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Sept. 12, Sat. Field Trip
Keystone Circle (Feyodi Creek, Cowskin Bay, Keystone Dam, Osage Point
Park). Leader – Bill Carrell.
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Sept. 15, Tue. Society Meeting
Listening to the Birds
with Ruth Beasley. Ruth will present excerpts from her
radio program devoted to birding by sound. We will also
play some sound games. See
www.learningthebirds.com |
 Oct.
17, Sun. Together Green Event -
Deep Fork NWR Habitat Improvement and Big Sit.
In conjunction with the Friends of the Deep Fork NWR we will be planting
native plants, doing trail maintenance and cleaning, and participating
in a Big Sit bird count. Lunch will be provided and participants will
receive a Together Green/TAS T-Shirt. For more
info contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325 and see
the Tulsa Audubon Together Green page.
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Oct. 20, Tue. Society Meeting.
Breeding Bitterns and Rails in Oklahoma: Contradictions and
Current Trends
with Eric Beck. Eric is the director of Oklahoma’s
Important Bird Area program. He will share his
knowledge of this elusive family of birds. |
Oct. 23-25, 2009. Oklahoma
Ornithological Society Fall meeting, Tahlequah. See
www.okbirds.org
Oct. 25, Sun. Bird Seed Sale Pick Day. 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Field Trip - Salt Plains NWR. Contact leader
Cyndie Browning
at 918-492-5622 to RSVP and for more information.
Nov.
8, Sun. TogetherGreen Volunteer Day, Ray Harral Nature Center in Broken
Arrow.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Join us to help plant
native plants, install bluebird boxes and perform trail maintenance.
Dinner will be provided, and participants will receive a Together
Green/TAS T-Shirt. For more information, contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325.
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Nov. 17, Tue. Society Meeting.
Bats of Oklahoma
with Dr. Bill Caire. Dr. Caire is a mammologist with the
University of Central Oklahoma’s Selman Living Laboratory.
He will share his knowledge of our only flying mammal.
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Nov. 21, Sat. Field Trip, Sequoyah NWR
and Strayhorn Landing at Lake Tenkiller.
Contact leader
Cyndie Browning
at 918-492-5622 to RSVP and for more information. Ozark Plateau
National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge manager will be meeting us to show
us some of the newly opened areas in this refuge. Meet at 8:30 at the
Oklahoma Welcome Center just off the Hwy. 59 exit from the Cherokee
Turnpike. Please RSVP to Jana Singletary, 918-296-9629 if you are
planning to join us.
Dec. 5, 2009, Sat. Field Trip, North Prairies This will be a late
afternoon field trip for hawks and owls.
For more information contact
Jo Loyd, 918-835-2946.
Dec.
12, 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.
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Dec. 15, Tue. 7:30
p.m. Society Meeting - Annual Christmas Show and Tell Party.
Attendees
are invited to bring stories, slides, artifacts, or digital
images (up to about 10) on any subject of general interest
(birds, animals, travel, wildflowers, etc.) to share with the
group. Members bring treats to share after the meeting.
Please contact
Gail Storey, 742-2684 or
about your presentation. Please bring your digital photos on a
CD or flash drive. |
Dec. 19, Sat.
Christmas Bird Count. Tulsa Audubon Society will be participating in
the 107th count by the National Audubon Society. For information contact
Jo Loyd, 918-835-2946.
Jan. 2, 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,
865-7398.
Jan. 3-10,
Okla Dept of
Wildlife Conservation Winter Bird Count
Jan. 17, Sun. Eagle Days. See January 3 information.
RESCHEDULED FROM JAN. 10
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Jan. 19, Tue. Society Meeting - Wind power in Oklahoma with Jay Pruett.
Jay is the Director of Conservation for the Oklahoma Chapter of the
Nature Conservancy. He will discuss the impact that wind energy
development can have on wildlife if done wrong.
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Jan. 23, Sat. Field Trip, Sooner Lake.
Leaders – Terry Mitchell and
Cyndie Browning. Cyndie
needs the names and addresses of all participants who want
to go inside the plant fences no later than Jan 15th. Call or email
leader
Cyndie Browning
at 918-492-5622 to RSVP at get your name on the list of those allowed in
the plant.
Feb. 12-15 -
Great Backyard Bird Count
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 Feb.
