SAAS phone message March 25 2015 Telephone number 210-308-6788 Georgina Schwartz recording Hello, this is the San Antonio Audubon Society with our March 25recording of recent bird sightings and an update on coming activities. If you just want to leave a message or report a bird sighting, you may do so at any time by pressing 5 on your touch-tone phone and recording after the beep. Just be sure to add your name and repeat your phone number, please. We do not rescue baby or crippled birds. Call Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation at 830-336-2725 for assistance. For owls or hawks call Last Chance Forever at 210-499-4080. In most cases the parents will be back. You may also access our website at _www.saaudubon.org <http://www.saaudubon.org/>_for more information about the club, a membership form, better directions to the birding places, a complete list of the birds of Bexar County, and some photos of interest. And thank you for reporting your birds to this tape so others can find them. The San Antonio Audubon society has been a birding, education, and conservation club since 1954. We meet regularly on the first Thursday of each month at 7 PM at The First Tee at 915 E Mulberry at the south end of Brackenridge Park. The next one is Thursday, April 2 when the speaker will be Iliana Pena, Conservation Director for Audubon Texas. Her subject will be National Audubon's climate change report regarding expected changes in the birds. All are welcome and Bexar Audubon Society will be our guests. Tomorrow March 26 we are meeting leader Christian Fernandez at the Mission San Juan at 8 AM. The address is 9101 Graf Road. Saturday April 4 we are meeting leaders Patsy and Alan Kuentz at the Land Heritage Institute property on Neal Road east of Applewhite Rd at 8:30 AM Info at 210.422.3218. A small donation is requested. Monday April 6 We are going to Junction to bird with Rhandy Helton. Contact Helen Rejzek at 210.679.7437 for more info and to reserve a space for lunch at a local restaurant. Thursday, April 9 we will bird the Joshua Springs Park and Preserve with Desi D'Orsogna. Meet her at 8 AM . To reach the park take I-10 west to the Welfare exit and follow FM 289 until it goes under I-10. Turn right and the park is on your left. Please call Desi at 830.755.8642 to let her know you are coming. The next Beginner's walk is on Saturday, April 11at the Judson Nature Trails in Alamo Heights at 8 AM. From the 5900 block of Broadway, turn west on Ogden and go to the stop sign at Greeley Street. Turn left and go one block to Viesca Street. Turn right and go the parking lot on the left before the swimming pool. Sunday, April 12 we will meet Bebe and Mary Fenstermaker at the gate to the Maverick Ranch at 8 AM to look for Golden-cheeked Warblers. Bring lunch and be on time as they lock the gate behind us. From I-10 west exit to Boerne Stage Rd and go west 3 miles to stop sign, turn right and go 1.4 miles to the gate on the left. Please wear suitable footwear for walking on rocky terrain. Thursday, April 16 It is Warbler Woods at 8 AM. 19349 Old Wiederstein Rd. The leaders are Susan and Don Schaezler. Contact them at warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx The next trip to the Crescent Bend Nature Park in northeast Bexar County will be on Tuesday, April 19at8 AM with Sandi Wheeler. Tuesday April 21 we meet Coco Brennan at the Bracken Bat Cave for birding at 8 AM. We will be expected to sign a liability release form for them. Follow FM 3009 west from northbound I-35 through Garden Ridge to the entrance just before Natural Bridge Caverns. Info at Georgina at 210-342-2073 There will be bird walks at the Mitchell Lake Audubon Center on the south side of San Antonio each Sunday and on the 2^nd Tuesday at 8 AM. Exit south loop 410 at exit 46, Moursund Rd, and go south 0.7 mile to the gate on the left. This place is now open every day except Monday from 8 to 4 for a small fee. or free is you are a member. Call 210-628-1639 for more info. Everyone is welcome at our activities and you don't have to be a member to participate. If you would like more information or membership in our group, just leave your name and phone number and someone will return your call. Happy Birding! Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner