tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53158959591035008732012-02-10T08:58:41.716-08:00BIRDFEST NEWSHome of Laguna Vista's Birdfest & Nature QuestBirdfesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245758955710539241noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315895959103500873.post-64564790431180792832012-01-16T13:05:00.000-08:002012-02-06T13:16:45.523-08:00<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Festival Date Set: March 3rd</span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBB2OnwmnGw/TxSRA7KvefI/AAAAAAAAAAg/GCgk5C2F_Mg/s1600/SPI+Boardwalk+199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBB2OnwmnGw/TxSRA7KvefI/AAAAAAAAAAg/GCgk5C2F_Mg/s400/SPI+Boardwalk+199.JPG" width="287" /></a></div><br /></div><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:</span></h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">7:00 A.M. Early morning birding tour; meet at SPIGC clubhouse<br />8:00-9:00 Come and have breakfast with the birds overlooking Egret Lake<br />8:45 A.M. "Friends of Laguna Atascosa" ... Paul Cardile<br />9:00 A.M. "Let's Plant for Birds and Butterflies"... Marne Law, Master Gardener<br />10:00 A.M. "What's in your backyard here in Laguna Vista"... Chuck and Marilyn Lorenz<br />11:00 A.M. "Dolphins and Birds in the Bay" ... Scarlet Colley, Director of Sea Life Center<br />12:00 Noon Take a break and have lunch sponsored by Bay Area Birders<br />1:00 P.M. Photo contest award presentation and Judges' comments<br />1:30 P.M. "Butterfly Gardening in the RGV" ... Norman Winter, NABA Mission Texas Director<br />3:00 P.M. Afternoon birding tour will be offered<br /><br /><br />Raffles will be held throughout the day tickets $1.00@ OR 6 FOR $5.00<br /><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5315895959103500873-6456479043118079283?l=birdfestnewslv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Birdfesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245758955710539241noreply@blogger.com0Laguna Vista, TX 78578, USA26.10118797369925 -97.322387695312525.64501797369925 -97.9541016953125 26.55735797369925 -96.6906736953125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315895959103500873.post-71421982700794091712012-01-16T12:22:00.000-08:002012-01-20T18:07:07.560-08:00What's in YOUR Backyard?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ivs2ETPzFr8/TxSUuv0MH0I/AAAAAAAAAAs/BHJFdATFcb0/s1600/Banding+%2526+WEVI+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ivs2ETPzFr8/TxSUuv0MH0I/AAAAAAAAAAs/BHJFdATFcb0/s320/Banding+%2526+WEVI+043.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">White-eyed Vireo</div><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: center;">January 16, 2012</div><div style="text-align: center;">Arroyo Colorado WMA</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uo8MIPsGYvM/TxSVxPOkiUI/AAAAAAAAAA0/NFAMer3Uk-I/s1600/Arroyo+Colorado+Birding+193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uo8MIPsGYvM/TxSVxPOkiUI/AAAAAAAAAA0/NFAMer3Uk-I/s320/Arroyo+Colorado+Birding+193.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Ringed Kingfisher</div><div align="center">November 17, 2011</div><div align="center">Boat Trip up the Arroyo Colorado<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNseBo0F9bg/TxjwnmDF85I/AAAAAAAAAFg/dhIWqZBGss4/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNseBo0F9bg/TxjwnmDF85I/AAAAAAAAAFg/dhIWqZBGss4/s320/DSC_0108.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Harris Hawk</div><div style="text-align: center;">January 18, 2012</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bay Area Birders Trip to Ramsey Park , Harlingen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">List of other birds sighted at Ramsey and the nearby Soccer Park:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eastern bluebirds </span><span style="font-size: small;">Ringed kingfisher Cattle egret Great egret S</span><span style="font-size: small;">nowy egret Forster's tern Black-necked stilt B</span><span style="font-size: small;">lack-cr. cormorant Harris' hawk Caspian tern Mockingbird B</span><span style="font-size: small;">lack-crested titmouse Altamira oriole </span><span style="font-size: small;">Olive sparrow Cardinal O</span><span style="font-size: small;">range-crowned warbler Shoveler Am. Kestrel Red-shouldered hawk M</span><span style="font-size: small;">ourning dove House sparrow Golden-fronted woodpecker R</span><span style="font-size: small;">uby-crowned kinglet Crested caracara Buff-bellied hummingbird </span><span style="font-size: small;">Eastern phoebe Long billed thrasher Curve billed thrasher S</span><span style="font-size: small;">potted towhee </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">A pretty impressive list for Hugh Ramsey, we thought - Janet Randall</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5315895959103500873-7142198270079409171?l=birdfestnewslv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Birdfesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245758955710539241noreply@blogger.com0