16, Tues. Society Meeting, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge:
a Birding Treasure with Kris Patton. Kris is the
director of Tishomingo, a favorite destination for Oklahoma
birders. It is a managed wetland, which attracts
waterfowl, shorebirds, and migrants. |
Feb. 20, Sat. Field Trip,
Birds & Wine –
Drumright Area & Tidal School Vineyards. We will begin the day looking for raptors, sparrows
and other wintering birds in the Drumright area, and then warm up with a
visit Tidal School Vineyards for lunch and a winery tour. Contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325.
Feb. 27, Tue. Field Trip, Woodcock Watch and Weiner Roast at Mohawk
Park. Leader – John Kennington.
Feb.
28, Sun. 1:00-5:00 TogetherGreen
Volunteer Day,
Oxley Nature Center Habitat Improvement. Lunch will be provided, and participants will receive a
Together Green/TAS T-Shirt. For more information, contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325.
Mar. 14
Rescheduled to Mar. 21, Sun.
Afternoon Outing.
A short visit to a local birding area. Meet 4:00 p.m. at the Tulsa
Garden Center. Contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325.
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 Mar.
16, Tue. Society Meeting,
Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River
with Jack Curran. Jack is an artist, photographer, and
author from Arkansas. He will be presenting beautiful and
exciting photographs of Sandhill Cranes on their famous staging
area in Nebraska. He will bring copies of his book Jack
Curran’s World of Books and donating a portion of the sales
to TAS. |
Mar. 27, Sat, Field Trip - Redbud
Valley Nature Preserve. 10:00-Noon. Leader – Carol Eames.
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Apr. 20, Tue. Society Meeting,
Birds of Trinidad
with Bob Gress. Bob is the Director of the Great Plains
Nature Center in Wichita, KS. He will share his
photographs of Trinidad and the famous Asa Wright Sanctuary. |
April 16-20, Lesser Prairie-Chicken Festival in Woodward, Okla.
April 24-25, Field Trip, Tishomingo
NWR. Leader – Kathy Tam
May
1, 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
2, Sun. TogetherGreen Volunteer Day, Ray Harral Nature Center in Broken
Arrow.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Join us to help plant
native plant and perform trail maintenance.
Dinner will be provided, and participants will receive a Together
Green/TAS T-Shirt. For more information, contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325.
May 8, Sat. Field Trip, Local warbler prowl - 31st and Riverside,
Chandler Park.
Contact
Mary Jackson, 918-254-1350 to
RSVP and for more information.
May 11, Tue. TAS Program Planning Meeting
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May 18,
Tue. Society Meeting.
Snakes of Oklahoma
with Sam Martin. Sam is a graduate student in herpetology at
the University of Tulsa and an excellent nature photographer.
He spent several years with the Roving Reptiles program.
He will share his knowledge of some of the members of the
reptile family. |
May 18, Tue. TAS Field Trip Planning Meetingr
May
22-23 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.
May 29, Sat. Field Trip, McCurtain Co. Wilderness Area to see
Red-cockaded Woodpecker. Leader – Jim and Anita Mitchell
Jun. 6, 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. 14, Sat. Purple Martin Festival
Oct. 4, Sat. Field Trip -
Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Gardens. Visit the site of
the this new facility northwest of downtown Tulsa, still under
development and help TAS develop a bird list for the Gardens as we walk
the grounds, viewing birds and other wildlife. We will be meeting at the
Garden's Visitor's Center at 8:30. Contact
John Kennington,
918-809-6325.
Directions to Visitor's
Center: From Hwy 412 exit at Gilcrease Museum Road. Go north to
Apache Street. Turn west (left) on Apache, which eventually turns to
the right and becomes 41st West Avenue. Stay on West 41st Avenue
until the first left turn, which is 31st Street North. You'll see a
Post Oak Lodge sign. Turn west (left) and continue to the Lodge
entrance on the right. From there, watch for the signs directing you
to the visitor's center.
Click here for a map
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Jan.
31, Sat. Together Green Event -
Oxley Nature Center Bluebird Trail. Join us to help build and
install a new Bluebird Trail at Oxley Nature Center. Snacks will be
provided, and participants will receive a Together Green/TAS T-Shirt.
See the
Tulsa Audubon Together Green page for
more info.
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