High Island Birding Classes
Check out the classes below and join us to hone your birding skills this spring! Registration is not required. Classes are held at the Morse Field Station across the entrance to Boy Scout Woods Bird Sanctuary.
Saturday, April 5
10 AM: Birding 101
Learn the basics of bird identification!
2 PM: Smith Oaks Walk & Talk
Sunday, April 6
10 AM: Birding Bolivar Peninsula
With a cumulative list of over 400 bird species, the Bolivar Peninsula hosts millions of individual birds annually. Join us as we explore some of the history and ecology that make High Island and the Bolivar Peninsula the unique place it is for birds and birders.
Friday, April 11
10 AM: Birding by Habitat
From nearshore waters and saltmarsh to mature oak mottes and coastal prairie, High Island and the surrounding environs support a surprising number of distinct habitats, all of which are used by different types of birds. We’ll walk through what those habitats are and how to recognize them so that you can better build your birding itinerary on the Upper Texas Coast.
Saturday, April 12
10 AM: Bird-Friendly Communities
Sunday, April 13
10 AM: Shorebird Identification
Friday, April 17
10 AM: Brush & Beak Art Class
Saturday, April 18
10 AM: Birding 101
Sunday, April 19
10 AM: Boy Scout Woods Walk & Talk
Thursday, April 17
10 AM: Brush & Beak Art Class
Friday, April 18
10 AM: Birding 101
Saturday, April 19
10 AM: Boy Scout Woods Walk & Talk
Sunday, April 20
10 AM: Birding by Weather
We’ll explore how factors like wind and storms affect birds and their migration on the Gulf Coast. We will then learn how to use this information to get the most out of your birding in High Island (and beyond) this spring.
Friday, April 25
10 AM: Warbler Identification
Consisting of some of North America’s most brilliant eye-candy, the warblers (Parulidae) are a favorite fixture of High Island’s birdlife during the hectic spring months. Despite their often bright colors, they can pose some identification challenges. Here we will discover some tricks to identifying the 35+ species that are regularly found in High Island throughout the spring.
Saturday, April 26
10 AM: Shorebird Identification
Often lauded as one of the most difficult groups of birds to identify, shorebirds are a huge fixture of spring migration on the Bolivar Peninsula, with over 40 species recorded. This array of diversity can be overwhelming, so this class will focus on how and what to look at when identifying a shorebird rather than a species-by-species treatment.
Sunday, April 27
10 AM: Smith Oaks Walk & Talk
Thursday, May 1
10 AM: Brush & Beak Art Class
