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Tuesday Morning Birders.
The
Tuesday Morning Birders meet at 8:00 a.m. September through March and
7:30 a.m. April through August at the LaFortune Park parking lot near
the entrance at the traffic light on Yale. Birders (or would-be
birders!) of any skill level are welcome to join us. For more
information contact Jo Loyd, 918-835-2946 or Jana Singletary,
918-296-9629.
Saturday Morning Birders.
TAS is
again sponsoring the Saturday Morning Birders on the second Saturday of
every month except July & August. Anyone who would like to bird with us
(whatever your skill level!) is welcome meet at the monument at Lake
Yahola at 8:00 a.m. in Mohawk Park, 3730 Mohawk Blvd (just north of the
water plant). From there the destination will vary each month, based on
the weather, current birding conditions, and the interests of those who
are in attendance. For information contact leader Terry Mitchell at
918-697-3198.
Field Trips.
We also
schedule occasional field trips on other weekends, including some
out-of-town. Some are on this calendar, others announced at least a
month ahead of time so that you can put them on your calendar and plan
to attend.
First
Saturday of every month. Bird
with Oxley Nature Center Staff in Mohawk Park. Meet 8:00 a.m. at parking
lot. Call 669-6644 for details.
Third Saturday,
April through September. Oxley Nature Center Butterfly Walk,
10:30-12:00. Call 669-6644 for
details.
Fourth Saturday,
January through December. Oxley Nature Center Botany Walk,
10:30-11:00. Call 669-6644 to confirm location (sometime held at Redbud
Valley).
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Sept.
18, Tue. Society Meeting.
“Ethiopia: Birds & Beasts”,
with Dr. Doug
Wood.
Dr. Wood, ornithologist and Professor of
Biological Sciences at Southeastern Oklahoma State University,
will share pictures and anecdotes from his recent trip to
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Oct. 13, Sat. Saturday Morning Birders.
Leader: Terry Mitchell, tasfieldtrips@gmail.com
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Oct. 16, Tue. Society Meeting.
“The Weird & Wonderful World of Native Plants”
with Marilyn Stewart.
Marilyn is owner of Wild Things Nursery, which
specializes in native plants for our region and is a long time
vendor at our Backyard Habitat Garden Tour. |
Oct. 19-21. Oklahoma Ornithological Society Fall meeting,
in Oklahoma City. See
www.okbirds.org
Oct. 20, Sat. Bird Seed Sale Pickup Day.
10:00 - 4:00.
November 2012
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Nov. 10, Sat. Saturday Morning Birders.
Leader: Terry Mitchell, tasfieldtrips@gmail.com
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Nov. 20, Tue. Society Meeting. “Oklahoma’s
Fantastic Red Tailed Hawks”,
with Dr. Jim Lish.
Dr. Lish is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma Statue
University, and has devoted many years to capturing fantastic
images of the many variations of the Red-tailed Hawk.
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Dec. 8, Sat. Saturday Morning Birders.
Leader: Terry Mitchell,
tasfieldtrips@gmail.com
 Dec.
8, Sat.
TogetherGreen Volunteer Day, Oxley Nature Center Habitat
Improvement.
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Oxley parking lot. Join us to help remove
invasive species from Oxley's habitats, and complete other work
improving Oxley's ecosystems. Lunch will be provided, and participants
will receive a TAS water bottle. For more information, contact John
Kennington, johnkennington@gmail.com, 918-809-6325.
Dec. 15, Sat.
Christmas Bird Count.
Tulsa
Audubon Society will be participating in the 111th count by the National
Audubon Society. For information contact Jo Loyd, jo.loyd@sbcglobal.net,
918-835-2946
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Dec. 18, Tue. 7:30
p.m. Society Meeting - Annual Christmas Show and Tell Party.
Attendees are invited to
bring stories, slides, artifacts, or digital images (about
10-15) on any subject of general interest (birds, flowers,
travel, etc.) to share with the group. Members bring treats to
share. Digital images should be on CD or flash drive. Contact
Cheryl Kilpatrick,
918-749-6935. |
CANCELLED Dec. 29, Sat. Christmas Bird Count For Kids.
Bring the family to the second annual CBC For Kids, held at the Deep
Fork National Wildlife Refuge, near Okmulgee. For information contact
Lori Jones, Lori_Jones@fws.gov, 918-652-0456.
Early January,
Okla Dept of
Wildlife Conservation Winter Bird Count
Jan. 12, Sat. Saturday Morning Birders.
We will meet this month at Helerich Park in south Tulsa to join the
Eagle Days event. Leader: Terry Mitchell,
tasfieldtrips@gmail.com
Jan. 12-13, Sat/Sun. Eagle Days.
