Global Big Day 2021

Be a part of birding’s biggest team! Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you. No matter where you are, join us virtually on 8 May and share the birds you find with eBird. Participating is easy—you can even be part of Global Big Day from home. If you can spare…

May 8 Kirchoff Prairie Bird Survey

Kirchoff Prairie 1444 County Road 210, Floresville, Texas, United States

Bird Bioblitz: Saturday, May 8 from 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteer teams will document the birds of Kirchoff Prairie between 8 and 10 a.m. and are invited to bird other parts of the property afterwards. Bexar Audubon Society will provide team leaders. Four to five volunteers are needed for each team. Sightings will be recorded to…

Kirchoff Prairie BioBlitz

Kirchoff Prairie 1444 County Road 210, Floresville, Texas, United States

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…

Doc & Martha Documentary

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

Doc & Martha, Matagorda Island Naturalists: Online Documentary

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…

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The Serengeti: Mega-Migration and Super Diversity

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…

From Emps to Kingbirds: Unraveling the Diversity of Flycatchers

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…

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BAS Annual Meeting

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

Burrowing Owl Ecology and Creating Artificial Habitat in El Paso, Texas

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.