San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory and Latino Outdoors Birdy Hour Speaker Series: Birding. Love at First Sight.

 

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"Owls of Texas" Talk Presentation at Elisabet Ney's Nature Day on February 29, 2020, 2pm!

Come and join us for an informative talk presentation about "Owls of Texas" at Elisabet Ney Museum Nature Day on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 2:00pm-3:00pm!

ELISABET NEY'S NATURE DAY

Saturday, February 29, 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Celebrate Austin’s panoplific flora and fauna with a sapling giveaway courtesy of TreeFolks, really cool new art/nature hands-on projects, interactive demonstrations, and much more. This event will really wow kids and adults alike! You'll learn about urban Owls too, in a talk at 2:00 PM! Discover local environmental outreach programs, wildlife rescue, and science education opportunities. Artist Barbara Attwell will also be talking about her work on display in the exhibition "Rewylding".

Elisabet Ney was a devout naturalist, drawing artistic inspiration from her central Texas environment. It's changed some--it's in a city now(!)--but there's still a lot of inspiration to be had!

Participants include: Texas Beeworks, Texas Blue Jay Project, TreeFolks, Austin Watershed, Austin Bat Refuge, Travis Audubon, Capital Area Master Naturalists, Austin Butterfly Forum, Barbara Attwell, Cities Connecting Children to Nature, Calder Kamin and more

A Wrap-Up of The Texas Blue Jay Project!

UPDATE:

On June 2017, I started a birding project called The Texas Blue Jay Project to encourage Texans to explore/learn about birds and birdwatching in their backyard, city, and state parks. I traveled across Texas teaching Texans about birds and birdwatching. Many of the people that I met had never tried birdwatching. So, I decided to create a paper pledge for Texans to sign stating that they will explore the birds in their backyard, city, and state parks.

I am thrilled to announce that The Texas Blue Jay Project Pledge collected over 2,500 signatures from Texans throughout the State of Texas who pledged to explore birds and birdwatching! (2017-2019)

I started The Texas Blue Jay Project Bird Book Drive in 2018 to collect used bird books for schools, nature clubs, and community events/organizations. These donated bird books were meant for their use of starting up a birding/ornithology club in their schools, nature clubs, and community events/organizations. With the support and generosity of birders throughout Texas who donated their used bird books we were able to collect a total of 200 used bird books to donate to schools, nature clubs, and several Texas communities. (2018-2019)

Thank You to Texas Birders who donated their bird books to The Texas Blue Jay Project! And "Thank You" to all the community organizations that hosted The Texas Blue Jay Project at their community events/festivals!

Also, I would like to "Thank" the libraries who allowed me to place a The Texas Blue Jay Project Bird Book Drive Box at their libraries !

Thank you for inspiring future bird conservationists/birders!

#GoneTexasBirding
#TheTexasBlueJayProject
#TexasBirds

---Sebastian

Austin Nature and Science Center Nature Day April 20

Come and Join us at the Austin Nature and Science Center Nature Day Free Event! Stop by and Visit our Texas Blue Jay Project table! 


We will be hosting a "Be a Bird" Interactive booth table at this awesome event! #GoneTexasBirding

Birds of Lake Pflugerville Presentation and More!

Come and join us to learn about the beautiful birds at Lake Pflugerville! It's a FREE event! All Ages Welcome. There will also be bird craft activities for kids!

Birds of Lake Pflugerville Presentation
Thursday, March 14, 2019
7:00pm-8:00pm

Birding Activities start at 6:30pm-7:00pm

Elisabet Ney's Nature Day! Saturday, March 2, 2019, 1-4pm

Come and Stop by our TX Blue Jay Project Birdwatching Basics & Bird Conservation Booth! It's a FREE Family Event!




We will also have a very cool paper Bird Wind Chime craft activity for kids!

How to make your Birding Club Successful and FUN!

How to make your Birding Club successful and FUN!

–      Plan monthly birding field trips at your nearby birding center or park.

–      Collaborate with your Audubon Society Chapter.

–      Invite a local experienced, Audubon member to talk about birds.

–      Plan weekly bird presentations about the Birds in your area as a birding club group. Members take turns presenting one bird species per week. Explaining the bird ID tips, behavior, diet, habitat, history, etc.

–      Participate in the TPWD Great Texas Birding Classic.

–      Citizen Scientist: build bird nestboxes, collect birding data on ebird, clean up parks, plant native plants at your school, educate your fellow classmates about the importance of birds and protecting their habitats.

–      Learn everything about Texas native plants/trees and the ecosystem. Plan a native plants & tree field trip to a birding center, native garden center, botanical center, etc.

–      BE AN ADVOCATE FOR BIRDS! Educate your community about birds.

2018 compiled by The Texas Blue Jay Project