Digital Birding Tools Webinar

WEBINAR Tech Bird: Digital Birding Tools   Wednesday, May 11 6:30-8:00pm Presenter: Patsy Inglet FREE | Online Register Here Learn how to use eBird and the eBird app, Merlin Bird ID, and BirdNET to help enhance your birding skills. This course will show you how to get started using these apps and websites to identify…

Migratory Bird Fest at Mitchell Lake

Mitchell Lake Audubon Center's Migratory Bird Fest on Saturday, May 14 is a free community festival featuring live birds and other animals, games, crafts, vendors, native plant sales, food trucks, pollinator walks, and exploration stations. Bexar Audubon Society is looking for volunteers to help between 10 AM and 2 PM at our activities tables. If you…

Pearsall Park Bird Walk

Pearsall Park Bird Walk Saturday, May 21 | 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM Jeffrey Mann will lead this bird walk in Pearsall Park, 5102 Old Pearsall Rd, San Antonio, TX 78242. The park covers 505 acres in Southwest San Antonio. We will meet in the parking lot next to the dog park. Bring water. Limited…

BAS Monthly Meeting: Birds of the World

Join us to learn more about Birds of the World, the world’s leading scholarly, dynamic, avian life history platform. Our guest speaker, Laura Kammermeier from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, will explore the wealth of information contained in this authoritative but accessible resource and show how it can help deepen your understanding of birds, learn…

Tom Slick Park Bird Walk

Tom Slick Park Bird Walk Friday, June 3 | 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM Meet leader Sherie Gee in the main parking lot at Tom Slick Park, 7400 Hwy 151, San Antonio, TX  78227. This is a city park with 0.75 miles of concrete trails surrounding the quarry pond and approximately one mile of dirt…

Kreutzberg Canyon State Natural Area

Kreutzberg Canyon State Natural Area Friday, June 10 | 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM Kreutzberg Canyon is a 117-acre natural area located along the Guadalupe River, featuring three miles of multi-use trails. We can visit the three wildlife observation blinds equipped with identification books and camera ports. This trip is limited to 15 people, including…

BAS June Meeting Online: Ecology of Mississippi Kites

In the last 70 years, Mississippi Kites have become one of the most abundant raptors in cities and towns throughout the Great Plains. Despite their ubiquity and abundance, much of their life history and ecology awaits discovery. In this presentation, Dr. Ben Skipper of Angelo State University will discuss his past and current research that…

BAS Monthly Meeting July 27

Award-winning poet Lucy Griffith and photographer Ken Butler have created Wingbeat Atlas, a collection of poems and images celebrating Texas birds.  The collection has recently been published by FlowerSong Press.  Ken will discuss a selection of images from the volume, including the photographic process and the birds themselves.

How to Lead a Bird Walk

Leading a bird walk is one of the best ways to share your passion for birds with others.  Everyone who leads their first bird walk feels unqualified. You can lead a successful bird walk even if you are not an expert birder. Identifying birds is only one part of having a bird walk that's fun…

BAS August Meeting New insights into the genetics of the Golden-Cheeked Warbler

Our guest speaker Dr. Giri Athrey of Texas A&M and colleagues have undertaken a new study to revisit the genetic status of the Golden-cheeked Warbler to determine how the populations are faring, and how this information can inform future management decisions. He will be presenting new insights into the genetics of the Golden-cheeked Warbler.