Texas Christmas Bird Counts (updated 14 Dec 2017) – Local eventsin boldPlease
send corrections/additions to Nina Rach, NRach@AutreVie.comAvailable online:
www.ornithologygroup.com/Events/
Texas Christmas BirdCounts, 14 Dec 2017 to 5 Jan 2018,
https://houstonaudubon.org/birding/christmas-bird-counts/
14 Dec – Thurs - Johnson Bayou, Louisiana (LA--) CBC. 15miles east of Port
Arthur on Highway 82. Compiler: Gary Kelley,garymke@sbcglobal.net14 Dec – Thurs
- GuadalupeRiver Delta - McFaddin Family Ranches (TXGF) CBC. Compiler:
BrentOrtego, brentortego@xxxxxxxxxxx or361-827-4691 cell14 Dec – Thurs - La Sal
Vieja (TXLS) CBC. Compiler: JDCortez, jorgedcortez@xxxxxxxxx
15 Dec– Fri – San Bernard (TXSB) CBC.Co-Compilers Ron Weeks,
ronweeks@sbcglobal.netor eve 979-299-0066, and Jennifer Wilson,
jennifer_wilson@xxxxxxx, day979-964-401115 Dec – Fri – Welder Wildlife Refuge
(TXWW) CBC. Terry Blankenship, tblankenship@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,361-364-2643
16 Dec– Sat – Armand Bayou (TXAY) CBC.Register: Martha Hood and Andrew Hamlett
at armandbayoucbc@gmail.com16 Dec – Sat – BrazosBend (TXBZ) CBC. Compiler:
Justin Bower, justinbower@gmail.com16 Dec – Sat - CollegeStation (TXCS) CBC.
Compiler: Betty Vermeire, bavermeire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (cell979-324-6654)16 Dec –
Sat – SpringCreek (TXSC) CBC. Sponsored by the Piney Woods Wildlife Society.
Compiler:Claire Moore, cdmoore3i@gmail.com16 Dec – Sat – TurkeyCreek (TXTC)
CBC. Compiler: John Whittle, johnawhittle@xxxxxxx, 409-722-419316 Dec – Sat –
Corpus Christi (TXCC) CBC. Compiler: LarryJordan, lawrencemjordan@hotmail.com16
Dec – Sat - Bell County (TXBU) CBC. Compiler: TomRobbins,
thos.robbins@sbcglobal.net16 Dec – Sat - Crawford (Western Waco) (TXCR) CBC.
Compiler:Annette Jones, plawaco@aol.com16 Dec – Sat - Lubbock County (TXLU)
CBC. Compiler: AnthonyHewetson, fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx, (806)252-1213
17 Dec– Sun – Freeport (TXFR) CBC.Compiler: Mike Austin, mj_eh@comcast.net17
Dec – Sun – Corpus Christi – Flour Bluff (TXCF) CBC.Compiler: Larry Jordan,
lawrencemjordan@hotmail.com17 Dec – Sun – Nacogdoches CBC. 48th
Annual.Co-compilers: David & Mimi Wolf, (936) 569-6531 or e-mail
dewolfnac@xxxxxxxxx 17 Dec – Sun – Muleshoe NWR (TXMU) CBC. Compiler:
Anthony'Fat Tony' Hewetson, fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx,(806) 252-121317 Dec – Sun -
San Antonio (TXST) CBC. Compiler: DahnWindhorn, naturenut7@xxxxxxxxxxx
18 Dec– Mon – Central Houston CBC.Kelli Ondracek at
kelli.ondracek@houstontx.gov18 Dec – Mon – Matagorda County- Mad Island Marsh
(TXMM) CBC.Compiler: Brent Ortego, brentortego@hotmail.comor 361-827-4691
cell.18 Dec – Mon – Port Aransas (TXPA)CBC. Compiler: Joan Holt,
joanholt@utexas.edu19 Dec – Tues – Galveston (TXGA) CBC. Compiler: Richard
Mayfield, rrichardm@verizon.net19 Dec – Tues – Second Powderhorn Ranch CBC.
Compiler:Daniel Walker, daniel.walker@tpwd.texas.gov19 Dec – Tues - Westcave
Preserve (TXWP) CBC, includesHamilton Pool, Reimers Ranch, Shield Ranch, part
of Balcones Canyonlands,Pedernales River, Colorado River, Lake Travis.
