[texbirds] San Antonio Audubon Soceity phone message Septebmer 23 2013
- From: "Georgina Schwartz" <gbird@xxxxxxx>
- To: "Debbie Engler" <dengler53@xxxxxxx>, "SATXbirds" <SATXbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:05:29 -0500
SAAS Phone Message September 23 2013
Telephone number: 210-308-6788
Georgina Schwartz recording.
Hello, this is the San Antonio Audubon Society with our
September 23 recording 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. Just keep the cats away.
You may also access our website at www.saaudubon.org for more
Information about the club, a membership form, directions to the
birding places, a complete list of the birds of Bexar County, our
recent newsletters, and some photos of interest.
Presently we are looking to confirm a sighting of a Red-bellied
Woodpecker in the area of Symphony Lane near the San Antonio
River. in souith San Antonio. Please leave a message if you have seen
it.
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 on the first Thursday
of each month at 7 PM at the First Tee building at 915 E Mulberry
at the south end of Brackenridge park.
Our October 3 program will be Elizabeth Bates reporting on the
Foraging Ecology of Reddish Egrets. She is currently the wildlife
biologist for Comal and Kendall counties..
The next birdwalk begins at the Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne on
Saturday, October 5, at 8 AM. Barbara and Dennis Trujillo will lead
this walk followed by a trip to Boerne Lake. There is a charge of $12
per car there, so we will carpool to get there. Lunch at a restaurant.
You must RSVP to Barbara or Dennis at 210-867-0719
On Sunday, October 6, we are meeting Patsy and Alan Kuentz
at the convenience store at Loop 1604 and highway 16 South at
8AM to go to the Land Heritage Institute property in South Bexar
county. We will convoy to the property on Neal road.
$3 per person contribution is expected.
The next Beginner's bird walk starts at the Judson Nature Trails
near the Alamo Heights swimming pool on Viesca Street on
Saturday, October 12.. Meet leader Georgina Schwartz
at 8:00AM Directions: at the 5900 block on Broadway, turn
west on Ogden Street and go to the stop sign at Greely St.
Turn left one block and then right on Viesca and go
to the parking lot on the left before the swimming pool.
We have some binoculars to lend out, so bring a friend.
Georgina's phone number is 210-342-2073
This month the walk is followed by San Antonio Audubon 's
annual picnic beginning at 11:30AM
Sunday, October 13, we will meet at the Joshua Springs Park
in Kendall County at 8 AM. Directions: take I-10 west to the
Welfare exit beyond Boerne. Follow FM289 past PoPo's and go
under I-10 and turn right. Watch for the entrance on the left
and meet in the first parking lot. Lunch in Boerne.
Please RSVP to Desi D'Orsogna at 830-755-8642.
Tuesday, October 22 we are at the Medina River Natural Area
in south Bexar county at 8 AM. Meet leader Helen Rejzek in the
main parking lot. Take HWY 16 south from loop410 4.2 miles to
the entry on the left just before the Medina River bridge.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Sunday, October 27, we meet Sandi Wheeler at the Crescent
Bend Nature Park at 8AM. From San Antonio take I-10 east to
FM 1518, exit and go north to Schafer Rd and the brown sign
to.the park. Turn right and go 3 miles to the park on the left
just before the Cibolo Creek crossing. Bring snacks
and water. Lunch at a local restaurant.
There will be bird walks at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center
Beginning at 8 AM on the 1st Sunday, 2nd Sunday, 3rd Sunday,
and the 2nd Tuesday The Mitchell Lake Audubon Center is open
each Saturday and Sunday from 8 to 4. A small fee is charged since
this place is now an Audubon Center. Just ring the buzzer and
they will open the gate.Other hours are available by appointment.
Just call the Center at 210-628-1639. The gate is on the left 0.7
mile
south of loop 410 Moursund Blvd, exit #46.
There is a bird walk on the third Saturday of each month at 9 AM
at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. This is not a SAAS trip, but
is usually very interesting. There is a fee for entrance to the
garden.
Every one 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
after the beep and someone will return your call.
Happy Birding!
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