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May Edition
View on HAS website. Article highlights: - HAS World Travel Program - High Island Restoration - Birdathon Prizes & Sponsors - Diverse Prairies as Biofuel Sources - Laura Singleton Outstanding Volunteer Award Winners - Nature Explore Classroom at Sims Nature Center
Upcoming Events
Birdathon 2008 March 28 - May 4, 2008 There's still time to form a team and join the fun! This year we have lots of prizes that will be decided by drawings at the Birdathon Celebration so everyone has a great chance of winning something. Birdathon Details. Birdathon Celebration Tuesday, May 20 All Houston Audubon members, participants, and donors are invited to this special awards celebration. The social begins at 6:30 PM with the awards ceremony starting at 7:30 PM. HAS Membership Meeting Breeding Songbird Specialties of East Texas Speaker: Damien Carey Wednesday, May 14 
Spring Migration Speaker: Ted Eubanks Thursday, April 24 Family Movie Night in the Bayou Barn Shadow over the Sun — Eagles Tuesday, May 13 Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center. HAS Nature Photography Group Wednesday, May 21
Kids Activities
Summer Camp There are still a few spaces left in the Houston Audubon and Audubon Docent Guild Nature Camps. Details. Home School Star Seekers: May 15 at Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center Titmouse Club Tuesday and Wednesday morning programs for 2 1/2 to 5 yr. olds at Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary. |
Festival on the Bayou Saturday, April 26  Come and celebrate International Migratory Bird Day 2008 at the Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center. Activities for all ages, live animals, special guests, food, and fun! Features include Mr Clint "the snake man", live owls, Prairie Chat in our pocket prairie, garden and trail tours, migratory bird games, and more! April 26 is John James Audubon's birthday. Let's celebrate! Details.
Birding
Spring Bird Walks Coastal Walks continue through May 5. Early May often has some of the best birding of the season. Don't miss out! High Island & Bolivar Flats: Daily bird walks. Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary: Weekly on Wednesday mornings. Rookery at Smith Oaks: Every evening a volunteer with scope will be present on the large observation platform. Field Trips HAS Field Trip: Quintana with Make Austin, April 26 HAS Field Trip: Big Thicket with Damien Carey, May 24 Houston Bird Counts Galveston Co. Spring Count: Saturday, May 3 This count is our contribution to International Migratory Bird Day. Choose to participate with one of 10 groups to help us survey the entire Galveston County. Galveston County includes some great birding: High Island, the Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston Island, Texas City, and the mainland area to Clear Creek including part of Friendswood. Everyone is welcome! Contact: Norma Rubin. Armand Bayou Bird Survey: with Stennie Meadours & George Regmund May 10, 7:00 AM Bolivar Bird Count: with Tom Kihn May 17, 8:00 AM Pershing/Whole Foods Swift Count: with Pam Smolen Weekly on Tuesday evenings W. 11th St. Park Bird Survey: with Mary Dodson May 20, 8:30 AM Willow Waterhole Survey: with Joy Hester May 17, 8:00 AM Swifts Over Houston Help Us Track Houston's Chimney Swifts! Look for swift activity, both nesting and roosting, and send us your results. Details. |
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