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Please join Outside Nature Club for the Houston Ornithology Group monthly meeting, online via Zoom (and perhaps also at Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet St, Houston).
6:30 pm Social
7:15 pm Program by Kendra Kocab, “Birds and more in Southeast Asia”
This is not an Armand Bayou Nature Center event but is done in partnership with the Houston Audubon Society. The Audubon Society invites birders of all ages and skill levels to participate in this international event. Birders will rise with the sun and spend one day counting every bird they see. This is the largest avian census and not possible without volunteers just like you!
Armand Bayou Nature and Houston Audubon Society also need lots of feeder watchers within the circle so if you can’t make all day and would still like to participate, please sign up to be a backyard feeder watcher/counter, at the same email address.
Time:Â 10:30 to 12:00 pm
Parking:Â City Lot H
Location:Â The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou Park (105 Sabine St.)
Enjoy a free walking tour in Buffalo Bayou Park highlighting the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas that created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
The Nature Discovery Center Naturalists offer weekend Meet the Animals sessions aimed to give you a more in depth introduction to Nature Discovery Center animals. Come learn about their behavior and ecology as well as the characteristics that make them unique in an interactive program with both live animals and natural history specimens.
Limit: 10 people to allow for better social distancing. Please bring and wear your masks as social distancing may not always be possible on the trails.
Days, Dates, Times & Topics:
Saturday, January 16 at 1:00 pm – Fuzzy Mammals
Saturday, March 20 at 1:00 pm – Reptiles
Saturday, May 15 at 1:00 pm – Insects and Inverts
Cost: $5 / person
Meet: Behind the Center at the Pavilions.
Advance registration is required. This is not a drop off program. All children must be registered and accompanied by registered adults.
Register Online Now: https://naturediscoverycentertexas.z2systems.com/eventReg.jsp?event=436&
Note: This program is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather or due to changes in the status of the pandemic and corresponding city, county and state regulations.
Attracting birds to your property is not only good for them, but fun and relaxing for you as well. Learn tips to support local and visiting birds and how to make your yard a sanctuary for our feathered friends. Face coverings are required.
Matt Reidy, a wildlife biologist with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, will give EarthShare of Texas an overview of birds of prey. A bird aficionado, Master Falconer, and avid hunter, Matt really enjoys learning about and managing native wildlife and habitats. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Ecology and Management from Texas A&M University and a Master’s degree in Range and Wildlife Sciences from Texas A&M-Kingsville. He has been with TPWD for 13 years and covers Atascosa, Bexar, and Medina counties.
Presenter: Matt Reidy, Wildlife Biologist, TPWD
Zoom Link
Click HERE to Join the Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 846 2631 3053
Passcode: 826738
Join Spring Creek Greenway Ambassador and published birder Joanne “JoJo†Bradbury on a bird walk on the first Saturday of every month.
VMS Code:  AT: Single Presentation – BLC Birding Walk
Spend the morning documenting birds to help contribute data to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Binoculars will be provided, but we recommend bringing your own. Face coverings are required.
Relationships abound everywhere and every day in nature! Learn about ecological love stories and find out which ones have a happily ever after.
Do you have what it takes to complete a bird migration? Put your wings to the test in this exciting live-action migration board game. Face coverings recommended.