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Birders and bird watchers at all levels of experience, whether members or nonmembers, are welcome at all of our activities. It is recommended that you RSVP for every trip you plan to attend, unless otherwise noted. Scheduled field trips may be cancelled due to weather or for other reasons, at the discretion of the field trip leader. Notice of last minute changes will be posted, if possible, on this page. Be sure to dress for the weather and conditions. A hat and sturdy shoes or boots are recommended. Bring binoculars and drinking water and be prepared with insect repellent and sun block. If you don't have binoculars, call ahead, as we can probably bring a spare pair for you to use. Come join us! We love sharing our local birds with new folks (or old friends).
Click on this link for a listing of annual Birding
and Nature Festivals
of Texas:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0267.pdf
(.pdf file requires Adobe Reader). Louisiana also offers a similar list at
http://www.birdlouisiana.com.
May 4, 2013 (Saturday) -- Bird Banding at Tom Walker's farm near Caddo Lake (weather permitting). After May 4 bird banding will be suspended for the summer and will resume again in the fall. Directions and more information available on Birds of Caddo Lake website at http://caddobirds.com/bird_banding. Or contact Tom Walker: 903-665-8279 (Home), 903-578-1726 (Cell) or twalkercaddolake(at)gmail(dot)com.
May 5-11. Trip to Big Bend, Christmas Mountains Oasis, Davis Mountains and Lake Balmorhea. Six people have signed up for this trip. If you are interested in joining us for all or part of the trip, contact Peter Barnes <pbarnes123(at)gmail.com> for more details.
Tuesday, May 7 -- Texas Eastman Mason Lake (Iron Bridge) for waders, shorebirds, waterfowl and migrants. NOTE – this is an evening trip and it takes the place of the May NETFO meeting.
This trip is suitable for beginners through experienced birders. We will look for waders (egrets, herons, etc…) along with lingering waterfowl, migrating shorebirds (sandpipers, plovers) and migrating land birds that are passing through. Mark Edmund will be leading this trip. Please e-mail maedmund321(at)gmail.com or call 903-452-1438 so that Mark will know approximately how many folks will be attending.
We will meet at 6:30 PM at the Eastman property gate at the end of Talley Road.
After this meeting/field trip the club will take its regular summer break and will resume regular monthly meetings in September.
Directions: From the intersection of Eastman Road and I-20, take the I-20 frontage road east for ~1 mile. Turn right onto Callahan Road (look for the signs for Eastman Chemical Company). Follow Callahan Road for ~0.5 miles (bear left before the overpass). Cross the railroad tracks and turn right onto Talley Road. The Eastman gate is ~4 miles down Talley road.
September 3 (Tuesday) -- 6:30 PM -- Regular general membership meeting of Northeast Texas Field Ornithologists. Location: Greggton United Methodist Church, 1101 Pine Tree Road, Longview. We'll be meeting in the Community Room, located on the backside of the church (away from Pine Tree Road). Use either Dancer Street or Spring Street to get to the back side of the church.
Page last updated: May 01, 2013. Webmaster: dmetzler(at)metzlermail(dot)com