Meeting dates: 2nd Monday in the months of September through April with a picnic in May Place: Auditorium of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children at 2222 Welborn St., Dallas, TX
(SE corner of Oak Lawn Ave. and Maple Ave.) Time: 7:00 p.m. Refreshments; 7:10 Bird Bytes; 7:30 Meeting Questions:Lisa Dolliver, ldolliver@yahoo.com
Monday, September 8
Costa Rica: A Life-Changing Birding Trip
Connie Sandlin, VP Field Trips for Audubon Dallas, has been both a leader and a follower on birding trips for many years to many locales, but it was birding in Costa Rica that has made the biggest impact on her life. With 850 species of birds (including 51 species of hummingbirds), Costa Rica is a paradise for birdwatchers. Connie will share photos and stories about her encounters with volcanos, birds, mammals, and other wildlife in this beautiful country to which she and her husband are moving in October. Door prizes will also be awarded.
Monday, October 13, 2008 Stephen Shunk from Paradise Birding
Paradise Birding began in the South San Francisco Bay Area in 1992 and since then naturalist and founder Stephen Shunk has shared his infectious enthusiasm for birds with hundreds of birders of all ages and ability levels including two special tours with Audubon Dallas in the Pacific Northwest where he now resides. With a background in environmental education and natural history, Steve will join us for his second talk with Audubon Dallas.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Dr. Fred Gehlbach speaking on Eastern Screech Owls
Quoting from the U. of Texas Press website on Fred’s book, Messages from the Wild: An Almanac of Suburban Natural and Unnatural History : "Recording such events as the hatching of Eastern screech owl chicks, the emergence of June bugs, and the first freeze of November, he reminds us of nature's daily, monthly, and annual cycles, from which humans are becoming ever more detached in our unnatural urban environments." Do you need some reminding, too? Come here Fred speak in November.
