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Announcements 2012
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Jan and Feb and through Spring 2012
Volunteer opportunities through the Coastal Bend Audubon Society and through Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program.
David Newstead, with Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program and Project Leader, is currently involved in a project to better understand the movement patterns of Piping Plovers and Red Knots in the Coastal Bend area.
The project involves radio telemetry, and the need to capture birds for the study.
David is looking for volunteers that may be able to help, preferably on an occasional basis, with these activities. The dates are now Jan/Feb 2012 and periodically through the spring after that.
In general, the work involves hauling trapping equipment from a boat or truck up to several hundred yards through water less than knee deep. Setting up equipment involves hammering posts and setting nets. Then we wait. . .. If successful, we safely remove trapped birds, take measurements, and affix a small radio transmitter to the bird. A trapping day often starts around daybreak, and usually lasts 6-8 hours, though this depends largely on tides and how birds are responding.
If you are interested in assisting with this project, please contact David with possible available dates. If you have any more specific questions about the work, please also feel free to contact David.
Contact David at 361.834.1484.
February 11, 2012 (Saturday) Field Trip
Trip Area: Habitats of Carmel Hills, Live Oak County
Trip leader: Gene W. Blacklock
Time: Meet at 7:00 am. Field trip scheduled to end around noon time.
For details see
Activities on this site
February 23 - 26, 2012
The Whooping Crane Festival 2012
Celebrating the return of the endangered Whooping Cranes to their winter home in South Texas.
Details at
The Whooping Crane Festival 2012
February 25, 2012
17th Annual Big Shell Beach Cleanup
The 2012 Big Shell Beach Cleanup is scheduled for February 25th this year. This event just can't happen without the help of our volunteers and your help is needed again.
See you there!
Details at
17th Annual Big Shell Beach Cleanup 2012
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Red-tailed hawk
Photo © Harry Grant |
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Mission Statement |
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The mission of the CBAS is to promote the appreciation, conservation and restoration of ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife,
through education, participation, stewardship and advocacy. |
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Meetings |
The CBAS meets on the first Tuesday of the month from September through
May at 7 pm at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History, 1900
Chaparral
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