Hi All! It's definitely that time of the year - all of these spring bird sightings and migration posts are making me ready for my favorite time of the year - spring migration and the Great Texas Birding Classic! Open to all birders - beginners, families, hardcore listers, bird club members, Master Naturalists, etc. - this event has a category to suit any type of birder. Check it out at the links below: Registration deadline for the 19th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic is this Wednesday, April 1st (next week!)! Be sure to register your team now, and you can pick your tournament date (from April 15-May 15) later. Funds raised go toward bird conservation grants throughout the state. See links below for shortcuts to all the information you need to register. How to Participate: http://bit.ly/1dNevMl Info about all the tournament catego...ries in a simple chart: http://bit.ly/1hrqtvR Registration fees for all tournament categories: http://bit.ly/1dvgeLJ Official event registration information: http://bit.ly/1jItbjq Official rules for all tournament categories: http://bit.ly/1gBGkgo Tournament advice for mentoring a youth team, doing a Big Day Tournament, organizing a Big Sit! team, doing the State Park Tournament, taking on the Weeklong Tournament, or birding with blind or visually impaired birders can be found here: http://bit.ly/1gBGwvY Please call or email if you have further questions! Hope you can join us this year! Thanks, Shelly ______________________ Shelly Plante Nature Tourism Manager, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744 Phone: 512-389-4500; Cell: 512-241-9163; Fax: 512-389-8029 Great Texas Wildlife Trails - www.tpwd.state.tx.us/wildlifetrails Texas Paddling Trails - www.tpwd.state.tx.us/paddlingtrails Great Texas Birding Classic - www.birdingclassic.org 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