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AT: Gulls and Terns of the Upper Texas Coast
AT: Gulls and Terns of the Upper Texas Coast
March 11, 2023 @ 7:00 am - 3:39 pm
7:00-9:00PM March 7th – Class session #1 (Zoom)
7:00-900PM March 9th– Class session #2 (Zoom)
7:30AM March 11th – Field Trip (March 12 backup rain date)
Join GCBO board member and co-author of Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast, Ron Weeks, as we learn about the gulls & terns found on the Upper Coast of Texas. This course will include two Zoom-based preparatory identification classes on Tuesday, March 7th from 7-9pm and Thursday March 9th from 7-9pm and an all-day field trip on Saturday, March 11th. The primary focus will be on gull & tern identification, but we will also be covering jaegers. A PowerPoint presentation will be made available to participants prior to the class.
The course fee of $200.00 includes:
- Both classes and the field trip (car caravan for convenient departures)
- Helping save birds, as the fee goes directly to supporting GCBO’s many conservation programs
The field trip will be focused on Galveston’s East Beach (east end of Galveston Island) and Bolivar Flats (west end of the Bolivar Peninsula), but other locations like San Luis Pass, the Texas City Dike, and Rollover Pass may be included if interesting birds are being seen there. We will be car caravanning starting at a pre-determined location – most likely East Beach in Galveston. Only moderate distance walking on flat ground will be necessary.
The class will cover the basics of gull identification including some that vary with age and season (primary focus will be on first year and adult plumages which are the most common). We will also cover other aspects like molt, hybridization, and diet