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Tulsa Audubon Calendar

Regularly Scheduled Events

Tuesday Morning Birders. The Tuesday Morning Birders meets at 8:00 a.m. every Tuesday morning at the Tulsa Garden Center from November through March and at 7:30 a.m. April through October during Daylight Savings Time. Join us! Call Patty Moser, 252-2824.

First Saturday of every month. Bird with Oxley Nature Center Staff in Mohawk Park. Meet 8:00 a.m. at parking lot. Call 669-6644 for details.

Third Saturday, April through September. Oxley Nature Center Butterfly Walk, 10:30-12:00. Call 669-6644 for details.

Fourth Saturday, January through December. Oxley Nature Center Botany Walk, 10:30-11:00. Call 669-6644 to confirm location (sometime held at Redbud Valley).

Tulsa Audubon meetings. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month (except June-August,) are free and open to the public. Meet for snacks and social time at 7:00, program begins at 7:30 p.m.

Meetings are held at the Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria in Tulsa (click here for a map.)

2010-2011 Calendar
scroll to bottom of page for archives of old calendars
 

Please contact the leaders for field trip details. Once in a blue moon, a meeting location or time may change due to unforeseen circumstances. By reserving your place in the group, the trip leader will be able to contact you in the event of a change. We hope this will enhance your birding experience. 

Sept. 11 - Saturday Field Trip to Winganon Mud Flats at Oologah Lake for shorebirds and other fall migrants. Contact Cyndie Browning.

Oct. 16 Saturday Field Trip to Chouteau. John David and Margaret McQuaig have invited us out to bird in the area near Chouteau where they live. John David, a truly expert birder, and his mom will guide us around the area. Contact John David and Margaret McQuaig at (918) 638-3088.

Oct. 15-17, 2010. Oklahoma Ornithological Society Fall meeting, Stillwater. See www.okbirds.org

Oct. 10, Sun. Bird Seed Sale Pick Day. 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Nov. 6, Sat. TogetherGreen Volunteer Day, Ray Harral Nature Center in Broken Arrow. 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Join us to help plant native plants, install bluebird boxes and perform trail maintenance. Lunch will be provided, and participants will receive a Together Green/TAS T-Shirt. For more information, contact John Kennington, 918-809-6325.

Nov. 5-7 Weekend Field Trip to the Great Salt Plains for cranes, ducks, geese, and other winter birds. For more information contact Cyndie Browning.

Dec. 4 Saturday Field Trip to OKC Area Lakes (Hefner and Overholser) for winter ducks, grebes, loons, etc. For more information contact Cyndie Browning.

Dec. 11, Sat. TogetherGreen Volunteer Day, Oxley Nature Center Habitat Improvement. 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Oxley parking lot. Join us to help remove invasive species from Oxley's habitats, and perform other work to improve Oxley's trails and ecosystems. Lunch will be provided, and participants will receive a Together Green/TAS T-Shirt. For more information, contact John Kennington, 918-809-6325.

Dec. 18, Sat. Christmas Bird Count. Tulsa Audubon Society will be participating in the 111th count by the National Audubon Society. For information contact Jo Loyd, 918-835-2946.

Jan. 8, Sat. Eagle Days. Meet between 8 and 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Watchable Wildlife Area, east of the Corps of Engineers Office on the north side of the Arkansas River at Lake Keystone dam. For information, contact Dave Edwards, 918-865-7398.

Early January, Okla Dept of Wildlife Conservation Winter Bird Count

Jan. 15 Saturday "Virtual" Field Trip. We'll start out at 8:00 a.m. at Oxley Nature Center for some "real" birding, and then at 10:30 a.m. head to a classroom at the TCC northeast campus for a "virtual" field trip. We'll get hooked up to computers (there will be computers to use, or bring your laptop) and explore the bird and birding resources available on the Internet. We'll visit some web sites we like, and you can bring along your own favorite sites to share. For those interested we'll adjourn for lunch at the nearby Oklahoma Bar B Que. For more information contact Kathy Tam at buckskinhawk@hotmail.com.

