Beginning Backyard Birding

February 6 and 8 or 9

The class includes two sessions. The classroom session will be held on Thursday evening, Feb. 6 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at a NW Austin location near Loop 360/Hwy 183. The following Saturday or Sunday morning, Feb. 8 or 9, from 7:30-11 a.m. the second class session will be held at a Best of Texas Backyard Wildlife Habitat in the same area, where we will do some armchair birding and investigate bird-friendly plants. The class will be taught by Jane Tillman who is the past chair of the TAS Urban Habitat Committee and the current chair of the TAS Speaker’s Bureau. Tuition will be $25 for TAS members and $30 for non-members. Class limit is 10 participants for each field trip day. Participants will choose to attend either the Saturday or Sunday morning session at registration.  Please contact Jane at mljt@utexas.edu for more information.

 

Spring Lake Garden Club
Texas AgriLife Extension Service Office
1253 Civic Center Loop, San Marcos, TX 78666
Thursday, 13 Febuary 2014 (9:30 am)

Bluebird presentation by Pauline Tom at 10:00 am.

“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a gift of a free nestbox with a contribution of $15 for a new TBS membership. Renewing members can purchase a nestbox for $10 plus tax. Nestboxes are also available for sale for $15 plus tax.

 

Purple Martin Workshop

Saturday, February 15,2014,  1-4 pm

The class will meet in Southeast Austin on Saturday, February 15 from 1 – 4 pm.  This class will focus on the life cycle of Purple Martins and how you can participate as a Purple Martin landlord or helper. You will learn the maintenance routine recommended by the Purple Martin Conservation Association. You will also learn how to record and send in nesting data that is compiled nationally. We will also include hands-on nest preparation and discussion at the Hornsby Bend colony.  Contact Nancy Radding  at nradding@sbcglobal.net with questions.

Travis Audubon’s Intro to Birds and Birding Class, Winter 2014

Tuesdays February 18, 25, March 11, 25 6:15 – 8:45 pm
Saturday Field Trips February 22, March 1, 15 and 29
Sunday Field Trips February 23, March 2, 16 and 30

This class usually fills up quickly, so register early. Tuition is $95 for TAS members and $110 for non-members. If you have questions, contact Shelia at intro2birds@gmail.com or at 512-294-0272.

 

 

 

2014 Season Kickoff Bluebird
Bastrop Conference Center
1408 Chestnut Street
Bastrop, TX
Saturday, 1 March 2014 (9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)

Featured Speakers:

Robyn Bailey – Cornell Lab of Ornithology, NestWatch

Dr. Patricia A. Gowaty – UCLA, “world’s foremost” bluebird researcher (via Skype)

Other Presentations:

—Bluebird Basics, House Sparrow Control, Native Plants, and more

Registration  Deadline: February 15

For More Information: Pauline Tom
pauline@texasbluebirdsociety.org, (512) 268-5678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April

 

Balcones Songbird Festival – SAVE THE DATE!
Starts:  Friday, April 25, 2014

End:  Monday, April 28, 2014

Location
Balcones Canyonlands NWR

Registration Opens Feb 15

 

REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR NATURE TOURS

Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge

Located about 30 miles NW of Austin, TX.

call: (512) 965-2473

email: friends@friendsofbalcones.org

 

TOS Winter Meeting January 16 – 20, 2014

Thursday, January 16, 2014

4:00 PM

Wingate By Wyndham
1209 N Interstate 35, Round Rock, TX

 

 

 

Field Trip: Tree Talk Winter Walk (Come & Go event at LBJ WFC)

Lectures “on the hour” beginning at 10am.  Come & Go event to fit your personal schedule.  Admission FREE the month of January.

When

Sat Jan 25, 2014

Where

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

 

 

 

Texas Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting
January 25. 2014
1:00-3:30
Texas A&M Central Texas, 1001 Leadership Place,

Main Conference Room, Killeen, TX 76549

 

 

 

Beginners  program on birding

8-10 a.m.,  January 25, 2014,$10 per person, all ages

Matagorda Bay Nature Park www.lcra.org/matagorda

Learn about birding equipment, migration routes, why Matagorda County has been No. 1 in the nation for bird species diversification during Audubon’s annual Christmas bird count. Also learn to identify shorebirds, wading birds and the resident birds of Matagorda Bay. To register, call Matagorda Bay Nature Park at 1-800-776- 5272, Ext. 4740, or (979) 863-2603. For more information contact Mike Mullenweg at 1-800-776-5272, Ext 4779 or email mike.mullenweg@LCRA.org

 

 

Wintering Birds of Berry Springs Park
Thursday, January 30, 2014
8:00 AM Williamson County Audubon Group

Berry Springs Park & Preserve
CR 152, Georgetown, TX