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Saturday, April 17 to
Tuesday, April 20
7:00 am ---------- Pre-Trip - Rio Grande Valley SOLD OUT
Wednesday, April 21
Morning Field Trip Departures
7:00 am -------------- Trip - Port Aransas Hot Spots (7:00-12:00)
7:00 am ---------- Trip - Chasing Warblers and Other Migrants (7:00-12:00)
12:00 pm ------- Registration & Vendor Tent Open (12:00-6:00)
12:30 pm ------- Presentation - “Prediction: The Next New Coastal Bend Birds”
by Mel Cooksey
1:00 pm --------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
2:00 pm --------- Presentation- “A Birding Tour of the Texas State Parks in South Texas” by Ben Horstmann
4:00 pm --------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
5:00 pm ---------- Happy Hour Cash Bar (5:00-6:00)
6:00 pm ---------- Opening Reception - Texas Barbecue Dinner (6:00-7:30)
Extra Guests Texas Barbecue Dinner Tickets
for Non-Registrants and Vegetarian Options available
Thursday, April 22
Morning Field Trip Departures
5:30 am -------------- Trip - King Ranch Norias Division Field Trip
led by Tom Langschied (5:30-3:30) SOLD OUT
5:30 am ---------- Trip - Big Day! (5:30-3:30)
6:00 am ---------- Trip - Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (6:00-3:30) NEW!
6:30 am ---------- Trip - Hazel Bazemore Park & Pollywog Pond (6:30-12:00)
7:00 am ----------- Trip - Shorebirds of the Coastal Bend (7:00-12:00)
7:00 am ----------- Trip - Port Aransas Hot Spots (7:00-12:00)
8:00 am ---------- Bird Walk – South Texas Botanical Gardens (8:00-11:00) SOLD OUT
12:00 pm -------- Registration & Vendor Tent Open (12:00-5:00)
1:00 pm ---------- Photo Workshop – “Outdoor Photography: Setups and Techniques for Capturing Stunning Nature Images” with Dr. Robert Benson (1:00-3:00)
1:00 pm ---------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
3:30 pm ---------- Presentation - “Status and Trends of Nesting Colonial Birds”
by Brent Ortego
4:00 pm ---------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
Friday, April 23
Morning Field Trip Departures
5:30 am -------------- Trip - King Ranch Norias Division Field Trip led by Tom Langschied (5:30-3:30) SOLD OUT
6:00 am ---------- Trip - Lake Choke Canyon State Park (6:00-3:30)
6:00 am ---------- Trip - Guadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Area (6:00-3:30)
6:30 am ---------- Trip - Knolle Jersey Farms - River Pasture (6:30-12:30) NEW!
6:30 am ---------- Trip - Fennessey Ranch (6:30–12:30) CANCELLED
7:00 am ---------- Trip - Chasing Warblers and Other Migrants (7:00-12:00)
8:00 am ---------- Bird Walk- South Texas Botanical Gardens (8:00-11:00)
8:00 am ---------- Bird Walk- Goose Island State Park (8:00-11:00) SOLD OUT
NO TRANSPORTATION TO SITE
12:00 pm -------- Registration & Vendor Tent Open (12:00-5:00)
12:30 pm -------- Presentation- “Native Plants for the Birds” by Kris Kirkwood
1:00 pm ---------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
2:00 pm ---------- Presentation- “The Resilient Whooping Crane: Challenges to Recovery” by Dr. Liz Smith
4:00 pm ---------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
6:00 pm ---------- Reception with Cash Bar and light Hors d’oeuvre
At Holiday Inn Emerald Beach
Saturday, April 24
Artisan Market and Family Fun Day!
Morning Field Trip Departures
6:00 am ----------- Trip - Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (6:00- 3:30) NEW!
6:00 am ----------- Trip - Guadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Area (6:00-3:30)
6:30 am ----------- Trip - Rockport /Fulton Hot Spots (6:30-3:30)
6:30 am ----------- Trip - Knolle Jersey Farms- River Pasture (6:30- 12:30) NEW!
7:00 am ----------- Trip - Shorebirds of the Coastal Bend (7:00-12:00)
7:00 am ----------- Trip - Birding with Clay Taylor & David Sarkozi
(7:00- 12:00) NEW!
8:00 am ----------- Bird Walk - Blucher Park (8:00-11:00)
NO TRANSPORTATION TO SITE
8:00 am ----------- Bird Walk- Goose Island State Park (8:00-11:00) SOLD OUT
NO TRANSPORTATION TO SITE
10:00 am --------- Registration & Vendor Tent Open (10:00-5:00)
10:00 am -------- Artisan Market & Family Fun Day!
10:30 am -------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
1:00 pm ---------- Presentation - "Introduction to the LaZer Focused Field Guides to the Birds of North America" by Kevin Cochran
1:00 pm ---------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
2:30 pm ----------- Workshop- “Hawk Watching 101” by Dane & Libby Ferrell
(2:30- 4:30)
4:00 pm ----------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
Sunday, April 26
Morning Field Trip Departures
7:00 am ---------- Trip - Texas Scramble (7:00-12:00)
7:00 am ---------- Trip - Chasing Warblers and Other Migrants (7:00-12:00)
8:00 am ---------- Trip - “Skimmer” Boat Trip – Fulton Harbor (8:00-12:00)
NO TRANSPORTATION TO THE SITE
8:00 am ---------- Bird Walk- Blucher Park (8:00-11:00)
NO TRANSPORTATION TO THE SITE
8:00 am ---------- Bird Walk- South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
(8:00-11:00)