Jan. 16, Sun. Eagle Days. See January 8 information.

Jan. 22 Saturday Field Trip to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge near Vian for wintering geese, ducks, hawks, etc. For more information contact Cyndie Browning.

Feb. 5 Saturday Field Trip to Sooner Lake. Important Note: ALL participants must be listed on the official birders list maintained at the OG&E security office. Contact Cyndie Browning if your name needs to be added to that list. It is also important to RSVP to Cyndie that you will be attending, as this trip is so popular last year that we may have to limit the number of people who can attend.  For more information and to sign up contact Cyndie Browning.

Mid-February - Great Backyard Bird Count

Feb. 19 Saturday Field Trip to Lake Oologah/Brannen Property. Jim Mitchell led a group of Tuesday Morning Birders to here recently and everyone was impressed en0ough to add it to our field trip schedule. Contact Jim and Anita Mitchell.

Mar. 5 Saturday Field Trip to Lake Tenkiller the premier location in Oklahoma for loons and other wintering birds. For more information contact Cyndie Browning.

Mar. 19 Saturday Field Tip to Lake Yahola and Oxley Nature Center. For more information contact Cyndie Browning.

Apr. 8-10 Weekend Field Trip to Red Slough/Little River NWR. For more information contact Cyndie Browning.
 

April 15-21, Lesser Prairie-Chicken Festival in Woodward, Okla.

Apr. 23 Saturday Field Trip to Woodward Park & 31st & Riverside Bike Trial for warblers and other spring migrants. For more information contact Cyndie Browning.

Apr 29-May 1 - Weekend Field Trip to Quivira NWR and Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area near Great Bend, KS. Contact Gail Storey for further plans, where to stay, etc.

May 7, Sat. Big Day Count. Tulsa Audubon Society annual day-long, county-wide census of migrant and resident species. For information contact Jo Loyd, 918-835-2946.

May 10, Tue. TAS Program Planning Meeting

May 14 Saturday Field Trip to the Nickel Preserve for spring migrants and early summer nesters. For more information contact Cyndie Browning.

May 24, Tue. TAS Field Trip Planning Meeting

May 21-22 Sat.-Sun. Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour and Plant Sale. Contact Carol Eames, 918-446-2720. This event is also part of Tulsa Audubon's Together Green program. Volunteers helping present this event will receive a Together Green/TAS T-Shirt and have Snacks and refreshments. See the Tulsa Audubon Together Green page for more info or Contact Carol Eames, 918-446-2720.

Jun. 5, Sun. Summer TAS & TogetherGreen Potluck Picnic. Bring the family for some summertime fellowship and relaxation, to celebrate the year’s Volunteer Day activities. Meet at 6:30 p.m. at Washington Irving Park, located in Bixby on Memorial Drive, just before crossing the River. TAS will provide burgers, hot dogs, beverages, cups, plates, and eating utensils. Contact John Kennington, 918-809-6325.

No events scheduled for July

Aug. 13, Sat. Purple Martin Roost Watch. Each year several hundred thou. For more information, contact John Kennington, 918-809-6325

Previous Year's Schedules

TAS Calendar 2009-2010

TAS Calendar 2008-2009

TAS Calendar 2007-2008

TAS Calendar 2006-2007

TAS Calendar 2005-2006

TAS Field Trips 2004-2005        TAS Meetings 2004-2005

TAS Field Trips 2003-2004       TAS Meetings 2003-2004

TAS Field Trips 2002-2003       TAS Meetings 2002-2003

TAS Field Trips 2001-2002       TAS Meetings 2001-2002

???, Sun. Field Trip???????. Keystone Dam??? for Kids!! Meet anytime from 1-3 p.m. in the parking lot of the Watchable Wildlife Area, east of the Corps of Engineers Office on the north side of the Arkansas River at Lake Keystone dam. For more info, contact Carol Eames, 918-446-2720.

Apr. 25, Sat. Field Trip -  for spring migrants. Contact Cyndie Browning 918-492-5622 to RSVP and for more information. .