Author: Dan

  • Last Minute Change of Venue!!

    Season Finale Membership meeting South Side Senior Center located @ 1002 Cherry st. one block west of Treadaway We will meet at 6:30pm. . This is our annual potluck, we will provide brisket, tea and water, you bring your favorite covered dish.

  • March 25, 2012 – Lake Fort Phantom Hill

    35 species Gadwall – 11 Northern Shoveler – 2 Pied-billed Grebe – 2 Double-crested Cormorant – 11 American White Pelican – 16 Great Blue Heron – 6 Great Egret – 1 Turkey Vulture – 2 Northern Harrier – 1 Peregrine Falcon – 1 American Coot – 181 Snowy Plover – 1 Killdeer – 12 Spotted […]

  • Upcoming Events March – May 2012…

    Saturday, March 31, 2012 – Field Trip to San Angelo, guided by Bob Zellar.  We will depart from Burger King/Shell on Antilley Rd at 7:00am.  This will be an all day trip. Thursday, April 5, 2012 – Regular Meeting  7:00pm at the Rose Park Senior Center.  Presentation is Attwater Prairie Chickens by Ryan King. Saturday, […]

  • Upcoming Events Jan-Feb 2012

    Tuesday, January 10, 2012– Board Meeting, 6:30 PM, Mezamiz Saturday, January 14, 2012– Field Trip to Kirby Lake.  We will depart from Burger King on Antilley Rd at 7:30am.  Come earlier if you wish to have breakfast.  This will be a short trip. Thursday, February 2, 2012– Regular meeting at Rose Park Senior Center  7:00 […]

  • Upcoming Events: Sep – Oct 2011

    Annual Membership Meeting – Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, 6:00pm. Cedar Gap Farm (Hutto’s).  If you want to eat, bring your own brown bag.  Drinks will be furnished.  Anyone with a big heart and warm oven is invited to bring a dessert to share with everyone!!!  We will have election of officers for 2011-2012.  If you […]

  • May 21, 2011 – Maddin Prairie (Mitchell County)

    Number of species:     40 Northern Bobwhite – 15 Turkey Vulture – 10 Swainson’s Hawk – 1 Red-tailed Hawk – 2     One of the birds was a Krider’s Red-tailed. Mourning Dove – 12 Yellow-billed Cuckoo – 3 Greater Roadrunner – 1     heard only; Common Nighthawk – 12 Ladder-backed Woodpecker – 3 Olive-sided Flycatcher – 1 Least […]

  • May 5, 2011 – Cedar Gap Farms

    During our year end potluck get together at Cedar Gap Farms, we were treated to a trio of bunting species. Number of species:     19 Wild Turkey – 1 Mourning Dove – 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 2     male; Black-chinned Hummingbird – 2     male; Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird – 3     female; Black-crested Titmouse – 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) – […]

  • The year end wrap up…

    We have one last scheduled field trip for the year. Saturday, May 21, 2011 – the Maddin Prairie Preserve.  We will leave from the What-a-burger on North 1st and Pioneer at 7:00am.  Come early if you wish to eat breakfast.  Be sure to bring snacks and water.  We will probably stop for lunch on the […]

  • April 2, 2011 – Hord’s Creek Lake

    Location:     Hords Creek Lake Number of species:     54 Blue-winged Teal – 3 Northern Shoveler – 2 Green-winged Teal – 1 Double-crested Cormorant – 1 American White Pelican – 17 Great Blue Heron – 3 Turkey Vulture – 20 Northern Harrier – 2 Red-shouldered Hawk  – 1     heard only; Swainson’s Hawk – 2 Red-tailed Hawk – […]

  • Spring 2011 Events…

    Field Trip – Saturday, April 2, 2011 – Hord’s Creek Lake near Coleman.   We will leave at 7:00am from the Burger King at Hwy 83/84 and Antilley Rd..  Come earlier if you wish to eat.  The goal of this trip to see what can be found around the lake for the presentation and walk Larry […]