, 8:30-10pm, Info: (830) , craig.hensley@tpwd.texas.gov 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; June 5 Sun Bird Walk, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 8:30-10:30am, Contact Roy J. Rodriguez, roy.rodriguez@tpwd.texas.gov, (956) June 5 Sun Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, June 5 Sun Purple Martin Colony Visit, 5:30-7:00pm, South Austin. Families welcome, free, but please register in advance: June 6 Mon Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot June 6-10 Mon-Fri Summer Bird Camp, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, 9am 1pm;

2 June 7 Tues - Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, June 8 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball,. June 8 Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led June 8 Wed - Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, June 10 Fri Kleb Woods Senior Birding Bus Trip, 7am, Search for Exotic bird species in Houston. Precinct 3, For info, call or klebwoods@pct3.com June 11 Sat - Armand Bayou Nature Center Bird Survey, 7am, led by Andrew Hamlett (bachwblr@yahoo.com) June 11 Sat Hornsby Bend Monthly bird Count, 7:00-11:30am + 4pm-dusk, 2210 Farm to Market Road 973, Austin; June 11 Sat Bird Walk, McKinney Falls State Park, 7:30-8:30am, meet at Upper Falls Parking lot, hike Onion Creek Trail, Info: Jenn Menge, (512) 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 and 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, Contact tara.poloskey@tpwd.texas.gov, (432) , x224 June 11 Sat Second Saturday Swift Watch, Chaetura Canyon, Austin, Travis Audubon, 7 9pm, 15 adults max ($10 donation); June 11 Sat Name That Bird! Texas Bird ID game, Lake Mineral Wells State Park, Lone Star Amphitheatre, 8:30-10pm, Contact david.owens@tpwd.texas.gov, (940) ext 222 June 11 Sat & 12 Sun - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led June 12 Sun Bird Walk, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 8:30-10:30am, Contact Roy J. Rodriguez, roy.rodriguez@tpwd.texas.gov, (956) June 12 Sun Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm,

3 June 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, or 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, jimwinn@swbell.net; Harlan Evans, harlanj42@sbcglobal.net June 14 Tues Second Tuesday Birding trip with Jesse Huth, Huth Avian Services. Meet at Wimberley Community Center, Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. June 14 Tues Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, June 15 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball, June 15 Wed Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, June 15 Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led 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, Wells Port Dr, Austin, 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 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: mmeyer4399@aol.com June 18 Sat Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:30-11:00am, June 18 Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am 12pm. June 18 Sat Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), 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, Contact Kate Boysen, (830) , Kate.Boysen@tpwd.texas.gov June 18 Sat Birding 101, Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 10am- 12noon, Contact Hannah Bueschert, (281) , Hannah.Buschert@tpwd.texas.gov June 18 Sat & 19 Sun - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led

4 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 June 19 Sun Bird Walk, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 8:30-10:30am, Contact Roy J. Rodriguez, roy.rodriguez@tpwd.texas.gov, (956) June 19 Sun Golden-cheeked Warbler Walk, Pedernales Falls State Park, 9:00am, Contact Wendi Laws, (830) , x235, wendi.laws@tpwd.texas.gov June 19 Sun Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, June 20 Mon Birds of a Feather, Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera, meet at 8:30am, 2-hour hike, Contact Leanne Beauxbeannes, (830) , leanne.beauxbeannes@tpwd.texas.gov June 21 Tues Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, June 22 Wed Archbishop Fiorenza Phase II Park, Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly June 22 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball,. 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 June 22 Wed Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, 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 June 26 Sun Bird Walk, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 8:30-10:30am, Contact Roy J. Rodriguez, roy.rodriguez@tpwd.texas.gov, (956) June 26 Sun Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm,

5 June 28 Tues Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, June 29 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball, June 29 Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led Electric Tram tour 2-4pm July 1 Fri Kleb Woods Senior Birding Bus Trip: Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and Swallowtailed Kites, 7am-7pm. Offered by Precinct 3, For info, call or klebwoods@pct3.com July 2 Sat Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) 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 July 3 Sun Young Birders Club: Migratory Birds, 8:00-9:30am, Berry Springs Park & reserve, Georgetown, July 3 Sun Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, July 4? Mon Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot July 5 Tues Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, July 6 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball, July 6 Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led and Electric Tram Tour, 2-4pm July 8-9 Fri-Sat - Purple Martin Parties in Austin, Travis Audubon, 7:45-9:00pm, 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. July 9 Sat - Armand Bayou Nature Center Bird Survey, 7am, led by Andrew Hamlett (bachwblr@yahoo.com) July 9 Sat Hornsby Bend Monthly bird Count, 7:00-11:30am + 4pm-dusk, 2210 Farm to Market Road 973, Austin;

6 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); July 9-10 Sat & Sun - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led July 10 Sun Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, July 10 Sun Film screening of The Messenger, 2-5pm, Marchesa Hall and Theater, 6226 Middle Fiskville Road Austin, TX ($10 member, $12 non-member), 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, jimwinn@swbell.net; Harlan Evans, harlanj42@sbcglobal.net July 12 Tues Second Tuesday Birding trip with Jesse Huth, Huth Avian Services. Meet at Wimberley Community Center, Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. July 12 Tues Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, July 13 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball, July 13 Wed - Bird walk, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco (RGV), 8:30-10:30am, led July Fri-Sat - Purple Martin Parties in Austin, Travis Audubon, 7:45-9:00pm, 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. 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: mmeyer4399@aol.com July 16 Sat Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:30-11:00am, July 16 Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am 12pm. July 16 Sat Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays),

