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President's Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Fort Worth Audubon website! You’ll find information here on FWAS field trips, programs and other activities, recent bird sightings in Tarrant County, local places to go birding, FWAS officers and board members, and much more. We hope you find this information useful, and we hope to see you at our meetings and other events. Please contact us if you have questions.
Martin Mattingly

FWAS President


Mission Statement
The mission of the Fort Worth Audubon Society is to promote awareness, appreciation and understanding of birds and other wildlife while preserving and protecting their natural habitats.


MONTHLY MEETINGS
The Fort Worth Audubon Society meets the second Thursday of each month (except summer months) at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are now held in Research and Education (RES) Bldg, Everett Hall, Room 100, at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (formerly Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine) at 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard at Montgomery.


MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS
The Southwest Flyer our monthly newsletter is available for download each month.


FIELD TRIPS
Fort Worth Audubon Society Field Trips are open to all, members and nonmembers, beginners to world-class birders. We especially want to encourage and welcome first time birders to come on our local trips in the Fort Worth area. These trips are an excellent way to get started learning the birds and the best locations and seasons to find them. There are always people on these trips who are willing and able to answer any question about birds.
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Saturday Eagle Mt Park field trip
Nov 17, 2009 - 7:55 PM - by dpbronze
dpbronze's Avatar Hi All !
Things are looking good for the weekend trip to nw Tarrant county. Plenty of regular winter birds are in at feeders in south Arlington, so the park should be full too ! Saturday will be a walking tour and you can choose your distance up to about five miles total. Short out-&-back looks along the trails will keep your day flat... the farther down the trails you explore the more you'll go up & down some hills.
A full range of our winter regular birds should be expected in this excellent remnant of undisturbed natural north Texas habitat. Driving from loop 820 at north main st( bus 287), go north on N Main for approx 7.5 miles to Peden Rd, then left (west) 3.5 mi to the end at Fm 1220. The park is directly across the intersection with the entrance just off to the right. Meet at 07:00 am , ready to look listen & see asap thereafter. E-mail me at bronzebird11@aol.com this week for any more details.
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Se az 5/26-31/10
Oct 26, 2009 - 1:12 PM - by gail
gail's Avatar There is one space that has become available on this trip. Expecting it to be about $800 including flight. Because of the B&B reservations already made, the space must be filled by a MALE only. Everyone has their own beds every night, it's just the accommodations at one location are for 3 people and the others are male.

There's more than one night of owling and we're using a local guide to drive into California Gulch for Five-striped sparrow and Buff-collared nightjar. The days will be fast and furious with little chance to have a sit down meal. Most days we will be eating from the road.

We're staying at Cave Creek Ranch, San Pedro River Inn and Santa Rita Lodge, all famous for their birding hospitality. Well over 100 species expected. Deposit of $67.87 due by 11/15/09 (San Pedro Inn). Second deposit due February 1st for $167 (guides & transportation) . Traveling in 2 vans from Tuscon so this is a non-smokers only trip. 2 days in Madera... [Read More]
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List of Field Trips for 2010 Jan. - May
Oct 21, 2009 - 3:20 AM - by Mary Lee
Mary Lee's Avatar Here are the field trips we have planned for January - May, 2010:

January 2010
1/2 Saturday - Birding in the Park at Foster Park in Fort Worth
1/13 Wednesday - Birding at the Beds - VCDB
Overnight Trip 1/15 - 1/18
Lower Rio Grande Valley for Texas Ornithological Society Winter meeting

1/17 Sunday - Village Creek Historic Area in Arlington
1/30 Saturday - Trinity River Audubon Center and Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

February 2010
2/6 Saturday - Birding in the Park at Foster Park in Fort Worth
2/10 Wednesday - Birding at the Beds - VCDB
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Great Backyard Bird Count - Join us at various parks throughout Tarrant County

2/27 Saturday - Eagle Mountain Lake

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3/6 Saturday - Birding in the Park at... [Read More]
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Birding at the Beds (Village Creek Drying Beds)
Oct 11, 2009 - 10:35 AM - by Mary Lee
Mary Lee's Avatar Birding at the Beds - Village Creek Drying Beds - 2nd Wednesday of every month September - April

Where: Meet in the parking lot of the Dunlop Sports Center on the south side of Green Oaks Blvd. between Davis Dr. and Fielder Rd. in Arlington, across from the entrance to Village Creek Drying Beds.

When: The 2nd Wednesday of each month September through April, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Leader: Martin Mattingly

Description: After meeting in the Dunlop Sports Center parking lot** we will carpool over to the drying beds. This field trip will be great for beginning birders and to observe and document what birds are visiting the beds during each season. Birding will be done by automobile and with some easy walking. Binoculars will be available if needed. Please be prepared for the current weather conditions. Please note that after heavy rains the... [Read More]
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January TOS Meeting in LRGV
Sep 30, 2009 - 10:09 AM - by Mary Lee
Mary Lee's Avatar FWAS has a field trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley planned to coincide with the Texas Ornithological Society's winter meeting in Weslaco. The dates are: January 14 - 17, 2010. If you would like to participate an RSVP is required.

Only limited information is available at this time:

Thursday evening, Jan. 14 Welcome and introduction to birding areas
Friday Jan. 15 - Field Trips. In the evening a presentation on conservation in the state of Texas by C. Shackelford of TPWD.
Saturday Jan. 16 - Field Trips. In the evening a presentation on conservation in Mexico by G. Wallace of the American Bird Conservancy.
Sunday Jan. 17 - Field Trips


Tentative cost (from an email from M. Gustafson):
"The field trip fees are included in the registration fee but there are additional fees for entrance fees etc.. We are expecting a
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