From April 1 through May 2, 2010, Tropical Birding is
offering free guided birding walks in conjuction with Houston Audubon.
Check the schedule below and make the most of this opportunity!
Participants need to either have a season pass to the Houston Audubon
Society (HAS) sanctuaries, or else pre-pay their entrance fees before
meeting for the walk.
Unless otherwise noted, these events
run every day from April 1 through May 2. This is a preliminary schedule and is
subject to change.
08.00 am: Birding walk at the
Houston Audubon Society Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary. Meet at the HAS kiosk just
inside the entrance.
12:00 pm:
Bolivar Flats and Rollover Pass bird walks. Meet by the vehicular
barricade on the beach, (take a right at the end of Rettilon Road onto
the beach), of Houston Audubon's Bolivar Flats
Sanctuary. PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR THIS PARTICULAR WALK REGISTRATION IS
REQUIRED EITHER AT THE BOY SCOUT WOODS SANCTUARY KIOSK OR BY E-MAIL
DIRECT TO
US AT
4:30 pm: Birding walk at the
Houston Audubon's Smith Oaks Sanctuary. Meet in the sanctuary car park. This first afternoon walk
will focus on searching for warblers and other migrants that may have
dropped in during the afternoon.
6:00 pm: Evening Fly-in at the rookery in Houston Audubon's Smith
Oaks Sanctuary. This short tour checks in on the bustling rookery where
herons, egrets, spoonbills and cormorants will vie for our attention as
we watch their absorbing nesting activities. Meet at the Smith
Oaks Sanctuary parking lot.
The American
Birding Association will have a display at the information center - click
here
for more
details. You might want to stop in after your walk.
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