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Kathy McGinty to Speak at General Meeting, Nov. 2
Kathy McGinty, Regulatory Wildlife Biologist, District 3, with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will speak at our November 2nd General Meeting on the Black-capped Vireo and the Golden-cheeked Warbler. Kathy has a masters degree in Wildlife Science from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. She has worked for TPWD for 20 years, first […]
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Field Trip to Lake Fort Phantom
Join us this Saturday, October 21, for our field trip to Lake Fort Phantom. We will meet at 7:45 a.m. at Alfredo’s at 1009 North Judge Ely Blvd. Come early for breakfast and carpooling. We’ve been scouting this week at the lake and there have been as many as two Ospreys still hanging around. Over […]
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Field Trip to Old Fort Phantom and Beyond
A few Big Country Audubon members met Saturday, September 23, 2006, to look for the Great Kiskadee and then bird the Old Fort Phantom area. The kiskadee did a fast fly by leaving many with dissatisfied looks. So off we went to the Old Fort Phantom area to see what was hopping or flying about. […]
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Rodney Sturdivant to Speak at General Meeting, Oct. 5
Rodney Sturdivant will speak to us on his trip he took to the Galapagos Islands in 1989. The Galapagos Islands are largely desolate lava piles with little vegetation, except on the upper slopes, but are of special interest to naturalists for their large tortoises, land and marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, and other unusual wildlife. Tourism […]
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Field Trip to Old Fort Phantom Area
There will be a field trip to the Old Fort Phantom Area, Saturday morning, September 23, at 7:30 a.m. We will meet at Denny’s (before 7:30) on FM 600. Come early (6:45 a.m.) for breakfast and we can carpool from the restaurant. Recent sightings suggest Clay-colored Sparrow and warblers might be found. Previous field trips […]
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Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Big Country Audubon had their Annual Meeting Thursday, September 7, at Oakwood Trails. We all had a great time visiting with each other, eating, birding, eating, electing new officers, eating, and well, you get the point. Thanks to all who brought food, drinks, and desserts! And thanks to all who’ve worked so hard to make […]
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Annual Meeting
You are cordially invited to the Big Country Audubon Society’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the lodge at Oakwood Trails. Bring a brown bag dinner. Soft drinks and dessert will be provided. We will walk the trails, bird around the lodge or just enjoy the air conditioning! In a brief […]
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Field Trip to Waste Water
Come join us on our field trip to the Waste Water Treatment Plant Saturday, August 26, 2006. We’ll meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Skillets Restaurant on East I-20. If you want breakfast, come early (most of us will show up about 6:45 or 7:00 for breakfast). Bring hats, water, sunscreen, bugspray, and optical equipment. […]
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Field Trip to Oakwood Trails
This Saturday, July 8, we will meet at the entrance to Oakwood Trails at 7:30 a.m. Oakwood is located on the Abilene State School campus. Check out our directions if you are uncertain as to where to meet. The breeding birds are still singing so we should find Painted Bunting, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Scissor-tailed […]
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Spring Festival at Abilene State Park
I know, this post is a little late, almost three months late. But being new to web posting and learning WordPress is my excuse. Of course spring migration and birding had nothing to do with this post’s tardiness. Enough pontificating; here’s the story: Abilene State Park held their second annual Spring Festival Arts and Crafts […]