[texbirds] Re: Laredo and their Birding Festival
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Also, grant monies are readily available for binos and guides. Audubon gave me
a grant for student needs several years ago, and Eagle Optics matched it.
Plus, I want to sit on a Steve Gross bench. :)
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Subject: [texbirds] Re: Laredo and their Birding Festival
I like the idea of using the fund monies for habitat acquisition. That's harder
to come by than binoculars and bird books. I can donate quite a few bird guides
myself.
Carolyn Ohl-Johnson
Big Bend area
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Subject: [texbirds] Re: Laredo and their Birding Festival
I think a better suggestion would be to use the Steve Gross Memorial monies for
habitat acquisition.
David Dauphin
Mission
On Feb 12, 2014, at 11:22 AM, M. L. Johnson wrote:
> An excellent suggestion Cameron.
>
> Mary Lee Johnson
> Grapevine, TX
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> Perhaps some of that TOS Steve Gross money could be used to fund the
> purchase of some field guides for this group. Young birders and books seem
> right up his alley.
>
> Cameron Carver
> Lubbock, TX
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>> On Feb 12, 2014, at 8:54, Kelly Bryan <kelly.b.bryan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Kudos to the staff at the Rio Grande International Study Center,
>> especially to Tricia Cortez Executive Director, for a great festival
>> this past weekend. Held at the historic La Posada Hotel overlooking
>> the Rio Grande in downtown Laredo, I found the event well organized
>> and run with almost unlimited birding opportunities up and down the
>> river, many on private ranches. I was particularly impressed with the
>> opening night mixer at the Arts Center where over 300 bird art entries
>> from area school kids were shown. I was happy to be a part of the
>> event as a program presenter and field trip leader.
>> Almost 120 attendees were there with over half from out-of-state. I
>> thought they were primarily winter Texans from the valley but most
>> flew in for the event from as far away as California, Washington,
>> Idaho, New Jersey, New York and Ontario. Despite the cold and windy
>> weather the first two days, approximately 170 species were observed
>> during the event with the best bird being a Slaty-backed Gull found on
>> Thursday and finally confirmed with excellent photographs over the
>> weekend. My favorite bird was the White-collared Seedeater, one male
>> each on Thursday and Friday. I was also impressed with the number of Cave
> Swallows there; I personally saw 400-500.
>>
>>
>> Finally, a local teacher, Glenda Barrera, has formed a young birders
>> club that has attracted a sizable group of very enthusiastic kids
>> wanting to learn about birds. She told me they were in need of basic
>> equipment
>> (binoculars) and field guides for them. I have put her on some
>> possible funding sources for equipment for these kids in the form of
>> grants. In the meantime, I will be sending her some extra books that
>> I have. If anyone on this list serve wants to help I will be happy to
>> provide the contacts. KBB
>> --
>> Kelly B Bryan
>> Fort Davis, Texas
>>
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>> To support this project, other bird projects and our educational
>> outreach in west Texas go to: http://www.westtexasavianresearch.org/
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