Author: Dan

  • January 22, 2011 – Waste Water Treatment Plant

    Number of species:     47 Greater White-fronted Goose     21 Gadwall     30 Mallard     8 Blue-winged Teal     8 Northern Shoveler     40 Northern Pintail     50 Green-winged Teal     20 Canvasback     4 Redhead     4 Ring-necked Duck     10 Lesser Scaup     2 Bufflehead     40 Ruddy Duck     20 Double-crested Cormorant     20 American White Pelican     4 Northern Harrier     2 Sharp-shinned Hawk     1 Red-tailed Hawk     1 […]

  • More Winter Events…

    Field Trip: Sat., Feb. 26, 2011, Lake Colorado City State Park. Depart at 7:00AM. from Whataburger, 4241 South 1st St. Come early if you would like to buy breakfast. Target birds: Bushtits, Verdin, and Pyrrhuloxia. Bring water and snacks. We will plan to eat lunch in Colorado City. REGULAR MEETING:  Thurs., Mar. 3, 2011, Rose […]

  • Winter Events…

    Christmas Party: Tue., Dec. 7, 2010 6:00pm at the …501 Ben Richey Drive (in the old Lueders Train Depot).  Bring your favorite finger food and join us for an evening of fellowship. If you wish to participate in a gift exchange, bring a nature-related gift with a value of $10 or less. Board Meeting:  Tue., […]

  • October 30, 2010 – BCAS Wild Goose Chase

    Taylor County Number of species: 1 Great Horned Owl – 1 Jones County Number of species: 13 Gadwall – 10 American Wigeon – 2 Hooded Merganser – 1 Northern Bobwhite – 1 Pied-billed Grebe – 2 Red-tailed Hawk – 3 Killdeer – 4 Rock Pigeon – 22 Mourning Dove – 10 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – 4 […]

  • November Events

    Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 – CANCELED Hike at Oakwood Trails with Burr Williams to observe flora and fauna.  Meet at Oakwood Trails at 3:45 PM. Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 – Regular meeting 7:00 PM at Rose Park Senior Center.  Program:  TBA Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 – Board Meeting  7:00PM at Mezamiz Coffee House.  Come early […]

  • October 17, 2010 – Abilene – Seabee Park

    Number of species: 17 Blue-winged Teal – 70 Pied-billed Grebe – 4 Great Blue Heron – 2 Great Egret – 3 Osprey – 1 American Coot – 14 Killdeer – 12 Spotted Sandpiper – 1 Mourning Dove – 22 Belted Kingfisher – 1 Northern Flicker – 3 Vermilion Flycatcher – 1 Barn Swallow – 4 […]

  • October 16, 2010 – Abilene SP (PHP 008)

    Number of species: 19 Turkey Vulture – 22 Red-shouldered Hawk – 2 White-winged Dove – 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker – 2 Northern Flicker – 4 Eastern Phoebe – 1 Blue Jay – 10 Carolina Chickadee – 14 Black-crested Titmouse – 6 Red-breasted Nuthatch – 1 Carolina Wren – 3 Bewick’s Wren – […]

  • October 10, 2010 – Kirby Lake (PHP 005)

    Number of species: 29 Mallard – 4 Pied-billed Grebe – 2 Double-crested Cormorant – 6 Great Blue Heron – 7 Great Egret – 23 Snowy Egret – 60 Green Heron – 4 Turkey Vulture – 4 Osprey – 1 American Coot – 200 Killdeer – 8 Spotted Sandpiper – 6 Least Sandpiper – 30 Rock […]

  • October 9, 2010 – Abilene SP (PHP 008)

    Our Bird Walk at Abilene SP was a little slow but resulted in a couple of highlights.  Best birds were the Brown Thrasher and Northern Flicker. Number of species: 18 Turkey Vulture – 8 Red-shouldered Hawk – 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove – 1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker – 1 Downy Woodpecker – 1 Northern Flicker – 2 Eastern […]

  • October Events

    Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 – Regular meeting 7:00 PM at Rose Park Senior Center Program:  John English Photographer will show some his work and stories behind them. Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 – Bird Walk at Abilene State Park.  Meet at Laura’s Blind at 8:00AM. Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 – BCAS Wild Goose Chase west of […]