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7:00 am ---------- Pre-Trip - Rio Grande Valley
April 16-19 – Meet and Leave from the Botanical Gardens
Wednesday, April 20
Morning Field Trip Departures
6:30 am -------------- Trip - Joe Fulton Corridor & Hilltop (6:30-11:30) NEW!
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 (12:00-5:30)
1:00 pm --------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
2:00 pm ---------- Workshop – “Shorebird Identification” by Cameron Cox (2:00- 4:00)
4:00 pm --------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
5:00 pm ---------- Opening Reception - Happy Hour Cash Bar (5:00-6:00)
6:00 pm ---------- Texas Barbecue Dinner (6:00-7:30)
Extra Guests Texas Barbecue Dinner Tickets
for Non-Registrants and Vegetarian Options available
Thursday, April 21
Morning Field Trip Departures
5:30 am -------------- Trip - King Ranch Field Trip led by Tom Langschied (5:30-3:30)
5:30 am ---------- Trip - Big Day! (5:30-3:30)
6:00 am ---------- Trip - Barnhart Q5 Ranch & Nature Retreat (6:00-3:30) NEW!
6:00 am ---------- Trip - Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (6:00-3:30)
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)
7:30 am ---------- Trip - Hazel Bazemore County Park (7:30-11:30)
**Meet and leave from the Park**
8:00 am ---------- Bird Walk – South Texas Botanical Gardens (8:00-11:00)
12:00 pm -------- Registration & Vendor Tent Open (12:00-5:00)
1:00 pm ---------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
1:00 pm ---------- Presentation- “Warblers, The Colorful Gems” by Cameron Cox
2:30 pm ----------- Workshop- “Hawk Watching 101” by Dane & Libby Ferrell
(2:30- 4:30)
4:00 pm ---------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
Friday, April 22
Morning Field Trip Departures
5:30 am -------------- Trip - King Ranch Field Trip led by Tom Langschied (5:30-3:30)
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 - Rockport /Fulton Hot Spots (6:30-3:30)
6:30 am ---------- Trip - Knolle Jersey Farms - River Pasture (6:30-12:30)
7:00 am ---------- Trip - Chasing Warblers and Other Migrants (7:00-12:00)
7:30 am ---------- Trip - Fennessey Ranch (7:30–11:30)
**Meet and leave from the Ranch**
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)
** No transportation to the site
12:00 pm -------- Registration & Vendor Tent Open (12:00-5:00)
1:00 pm ---------- Presentation- “Identification Challenges of the Texas Coast”
by David Sarkozi
1:00 pm ---------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
2:30 pm -----------Workshop- “Finding Birds 101” by Ben Horstmann (2:30- 4:30)
4:00 pm ---------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
5:30 pm ---------- Keynote Reception with Cash Bar and light hors d’oeuvres
6:00 pm ---------- Keynote with David Sibley- "What it’s Like to be a Bird"
At Asbury United Methodist Church – directions will be provided
Saturday, April 23
Artisan Market and Family Fun Day!
Morning Field Trip Departures
6:00 am ----------- Trip - Barnhart Q5 Ranch & Nature Retreat (6:00- 3:30) NEW!
6:00 am ----------- Trip - Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (6:00- 3:30)
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)
7:00 am ----------- Trip - Shorebirds of the Coastal Bend (7:00-12:00)
7:00 am ----------- Trip - Birding with David Sibley (7:00- 12:00) NEW!
7:30 am ----------- Trip - Pollywog Ponds (7:30- 11:30)
**Meet and Leave from the Ponds**
8:00 am ---------- Trip - “Skimmer” Boat Trip – Fulton Harbor (8:00-12:00) NEW!
**Meet and Leave from the Harbor**
8:00 am ----------- Bird Walk - Blucher Park (8:00-11:00)
** No transportation to the site
8:00 am ----------- Bird Walk- Goose Island State Park (8:00-11:00)
** No transportation to the site
10:00 am --------- Registration & Vendor Tent Open (10:00-5:00)
10:00 am --------- Photo Workshop – TBD (10:00-12:00)
10:00 am -------- Artisan Market & Family Fun Day!
10:30 am -------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
1:00 pm ---------- Presentation- “Native Plants for the Birds” by Janet Cunningham
(1:00-2:00)
1:00 pm ---------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
2:00 pm ---------- Book Signing with David Sibley at Vendor Tent
3:00 pm ---------- Presentation- “The Resilient Whooping Crane: Challenges to Recovery” by Dr. Liz Smith
4:00 pm ----------- THE RAPTOR PROJECT with Jonathan Wood
Sunday, April 24
Morning Field Trip Departures
7:00 am ---------- Trip - Joe Fulton Corridor & Hilltop (6:30- 11:30) NEW!
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)
**Meet and Leave from the Harbor**
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)
7:00 am ---------- Post-Trip - Upper Coast & Pineywoods
April 25-28 – Meet and Leave from the Botanical Gardens
7:00 am ---------- Post-Trip - Rio Grande Valley
April 16-19 – Meet and Leave from the Botanical Gardens
