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NOTICE: Events listed may be hosted by organizations/entities other than the BSG. Efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information listed. |
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NOTICE: Events listed may be hosted by organizations/entities other than the BSG. Efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information listed. |
Beginning birders are welcome on all field trips. Membership in the BSG is encouraged but is not required for participation. What to bring on field trips: binoculars, two-way radios, snacks, drinks, and scope, if you have one. In case of bad weather, contact the designated leader to see if the field trip will take place. Field trips will LEAVE the designated meeting place at the time posted for each field trip. Plan to arrive early for field trip orientation and any carpooling/caravanning arrangements. For more information, please contact |
UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS AND EVENTS
SCAVENGER HUNT
Saturday, March 29, 2008, 7:00 a.m.
Coordinator – Mac Hardy, 797-5338 (W), Laurence.Hardy@lsus.edu
Meet at the LSUS Museum of Life Sciences. The scavenger hunt is a competition among teams of two or more observers to find a specific number of species of birds from a list obtained at the start of the competition. The event will be timed and will require the use of a cell phone. The winning team will be the team with the highest number of listed species (verified by at least two team members) when the competition ends at 12:00 noon. The event will culminate with lunch (Dutch treat for the losers) at the winning team’s choice of restaurant. The losing teams will chip in to buy lunch for the winning team.
The list of birds to be located will be provided in sealed envelopes by a local birding expert. Sign up for this event at the BSG March meeting or call or e-mail Mac Hardy.
LOUISIANA ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY FALL MEETING, CAMERON PARISH, LA
Information and registration forms for the annual spring meeting are or will be available at the Louisiana Ornithological Society website at http://losbird.org/meeting.htm. The BSG has reserved the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge. Lodging is $10 a night per person in dormitory-style rooms. Please sign up for the Rockefeller at the BSG April meeting or call the LSUS Museum at 797-5338.
The Friday and Saturday night meetings will be held in Creole. Friday night’s program is “Seven Louisiana Ladies Boating Down the Amazon River in Brazil with Cameras and Binoculars.” Joelle Finley will share the adventures of the seven Louisiana ladies as they explore the fauna, flora and indigenous peoples of the great Amazon Basin. Refreshments will be served. On Saturday, Melanie Driscoll, coordinator of the Louisiana IBA Program sponsored by the National Audubon Society and housed in the Bird Resource Center of LSU, will bring us up to date on the Important Bird Areas in Louisiana. A dinner of brisket, rice dressing, baked beans, green salad, dessert, and a drink will be provided for $10.00.
Membership in LOS is not required to participate in any of the LOS meetings, but you are encouraged to join to support the activities of our state society. Annual dues are $20 for a regular membership and $25 for a family membership. LOS is for birders of all levels, amateur or professional. Three meetings are held each year with programs on Friday and Saturday nights, organized field trips on Saturday and, for the winter meeting, also on Sunday, and a banquet on Saturday night. The spring meeting is the last weekend in April; the fall meeting is the last weekend in October; and the winter meeting is held in different locations around the state, usually the last weekend in January. The location of the next winter meeting has not been determined.
WILD BIRD CENTER EVENTS
Beginner Bird Walks
Saturday, March 1 and 15, and April 5 and 19, 2008, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
The Wild Bird Center conducts field trips the first and third Saturday of every month, weather permitting. Meet at the store in the University Place Shopping Center (also known as the Target Shopping Center) at the corner of Youree Drive and East 70th Street. Destinations vary according to local sightings and may include local parks, country roads, or a great backyard. Loaner binoculars are available.
The March 15 bird walk will take place at the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters Unit in conjunction with Breakfast with the Birds. See the article above for more information.
For more information on any Wild Bird Center event, call Dennis or Janice Forshee at the Wild Bird Center, 318-797-BIRD (2473).
