[texbirds] Re: Davis Mountains Hummingbird Festival
- From: Kelly Bryan <kelly.b.bryan@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:33 -0500
Heidi is right about what I know of the details. Please be advised that
the Fort Davis thing does not have anything what-so-ever to do with the
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute. A new Chamber director took over a
few months ago and the Limpia Hotel hired a new PR person. They are the
ones who put the dates on the calendar without consulting anyone at all.
The contact location is the Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce and I have
already had a thorough discussion with them. The plan as I know it is just
as Heidi described with no presentations of note. Furthermore, there will
be no access to the high country except in one location, the Davis
Mountains Preserve. That is already one of my sampling sites for my
hummingbird banding project.
I am committed to the Birds and Butterflies Festival at the Gage Hotel in
Marathon. I too do not know the schedule of events but I believe that Joel
Simon is the keynote speaker. We will be banding hummingbirds at this
festival and hope to get at least Black-chinned, Rufous, Broad-tailed,
Ruby-throated, and Lucifer.
I would advise that you check out the details before committing to either.
KBB
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Heidi Trudell <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Not to give contact info preference re: the festivals, but I do not have
> the name nor contact info of the main contact for the hummingbird festival.
> Apologies if there seems to be a bias there! Last year we did serve as
> consultants and leaders for the Gage event but this year have only fielded
> the occasional email question... that may change at the last minute, but
> for now we do not anticipate any change of status!
> -h
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Heidi Trudell <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
> > Excellent points - West Texas is festival rich this August, but
> > information poor!
> >
> > I have heard that the Fort Davis hummingbird festival will be held the
> > same weekend as the Gage's event - one of the organizers contacted me and
> > it sounds like there will be some sort of initial gathering/registration
> > and maps will be handed out so folks can go to various residences that
> have
> > feeders up and subsequent evening activities will involve comparing notes
> > to see who saw what. Considering the Gage event snagged their hummingbird
> > expert for a banding session, it might be a little strange!
> >
> > The Gage coordinator did email me a 'save the date' pdf; still not sure
> > how to register (I suppose one could email and ask about pre-reservation
> or
> > have a space held) and their site doesn't say anything. Ann Urban is the
> > new event coordinator and the contact person for the event:
> > ann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - she can at least send y'all the 'save the date' info
> > that has (or should have) been sent to last year's participants.
> >
> > Good luck, everyone!
> >
> > -h
> >
> > Heidi Trudell
> > Marathon, TX
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 12:50 PM, <carolynohl@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> I hadn't heard that the Davis Mountains festival is going to be held.
> You
> >> would need to check with Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute for
> >> information. Just google it. I hear the Marathon festival will be held
> >> this year. I'm sure Heidi Trudell will respond about that. (My computer
> is
> >> down or I would provide more info on both festivals).
> >>
> >> Carolyn Ohl-Johnson
> >> Big Bend area
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Judy Sharp <catbird7@xxxxxxx>
> >> To: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Tue, Jun 18, 2013 12:19 pm
> >> Subject: [texbirds] Davis Mountains Hummingbird Festival
> >>
> >>
> >> Does anyone know if the Davis Mountains Hummingbird Festival will be
> held
> >> this year? I thought it had been discontinued a few years back, but
> >> several
> >> Fort Davis websites have it listed as being held August 9-11, 2013. If
> it
> >> is being held, can you provide a link for more information? I also
> found
> >> a
> >> mention of a nature/birding festival at the Gage Hotel in Marathon
> August
> >> 8-11 on www.westtexashummingbirds.com but didn't see any further info
> on
> >> the
> >> link listed.
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Judy Sharp
> >>
> >> Houston
> >>
> >>
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