Welcome to the Bird Study Group
The Bird Study Group is a northwestern Louisiana organization of birders based in Shreveport. The Bird Study Group offers field trips, bird discussions, a bird sighting database, and other programs for people with an interest in birds. Regular meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month except June, July and August.
The next meeting of the Shreveport Bird Study Group is scheduled for Tuesday, October 14, 2025, @ 6:30 p.m., at the LSUS Museum of Life Sciences, located next to the old KDAQ radio tower. Signs will be out to direct you. Reminder: We will meet in the Museum, not the Annex.
BSG member Caleb Persia will provide a program on “Wintering Shorebird Utilization of Agricultural Land in NWLA.”
Manomet Bird Observatory has expanded their coastal shorebird monitoring to include wintering birds along the interior of the Gulf Coast. Recent trends show an increase in agricultural land usage for wintering shorebird populations, making NWLA a prime location for monitoring. Join us to learn some basics of shorebird identification, the surveying efforts being done along the Red River, and how you can participate.
Caleb Hiers-Persia is a birder and naturalist from Shreveport, Louisiana. He currently works as a guide for Louisiana Birding Guides, is a volunteer shorebird surveyor for Manomet Bird Observatory, and is the new CBC compiler for the Red River National Wildlife Refuge.
The program is free and open to the public. Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Come at 6 p.m. to chat with other birders. For more information or directions to the LSUS Museum, you can call 347-3134 or email: lrraymond@aol.com.
We will be accepting dues for those who have not paid in a while and want to contribute to our group. Individual memberships are only $15.00 and family memberships are $20.00.
For additional information, contact:
Larry R. Raymond
lrraymond@aol.com
318-347-3134
BSG programs are free and open to the public. For more information or directions to the Museum of Life Science, you can call 318-347-3134 or email: lrraymond@aol.com. Click here for a map to the Museum of Life Science at LSU Shreveport.
Reminder: 2025 Membership Dues can be paid at the meeting.
The Bird Study Group is a non-profit membership-based organization devoted to the observation, study, and enjoyment of birds. The BSG is open to anyone with an interest in any aspect of birdwatching, study, or conservation.
"Lunch Time" Great Egret, C. Bickham Dickson Park, Shreveport, LA. Photo by Cran Lucas.
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Jacob Bronowski in "A Sense of the Future" (1977, Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, p. 4)