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Free guided bird walks by Birding America guides

From March 22nd through May 5th, Birding America is offering several 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 sanctuaries, or else pre-pay their entrance fees before meeting for the walk.

Unless otherwise noted, these events run every day from March 22nd to May 5th.

7:30-9:00am: Intermediate and Advanced level birding walk at the Houston Audubon Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary. Meet at the hummingbird garden at the entrance.

9:00-10:30am: Beginner birding walk at the Houston Audubon Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary. Meet at the hummingbird garden at the entrance.

12:00pm-2:30pm: Bolivar Flats and Rollover Pass bird walks. All experience levels welcome. Meet in the parking lot of Houston Audubon's Bolivar Flats Sanctuary. PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR THIS PARTICULAR WALK REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED EITHER AT HAS BOY SCOUT WOODS SANCTUARY OR BY E-MAIL DIRECT TO US AT Also a parking permit is required to park on the beach where we meet. These can be  purchased easily for $10 from gas stations and stores between High Island and the Bolivar Flats turnoff beyond Crystal Beach.

3:00pm-4:30pm: Beginner birding walk at the Houston Audubon Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary. Meet at the hummingbird garden at the entrance.

4:30pm-6:00pm: Intermediate and Advanced level birding walk at the Houston Audubon Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary. Meet at the hummingbird garden at the entrance.

6:00pm-7:00pm: Evening Fly-in at the rookery in Houston Audubon's Smith Oaks Sanctuary. Meet at the Smith Oaks Sanctuary parking lot.