Field Trip Leader: Angie Arredondo, Education, Welder Wildlife Foundation.

BEGIN: 6:45 AM

Meet at the entrance gate of Welder Wildlife on HWY 77 North of Sinton (10429 Welder Wildlife, Sinton, TX, 78387). Caravan to headquarters and step into transportation van (maximum twenty participants). Restrooms are available at headquarters.

Visit Pecan and Hackberry Mottes; upon returning to headquarters, about 11 AM, tour of headquarters, internationally praised bird museum, and Quillin Egg Collection.

12:30 PM – Have picnic lunch in the rotunda at headquarters

Note: If Big and Pollito Lakes have water, participants will visit the lakes immediately following lunch, otherwise we’re finished for the day.  

Energy requirement: Moderate, some walking

What to Bring**: In addition to list below, bring a picnic lunch and drinks.

Birds of Interest: Plain Chachalaca*, Wild Turkey, Least Grebe*, Common Ground and White-tipped Doves, Greater Roadrunner, hummingbirds, migrating Anhingas, hawks, Belted and Green Kingfishers, woodpeckers, Merlin*, flycatchers, Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireos, Loggerhead Shrike, Green Jay, Carolina Chickadee, Black-crested Titmouse, migrating swallows, Gray Catbird, various migrating songbirds; (thrushes, wood warblers), and resident birds of Tamaulipan habitats.

*Possible but unlikely

For all field trips please dress appropriately for the weather; suggest baggy cryptic clothing, hat, comfortable shoes (preferably with ankle support), and a light rain jacket (optional). Also bring insect repellent, drinking water, snacks, binoculars, and field guide. Download seasonal Coastal Bend checklists from Coastal Bend Audubon Society's webpage.

Please communicate interest this trip by texting your name and phone number to the field trip coordinator Gene Blacklock (361.558.1829). FOR A FIELD TRIP TO HAPPEN IT REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF THREE PARTICIPANTS AND CONFIRMATION BY TEXT AT LEAST TWO DAYS PRIOR TO EACH SCHEDULED TRIP.