Sweetwater
Survey:
Tuesday – May 3, 2016
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Just a quick reminder about Tuesday’s upcoming group bird survey at GBF’s Sweetwater Property. We will meet at the property entrance on 103rd Street in Galveston at 9:00 AM and finish up around 12:00 PM. This is an ongoing activity held on the first Tuesday of the month. These surveys are an important tool for monitoring bird populations, migration, habitat and the overall health of Galveston Bay. If you’d like to come, be prepared with wading boots or rubber boots! The weather has been quite wet and many of the typical surveys are flooded from rain and high tides.
Bird Nerd Series:
Saturday - May 7, 2016
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Texas City Prairie Preserve
Our next Bird Nerd
Series features Dr. Thomas Hardy from the Meadows Center for Water and the
Environment as he covers The Function and Application of Drones in
Natural Resource Management. He will be talking about drone technology in
science related fields, as in what are functional resource monitoring unmanned
autonomous vehicles (drones) and the application of drones for monitoring
nesting birds - applications and caveats. He will also be doing a
demonstration flight of one of this unmanned autonomous vehicles as long as the
weather holds out. This lecture is 2 hours of Advanced Training for Master
Naturalist.
Also Saturday May
7th 12:00PM – 2:00 PM we are having a TERN
Training class for waterbird monitoring in foraging habitats at this same
location (TCPP). If you’ve been interested in the many opportunities
that the TERN program offers, this training class is the first step to getting
involved, survey time counts as volunteer service hours for many groups, and
the surveys can be done when and where you want. This training class is
also 2 hours of Advanced Training for Master Naturalist.
To register for the
Bird Nerd Series or the TERN training, just email tern@audubon.org
GISP Survey:
Wednesday - May 11, 2016
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
We are also continuing
our monthly group surveys at Galveston Island State Park – held on the second
Wednesday of the month.
We will return to the
three spots we have been surveying: the beach, the “VIP” freshwater
ponds/coastal prairie and everyone’s favorite, the birding tower. Meet at
the Beach-Side Park Headquarters at 9:00
AM and we typically wrap up around noon.
New to a TERN Group
Survey???
We suggest you come
prepared with the following:
· Water bottle (full)
· Hat, sunscreen, sunglasses
· Long pants (for walking through tall grass)
· Close-toed shoes or hiking boots
· Bug spray
· Binoculars
· Your favorite bird book or reference material
We always have extra
bird guides, datasheets, as well as water and snacks for the group. Hopefully
it will be a nice day but watch the weather and dress accordingly.
Be sure to check out
the TERN website (http://AudubonTERN.org) for the latest info on
weather conditions or cancelations.
We are always looking
for new TERN participants. Please pass the word along to others that might be
interested. Group survey activities are a great way to get involved. New and
experienced birders are always welcomed!
Please contact me with
questions/comments.
Kari Howard
Kari Howard
Audubon Texas Coastal Conservation Program
1500 Marina Bay Drive, Suite 1800
Clear Lake Shores, TX 77565
Cell: 409-223-4777
