General BioBlitz: Saturday May 15, from 8 a.m. to mid-afternoon. Volunteer teams will document the insects, mammals, and plants of the Kirchoff Prairie. Team leaders will provide some training before going into the field. Sightings will be recorded to iNaturalist. To volunteer and for more information, contact: May 15 General Bioblitz:  Peter Joseph Hernandez (AAMN) at [email protected] or Don…

Journey with Doc and Martha, Matagorda Island naturalists, in this 26-minute documentary from producer Greg Pasztor.

Join Doc & Martha as they take us on a journey to Matagorda Island, Texas’ last truly wild barrier island. Following a 30-year career as a biology professor, Wayne H. “Doc” McAlister joined the US Fish & Wildlife Service as an Educator at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. He and wife Martha left the mainland and lived…

Come with Bexar Audubon Society as we experience a virtual visit to the Serengeti with Peter Roberts. The Serengeti ecosystem spans much of northern Tanzania into southern Kenya in East Africa and covers 12,000 sq. km (5,695 sq. miles). It is famous for one of the most spectacular mass game migrations in the world, involving…

Is it a Yellow-bellied or a Least? A Couch’s or a Tropical? The Tyrannidae are diverse and can be quite confounding. Join Craig Hensley online during our June BAS monthly meeting for a look at the world of flycatchers. You’ll learn about their natural history and discover tips and tricks for identification, as well as…

We'll certify the voting for BAS Board Officers during our Annual Meeting online. Everyone is welcome to join us.

RSVP required; space is limited. See info on Outings page of our website.

Lois Balin, Urban Wildlife Biologist TPWD, will present a program about burrowing owl ecology, monitoring, and creating artificial habitat for the owls in El Paso, TX. It will include the research that has been done at Rio Bosque Wetlands Park and the lessons learned from creating burrowing owl habitat in City and National Parks.

RSVP required; space is limited. See info on Outings page of our website.

Situated where three biogeographical realms meet and transected by three major flyways, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia boasts a rich avian diversity that belies its popular image as a vast, empty desert. With over 500 species recorded to date, almost two dozen of which are endemic or near-endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, the once-famously closed…