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Welcome to the Outdoor Nature Club – Ornithology Group
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Written by Marcy Brown
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Thursday, 29 December 2011 21:05 |
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- January Meeting -
PLEASE NOTE: Due to holiday schedules, our January meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 9 instead of the usual first Monday of the month.
Our learning corner will begin at 6:30 with Lisa Jeane Reznicek, who is working with Texas A&M on a study of Perceptions of Bird Watching Impacts. We will even be able to help her along with her research with a quick survey.
We also look forward to our featured program with Winnie Burkett, who will speak on Colonial Nesting Birds of Galveston Bay Area. Where do they nest? Why are they there? What do they eat? Where are they in the winter? What can we do to keep Galveston Bay full of birds? Winnie will answer these questions and many more, as she presents her program on Galveston Bay's Waterbirds. She will happily answer your questions about water birds so make sure to bring them.
I hope to see you all there!
Marcy Brown
OG Chair |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 December 2011 21:15 )
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Written by Marcy Brown
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Friday, 02 December 2011 08:50 |
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December Meeting Books and Birds Departing from the usual for the December 5 meeting, instead of a learning corner we will have a holiday special! Come at 6:30 for social gathering with light refreshments and a silent auction of birding and nature books, tapes and CD’s. Included are new and gently used field guides (ok, some not so gently used!). Then, our featured program will not just talk about birds, but we will also get to meet them up close and personal! Mary Anne Weber will introduce us to Houston Audubon’s education ambassadors. Houston Audubon educates over 25,000 every year with the message of bird conservation! Mary Anne Weber has been the Education Director for Houston Audubon for the past 12 years. Mary Anne also runs and directs the activities at the Houston Audubon Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center, located in southeast Houston. She has worked with birds since 1983. Her “bird” journey began with repainting an aviary for rehabilitated Great Horned Owls at a center in New Jersey in 1983 and from then on she was hooked! “I am excited to bring the world of birds to the OG meeting in December. Soar into the world of birds and explore why we find them so fascinating. My live bird friends will be on hand for all to meet and enjoy!” |
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October Meeting - "Gardening for Birds" by Glenn Olsen |
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Written by Marcy Brown
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Saturday, 24 September 2011 07:25 |
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The Ornithology Group's October 3 program will be "Gardening for Birds," presented by Glenn Olsen. Glenn has had a passionate interest in nature since early childhood. In addition to bird identification, he has a special interest in the relationship of plants, birds, butterflies, and other insects. Glenn teaches Bird Identification and nature-related classes at Rice University's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, and is an instructor for Audubon's birding classes. He has served as State President and Houston Chapter president of the Native Plant Society of Texas. Glenn is a certified Texas Master Naturalist. He leads field trips and gives presentations at festivals such as Galveston FeatherFest, the Rockport/Fulton Hummingbird Festival, and others. Glenn also leads professional birding and nature tours for groups and individuals, with recent trips to Big Bend, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Amazon Rain Forest and the Galapagos Islands.
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Written by Marcy Brown
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 11:46 |
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Learning Corner – Sparrows by Stephan Lorenz Featured Program – Hawks of Texas by Gary Clark Our November meeting will be a wonderful mix of Sparrows and Hawks! We will begin with our Learning Corner where Stephan Lorenz will help us with identifying our winter sparrows. Then Gary Clark will treat us with a talk on Hawks of Texas. Gary Clark recently stepped down from Vice President of Instruction to Professor of Business and Developmental Studies at Lone Star College in Houston. He writes the weekly nature column for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express News. He is founder of the Piney Woods Wildlife Society, Past President of the Houston Audubon Society, and past Vice-President of the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. Kathy Adams Clark is a professional nature photographer who conducts national and international photography workshops. She is past President of the North American Nature Photography Association. Together, Gary and Kathy have written four books and numerous state and national magazine articles including articles for Texas Parks & Wildlife and Texas Highways. |
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Saturday, 25 October 2008 20:13 |
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The Ornithology Group (OG) of the Outdoor Nature Club is a club of individuals interested in birds, birding, and birdwatching. Some members focus on bird identification and listing, some enjoy studying bird behavior and habitat, and some just enjoy watching birds. The OG is organized to accommodate all of these diverse birding interests. Members also benefit from the synergism of getting together to share knowledge and interests during the club's activities. OG activities make learning about birds fun!  Regular monthly meetings feature a wide variety of local and nationally recognized speakers. The first 15 to 20 minutes of each meeting are devoted to club business and sharing information. The remainder of the meeting is reserved for the featured speaker. Guests and new members are always welcome and the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. Monthly meetings also feature an informal discussion session called the Learning Corner to enhance member birding skills. It begins 30 minutes before the regular meeting and is an alternative to the always popular activity of socializing and comparing recent birding war stories during this premeeting time.
Our monthly newsletter, The Spoonbill, announces group activities, reports group business, and presents articles of birding interest. The Spoonbill includes The Clearing House, a monthly record of bird sightings along the Upper Texas Coast. Non-Member subscriptions to the Spoonbill are $13.00 per year. The OG also sponsors field trips that begin in August and average about two per month through May. At least one each month is on a weekend day while another is a midweek field trip on a Wednesday. The field trips are to local areas as well as select areas throughout the state. |
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