Our annual Eagle Days celebration returns again to south Tulsa
along the river in south Tulsa on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Following the morning watch, there will be a round robin series of
interesting presentations and speakers, focusing primarily on Bald
Eagles, hosted at the Jenks High School freshmen building. It will
include food, t-shirts, and live raptors. The exact Eagle watch location
will be announced later in the Fall, and may include a nesting Bald
Eagle For more information contact Todd Humphrey, 918-810-4492,
t.humphrey@cox.net
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Jan. 15, Tue. Society Meeting -
TNC Blue River Project
with Jona Tucker.
Jona is the Arbuckle Plains/Blue River Project Manager for the
Oklahoma Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. |
Feb 2, Sat.
(Feb 9 if bad weather)
Visit to the Iowa Tribe’s Bah Kho-je Xla Chi
(Grey Snow Eagle House) in Perkins, OK,
a new
eagle rehabilitation facility to house and protect injured eagles. They
have 35 non-releasable Golden and Bald Eagles. Meet at 8:00 a.m.
at the Braum's parking lot at 101st and Riverside in south Tulsa.
Click here for their web page. For more information, contact Gary
Siftar, 918-455-6627,
gsiftar@okraptors.com.
Mid-February -
Great Backyard Bird Count
Feb. 9, Sat. Saturday Morning Birders.
. Leader: Terry Mitchell,
tasfieldtrips@gmail.com.
POSTPONED Feb 9, Sat. (tentative) TogetherGreen Volunteer Day, Ray
Harral Nature Center in Broken Arrow.
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Join us to help plant native plants, perform trail
maintenance and maintain bluebird boxes. Lunch will be provided, and
participants will receive a TAS water bottle. For more information,
contact John Kennington,
johnkennington@gmail.com, 918-809-6325.
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Feb. 19, Tues. Society Meeting, “The
Complex Social Life of the Cliff Swallow: Insights from a 31-Year Study”,
with Dr. Charles Brown.
Dr. Brown is Professor of Biological Sciences at the
University of Tulsa, and is a noted expert on the swallow family. |
Mar. 9, Sat. Saturday Morning Birders.
Leader: Terry Mitchell, tasfieldtrips@gmail.com
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 Mar. 19, Tue. Society Meeting.
“Save the Last Dance: A Story of North American Grassland
Grouse”
with Noppadal Paothong.
Noppadal is an award winning photographer for Missouri Conservationist.
For the past ten years, he has been extensively documenting North
American grassland grouses, publishing in 2012 his book “Save the Last
Dance: A Story of North American Grassland Grouse” See
www.nopnatureimages.com. |
Apr. 13, Sat. Saturday Morning Birders.
Leader: Terry Mitchell, tasfieldtrips@gmail.com
April 11-14, Lesser Prairie-Chicken Festival in Woodward,
Okla.
See www.lektreks.org.
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Apr. 16, Tue. Society Meeting,
“Global Warming, Global Disruption”
with Stanley Rice, Ph.D.
Dr. Rice
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Southeastern Oklahoma
State University and is author of 3 books, including
Life of Earth: Portrait of a Beautiful, Middle-Aged,
Stressed-Out World.
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May 4, Sat.
Big Day Count.
Tulsa
Audubon Society annual day-long, county-wide census of migrant and
resident species. For information contact Jo Loyd, jo.loyd@sbcglobal.net,
918-835-2946.
May 11, Sat. Saturday Morning Birders.
Leader: Terry Mitchell, tasfieldtrips@gmail.com.
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 May 21, Tue. Society Meeting.
“Adventures in Wildlife Rehabbing”,
with Kim Doner. Kim got snookered
into rehabilitating wildlife fourteen seasons ago, and is amazed to
realize she's still at it. When asked why she continues to shoulder
juggling worm feedings, gooey mixes, parasites, odors, nips, snarls, and
the constant threat of a beautiful wild baby dying in her hand, she
still isn't sure - but it has something to do with curiosity. You just
never know what the next phone call will bring. When not being driven
crazy with cheeps, whines, grunts and trills, Kim is an artist here in
Tulsa - and her "critter experiences" have certainly leaked in to that,
too. Come enjoy her "Adventures in Wildlife Rehabbing" chat with TAS,
complete with anecdotes, slides, and plenty of enthusiasm as she shares
her experiences walking on the wild side.
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May
18-19 Sat.-Sun.
Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour and
Plant Sale. This event is also part of Tulsa
Audubon's Together Green program. Volunteers helping present
this event will receive a Together Green/TAS water bottle. Contact
Alyne Eiland at 918 521-8894 for
more information.
June 8, Sat. Saturday Morning Birders.