7 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, July 18 Mon Birds of a Feather, Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera, meet at 8:30am, 2-hour hike, Contact Leanne Beauxbeannes, (830) , leanne.beauxbeannes@tpwd.texas.gov July 19 Tues Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, July 20 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball, July Fri-Sat - Purple Martin Parties in Austin, Travis Audubon, 7:45-9:00pm, 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, July 26 Tues Electric Tram Tour, Estero Llano Grande State Park (RGV), 2-4pm, July 27 Wed Archbishop Fiorenza Phase II Park, Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly July 27 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball, July Fri-Sat - Purple Martin Parties in Austin, Travis Audubon, 7:45-9:00pm, 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, Aug 1 Mon Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot 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, Aug 6 Sat Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) 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,

8 Lake Creek Trail, Cedar Park, TX, 8:00-9:30am, 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, jimwinn@swbell.net; Harlan Evans, harlanj42@sbcglobal.net Aug 9 Tues Second Tuesday Birding trip with Jesse Huth, Huth Avian Services. Meet at Wimberley Community Center, Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. Aug 10 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball, Aug Fri-Sun Davis Mountains Preserve Open Weekend (8am Fri-4pm Sun), Nature Conservancy, 25 mi west of Ft. Davis; 10 mi past McDonald Observatory. Aug 13 Sat - Armand Bayou Nature Center Bird Survey, 7am, led by Andrew Hamlett (bachwblr@yahoo.com) Aug 13 Sat Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:00-11:30am + 4pmdusk, 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); Aug 15 Mon Birds of a Feather, Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera, 8:30am, 2-hour hike, Contact Leanne Beauxbeannes, (830) , leanne.beauxbeannes@tpwd.texas.gov Aug 17 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball, Aug 19 Fri Kleb Woods Senior Birding Bus Trip: Anahuac and Bolivar, 7am-7pm. Offered by Precinct 3, For info / reservation, call or klebwoods@pct3.com 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: mmeyer4399@aol.com Aug 20 Sat Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:30-11:00am, Aug 20 Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am 12pm. Aug 20 Sat Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), 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, Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly

9 Aug 24 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:00 am 10:00 am, Tomball, Aug Thurs-Fri Big Bend Nature Fest, Chisos Mountain Lodge ($100, includes lectures, field trips, BBQ, ice cream), & 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, Sept 3 Sat Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) 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 Sept 7 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am 11:30 am, Tomball, Sept 10 Sat - Armand Bayou Nature Center Bird Survey, 7am, led by Andrew Hamlett (bachwblr@yahoo.com) 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 and 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, 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, jimwinn@swbell.net; Harlan Evans, harlanj42@sbcglobal.net 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, Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. Sept 14 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am 11:30 am, Tomball, 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, 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

10 Meyer: Sept 17 Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am 12pm. 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), Sept 21 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am 11:30 am, Tomball, 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, Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly Sept 28 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am 11:30 am, Tomball, Oct 1 Sat Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) 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 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, 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 (bachwblr@yahoo.com) 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 and 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, jimwinn@swbell.net; Harlan Evans, harlanj42@sbcglobal.net Oct 11 Tues Second Tuesday Birding trip with Jesse Huth, Huth Avian Services. Meet at Wimberley Community Center, Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. Oct 12 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am 11:30 am, Tomball,

11 Oct 15 Sat - Hornsby Bend Monthly Bird Walk (third Sat), Austin, 7:30-11:00am, 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: mmeyer4399@aol.com Oct 15 Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am 12pm. Oct 15 Sat Davis Mountains Preserve Open Day (8am-4pm), Nature Conservancy, 25 mi west of Ft. Davis Oct 15 Sat Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), 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, 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, Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly Oct 26 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am 11:30 am, Tomball, 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), Nov 2 Wed Kleb Woods Nature Sanctuary weekly bird walk, 8:30 am 11:30 am, Tomball, Nov 5 Sat Attwater Prairie Chicken monthly refuge tour (free, but must reserve in advance) Nov 7 Mon Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot 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, Ranch Road 12, at 7:15am, bird in a Hays County location until noon. 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 (bachwblr@yahoo.com) Nov 12 - Sat - Second Saturday Bird Walk at The Heard Museum, led by Gailon Brehm &

12 Rodney Thomas, Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society (PTAS) 8:00am-9:30am, 1 Nature Place, McKinney, Texas and 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, jimwinn@swbell.net; Harlan Evans, harlanj42@sbcglobal.net 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, 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: mmeyer4399@aol.com Nov 19 Sat - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, public bird banding session, 8am 12pm. Nov 19 Sat Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), 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, Westpark Dr, Houston - monthly 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) Dec 5 Mon Hogg Bird Sanctuary monthly bird sanctuary (first Mondays), meet at 7:30am, Bayou Bend parking lot 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), 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. 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,

13 McKinney, Texas and 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. Dec 17 Sat Hueco Tanks Birding Hike, Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 8:00am at interpretive center (third Saturdays), Dec 21 Wed Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am 11:30 am Dec 28 Wed Archbishop Fiorenza Phase II Park, Westpark Dr., Houston - monthly 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 and 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), Jan 25 Wed - Kleb Woods weekly bird walk, 8:30 am 11:30 am Source: Updated: 6/2/2016