Field Trip Leader: Jay Gardner, Whitecap Project Manager.

BEGIN: 8:00 AM

Meet at the Whatabuger on North Padre Island (14301 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78418); Car pool from Whataburger and follow leader to Whitecap Project parking area and trail head. Group will visit the various restored ponds and new landscaped sites there. Ends approximately 1:00 PM.

Energy requirement: Moderate, some walking

What to Bring**: See list below

Birds of Interest: Waterfowl (including Fulvous-whistling Duck*), grebes (including Eared and Least), Sora, shorebirds, loons*, cormorants (Neotropic and Double-crested), herons (including Reddish Egret and Yellow-crowned Night Heron) , White-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk*, kingfisher, falcons (Peregrine*, Merlin* and Aplomado*), song birds (migrating swallows*, Eastern Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Horned Lark, American Pipit, Sprague's Pipit*, wintering sparrows; including Grasshopper and LeConte's.

*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.