AT: Houston Audubon April Special Birding Class Series – High Island Birding

In person.  Free.  No pre-registration required.  Houston Audubon and High Island is kicking off a month of classes and guided hikes with a free admission day on April 6th to all of the High Island sanctuaries.  Enjoy birding with instruction stations in Boy Scout Woods, Smith Oaks, Eubanks Woods, and Gast Woods – in addition to TOS Hooks Woods. These sanctuaries are a haven for birds and visitors with almost 400 species of birds and thousands of visitors from all 50 states and 20+ different countries.  On free admission day April 6th, staff and volunteers are available to answer all your birdy questions. Following that each weekend features a series of birding topics below.  The remaining dates shown are for birding classes at the Morse Field Station. Admission pricing may apply, see website for details.

For visitor information, trail maps, guides and sanctuary descriptions visit website here. 

High Island Birding Classes: All classes are held at the Morse Field Station across the entrance to Boy Scout Woods Bird Sanctuary and start at 11am.

Saturday April 6th – Birding 101

Sunday April 7th – Birding Bolivar Peninsula 

Friday April 12th – Birding with Technology

Saturday April 13th – Birding & Community Science

Monday April 14th – Warbler Identification

Friday April 19th –  Birding 101 

Saturday April 20th – History of High Island

Sunday April 21st – Raptor Identification 

Friday April 26th – Shorebird Identification

Saturday April 27th – Birding by Habitat 

Sunday April 28th – Birding by Weather 

Directions listed here.

The four sanctuaries at High Island–Boy Scout Woods, Smith Oaks, Eubanks Woods, and Gast Red Bay–are open 365 days a year, dawn to dusk.

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