Leader: Terry Mitchell, tasfieldtrips@gmail.com
Jun. 16, Sun. Summer Potluck Picnic.
Bring the family for some summertime fellowship and relaxation. Meet at
6:30 p.m. at Washington Irving Park, located in Bixby on Memorial Drive,
just before crossing the River. TAS will provide beverages, cups,
plates, and eating utensils. Contact John Kennington,
johnkennington@gmail.com,
918-809-6325.
No event scheduled
Aug. 10, Sat. Purple Martin Roost Watch.
Exact
location to be announced, depending on where in downtown Tulsa the
martins decide to roost! Contact
John
Kennington, 918-809-6325.
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Previous
Year's Schedules
TAS Calendar 2010-2011
TAS Calendar 2009-2010
TAS Calendar 2008-2009
TAS Calendar 2007-2008
TAS Calendar 2006-2007
TAS Calendar 2005-2006
TAS
Field Trips 2004-2005
TAS Meetings 2004-2005
TAS Field Trips 2003-2004
TAS Meetings 2003-2004
TAS Field Trips 2002-2003
TAS Meetings 2002-2003
TAS Field Trips 2001-2002
TAS Meetings 2001-2002
???, Sun. Field Trip???????.
Keystone Dam??? for Kids!! Meet anytime from 1-3 p.m.
in the parking lot of the Watchable Wildlife Area, east of the Corps
of Engineers Office on the north side of the Arkansas River at Lake
Keystone dam. For more info, contact
Carol Eames, 918-446-2720.
Apr. 25, Sat. Field Trip - for
spring migrants. Contact
Cyndie Browning
918-492-5622 to RSVP and for more information.
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Apr. 29-May 1
xxxxxxxxxx - Salt Plains NWR birding festival, combined with Lesser
Prairie-Chicken festival. We're going to check on these dates, but the last
suggestion was that the Lesser P-C might be held on the same weekend as the Salt
Plains festival to offer P-C attendees another place to bird in the area.
Mar. 14
Rescheduled to Mar. 21, Sun.
Afternoon Outing.
A short visit to a local birding area. Meet 4:00 p.m. at the Tulsa
Garden Center. Contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325.
Oct.
17, Sun. Together Green Event -
Deep Fork NWR Habitat Improvement and Big Sit.
In conjunction with the Friends of the Deep Fork NWR we will be planting
native plants, doing trail maintenance and cleaning, and participating
in a Big Sit bird count. Lunch will be provided and participants will
receive a Together Green/TAS T-Shirt. For more
info contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325 and see
the Tulsa Audubon Together Green page.
internet birding
owl pellets
Feb. xxxxxx, Sat. Field Trip,
Birds & Wine –
Drumright Area & Tidal School Vineyards. We will begin the day looking for raptors, sparrows
and other wintering birds in the Drumright area, and then warm up with a
visit Tidal School Vineyards for lunch and a winery tour. Contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325.
Feb. xxxxxx, Tue. Field Trip, Woodcock Watch and Weiner Roast at Mohawk
Park. Leader – John Kennington.
Feb.
28, Sun. 1:00-5:00
TogetherGreen
Volunteer Day,
Oxley Nature Center Habitat Improvement. Lunch will be provided, and participants will receive a
Together Green/TAS T-Shirt. For more information, contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325.
June
5, Sat. TogetherGreen Volunteer Day, Ray Harral Nature Center in Broken
Arrow.
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Join us to help plant
native plant and perform trail maintenance.
Lunch will be provided, and participants will receive a Together
Green/TAS T-Shirt. For more information, contact
John Kennington, 918-809-6325.
Oct. 4, Sat. Field Trip -
Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Gardens. Visit the site of
the this new facility northwest of downtown Tulsa, still under
development and help TAS develop a bird list for the Gardens as we walk
the grounds, viewing birds and other wildlife. We will be meeting at the
Garden's Visitor's Center at 8:30. Contact
John Kennington,
918-809-6325.
Directions to Visitor's
Center: From Hwy 412 exit at Gilcrease Museum Road. Go north to
Apache Street. Turn west (left) on Apache, which eventually turns to
the right and becomes 41st West Avenue. Stay on West 41st Avenue
until the first left turn, which is 31st Street North. You'll see a
Post Oak Lodge sign. Turn west (left) and continue to the Lodge
entrance on the right. From there, watch for the signs directing you
to the visitor's center.
Click here for a map
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Jan.
31, Sat. Together Green Event -
Oxley Nature Center Bluebird Trail. Join us to help build and
install a new Bluebird Trail at Oxley Nature Center. Snacks will be
provided, and participants will receive a Together Green/TAS T-Shirt.
See the
Tulsa Audubon Together Green page for
more info.
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