Friday, February 03, 2012
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 Bird Calls Election Credit Cards

February 2012 Bird Calls Is Available Online

You can read the latest Bird Calls, our wonderful newsletter, (and other issues too) online by clicking this link.

Note: There were no Bird Calls for December 2011, March 2011, or September 2011.  Also the newsletter is not published in July or August.

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NOTICE TO ALL BIRDERS

Two family groups of Whooping Cranes have been sighted at Granger Lake since December.  Last reported sighting was January 29th.  They are mostly visible from the boat dock in Friendship Park, where an entrance fee is required.

BASTROP STATE PARK now partially open.   Buescher State Park is OPEN.

HORNSBY BEND BIRDERS

Please note that we may be required to sign in and out when visiting.

 

 NEW!  Lost Pines Christmas Bird Count Circle Established

Count day was December 17

This new CBC is located in Bastrop County between the Bastrop CBC and Austin CBC circles and just a bit to the north. The Lost Pines CBC is a collaborative effort between the Lower Colorado River Authority’s McKinney Roughs Nature Park, its neighbor the Hyatt Lost Pines, Bastrop Audubon Society and the Lost Pines Master Naturalists.   The center point of the count circle is approximately the dead end of The Oaks Blvd (off of FM 969) and the radius is 7.5 miles.  It  includes McKinney Roughs, Hyatt Lost Pines, both parks in Webberville, East Metropolitan Park, the Colorado River (3 kayak sections) from Little Webberville Part to Utley, and lots of rural roads.

 Total species count was 112. 

Click here to view the new count circle.

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Bastrop County Audubon Society's 35th Annual New Years Day Bird Count

The Annual Bastrop County Christmas Bird counters met at 7:00 am  at the Texas Grill on Hwy 71 in Bastrop.  CBC leader David Michell organized the teams and handed out section assignments at that time.  Preliminary reports show that about 146 species were reported, but fewer individuals.

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Bastrop County Audubon Examines Current Water Issues

The officers and Board of Directors of Bastrop County Audubon are very concerned over the proposed pipeline to trasnport water from the local aquifer system to other regions.

To read our recent white paper on this issue, click here: Water White Paper

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Chimney Swift Tower Memorial for Judy Ing

Plans are underway for building the Chimney Swift Tower.  Location is still undecided.

Latest Field Trip Sightings:  SEE the latest Bird Calls for listings!

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    BCAS Elects Officers and Directors

    The members of Bastrop County Audubon Society elected the following folks to serve through June 2012.

    Officers:

    Directors/Committee Chairs:

    At Large Directors:

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    We Now Accept Credit Cards

    Bastrop County Audubon Society can now accept payment for dues, good and donations through PayPal. The best news is that it is secure and you do not have to be a PayPal member to use it. Check our membership, donation or T-shirt pages to see how it's done.

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    This page was last updated on Friday February 03, 2012 09:12 PM