Compiler: Jane Jones, jjonestexas@xxxxxxxxx
20 Dec– Wed - Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR(TXAP) CBC. Compiler:Sumita Prasad,
sumita@xxxxxxxxxx
21 Dec– Thurs – Bolivar Peninsula (TXBP)CBC. Compilers: Steve Mayes & David
Sarkozi. Contact Steve Mayes at sgmayes@hotmail.com21 Dec – Thurs - Kenedy
County Wind Turbines (TXKW) CBC.Compiler: Brent Ortego,
brentortego@hotmail.comor 361-827-4691 cell21 Dec – Thurs – Gibbons Creek CBC
(Grimes County).Compiler: Darrell Vollert, 979-251-4986
22 Dec– Fri – Aransas NWR (TXAR) CBC. Compiler: Paul Swacina,
pswacina.pjslaw@xxxxxxxxx
23 Dec– Sat - Houston [Baytown] (TXHO)CBC. Co-Compilers: Stennie Meadours,
stenmead@aol.comand David Sarkozi23 Dec – Sat – Beech Creek (TXBE) CBC, Big
Thicket NationalPreserve. Compiler: John Whittle,
johnawhittle@xxxxxxx,409-722-419323 Dec – Sat – Victoria (TXVI) CBC –40th
Anniversary! Compiler: Bob Friedrichs, 925-998-7052, bird.fried@xxxxxxxxx
26 Dec– Tues - McKinney (TXMC) CBC, Heard Museum & Sanctuary. Compiler:Roger
Sanderson, rsanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,972-333-5671.
27 Dec – Wed –Jackson & Calhoun Counties (TX--) CBC. Compiler Bob Friedrichs,
bird.fried@xxxxxxxxx
28 Dec – Thurs – Sea Rim (TXSR) CBC. Sponsored by GoldenTriangle Audubon
Society. Compiler: John Whittle, johnawhittle@xxxxxxx, 409-722-419328 Dec –
Thurs – TrinityRiver (TX--) CBC. Compiler Stuart Marcus, stuart_marcus@xxxxxxx,
936/336-978628 Dec – Thurs – Rockport (TXRO) CBC. Compiler Claudia
Dorn,catbirddorn@yahoo.com28 Dec – Thurs - Kerrville (TXKV) CBC. Compiler
RichardRedmond, ewigeon64@xxxxxxxxxx, tel830-460-1243.
30 Dec– Sat – Brazoria-ColumbiaBottomlands (TXBR) CBC. Compiler: Tom Taroni at
979-297-5563 or taronitom@xxxxxxxxx.30 Dec – Sat – SanJacinto Wilderness (TXSJ)
CBC. Compiler: David Henderson at embrenhar1@xxxxxxxxx, cell:281-827-3729.
Contact Bruce Bodson, bruce.bodson@xxxxxxxxx,832-882-1657 – cell, if you wish
to canoe/kayak.30 Dec – Sat – Kingsville (TXKI) CBC. Co-Compilers: JimSinclair,
sinclairjim@xxxxxxxxx andBarbara Rapstein, barbraps@rocketmail.com30 Dec – Sat
- Harlingen (TXHG) CBC. Compiler: NormaFriedrich,
acaskiskadee@xxxxxxxxx,361-676-6416.30 Dec – Sat - Waco (TXWA) CBC. Compiler:
Annette Jones, plawaco@aol.com30 Dec – Sat - White River Lake (TXWR) CBC.
Compiler:Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson, fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx,(806) 252-1213
31 Dec– Sun – Buffalo Bayou (TXBB) CBC.Co-Compilers: Michael Williams,
michael5531m@xxxxxxxxx(preferably by email) or via phone at 832-723-0653, or
Adam Wood, birdsondabrain@xxxxxxxxx,713-515-1692’
1 Jan – Mon - CypressCreek - Katy Prairie (TXCY) CBC. Co-Compilers: Fred
Collins or Kendra Kocabat fcollins@xxxxxxxx.1 Jan – Mon - OrangeCounty (TXOC)
CBC. Compiler: Gary Kelley, garymke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, tel 409-679-161).1 Jan – Mon
- Bastrop-Buescher State Park (TXBB) CBC, www.bastropcbc.com. Email Shelia
Hargis atbastroptxcbc@xxxxxxxxx withquestions or to register.
2 Jan – Tues - OldRiver (TXOR) CBC. Compiler: David Hanson: DHanson139@aol.com2
Jan – Tues - Burnet County (TXBN) CBC. Compiler: SammyeChilders at
sammyenmike@xxxxxxxxx
5 Jan – Tues - Anzalduas-Bentsen (TXAZ) CBC. Compiler: RoyRodriguez,
Roy.Rodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,956-584-9156.
Missing Date: Huntsville(TXHU) CBC. Sponsored by Huntsville Audubon.
Co-Compilers: Dan Jones at 936-295-7579 or Brenda Muncriefat 936-435-9937
