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SUMMARY:May 2025 FWAS General Meeting: The Language of Birds presented by Nathan Pieplow
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday night at 7:00 PM for our last monthly meeting before the summer break. \nThe program will be The Language of Bird\, presented by Nathan Pieplow from the University of Colorado. Nathan is the author of the Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds and author of the bird sound blog Earbirding.com. \nAll around us\, all the time\, the birds are telling us who they are and what they are doing. In this talk Nathan unlocks the secrets of their language. You’ll listen in on the pillow talk of a pair of Red-winged Blackbirds\, and learn the secret signals that Cliff Swallows use when they have found food. You’ll learn how one bird sound can have many meanings\, and how one meaning can have many sounds—and how\, sometimes\, the meaning isn’t in the sounds at all. This talk from the author of the Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds is an accessible\, entertaining introduction to a fascinating topic. \nThis meeting will be both an in-person and streamed on-line event. Click here to go to the Zoom link.
URL:https://fwas.org/event/may-2025-fwas-general-meeting-the-language-of-birds-presented-by-nathan-pieplow/
LOCATION:The University of North Texas Health & Science Center\, Research and Education Building\, Room 100\, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:General Meeting
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, May 8\, 2025: FWAS Big Sit! at Richland Creek WMA
DESCRIPTION:NOTE:   For the volunteers who registered for this event\, Ted had to reschedule to May 8\, 2025.\nRain date will be May 9th. \nJoin Ted Drozdowski and other Ft. Worth Audubon team members as we take part in this year’s 29th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic. Our count circle will be at the Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area\, about 25 miles east of Corsicana\, on the Navarro/Freestone County line. This year Ted is inviting more folks to participate. As with all Big Sits\, we plan on being there from dawn to dusk\, but participants are free to come and go as they please. We were forced to cancel our participation in 2024 due to flooding from all of last spring’s unseasonal rains. In 2023\, our team won 1st place in our division with 96 species! We hope to top that this year.  \nThe cost is $30.00 which includes this year’s official GTBC t-shirt. Please note\, if our dates are rained out\, the registration fee is non-refundable. You will still receive a great t-shirt. Proceeds from your registration support bird habitat and education programs in Texas.  \nTo sign up\, contact Ted Drozdowski at drozdovekie@sbcglobal.net\, or call (817) 908-6897. Ted will select the exact location at the WMA as the date draws closer. He looks for the best location to see the marsh and the nearby woodlands. \nParticipants will also need a ‘Limited Public Use’ permit to access the WMAs. Go online to  https://www.txfgsales.com/CustomerSearch.aspx\, enter the data\, and select the LPU Permit Item 175. the permit cost $12 a year\, and expires August 31 of each year. It is good for access to all WMAs in Texas.  \n 
URL:https://fwas.org/event/thursday-may-1st-fwas-big-sit-at-richland-creek-wma/
LOCATION:Richland Creek WMA (Carl Frentress Unit)\, TX
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Lake Lewisville ELA Mini-Sit Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:he Friends of LLELA Mini Sit Fundraiser birding event will be held on May 3\, 2025 from 5:30 AM to Noon. This event welcomes all bird watchers\, from novices to pros at LLELA\, the 2600 acre wildlife refuge below the Lewisville dam. Our species list is over 275.  \nCreate your team\, from 3 to 6 birders\, and record all observations during the event hours. We will celebrate with an included picnic lunch afterwards. The fee is $20 per person. Please indicate your team leader’s name when you register.  \nAll funds will go towards repairing and activating the MOTUS tracking device located on top of the dam. Details will be sent to all registered team leaders.  \nJoin us for a fun morning of birding! Questions? Email Sue Yost here.   \nPre-registration is required at llela.org
URL:https://fwas.org/event/lake-lewisville-ela-mini-sit-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Lake Lewisville Eironmental Learing Area\, 201 E. Jones Street\, Lewisville\, 75057\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Nature Festival
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SUMMARY:First Friday (Friday Feathers) Kelley Park\, Arlington\, TX
DESCRIPTION:Join Chuck Baskin and others as they explore Kelley Park in Arlington on the first Friday of every month. Chuck asked that everyone meet him at the parking lot at the end of Creekside Drive. (from Arkansas Lane\, turn north on Woodside Dr.\, then east on Creekside. The walk is usually 2 hours\, depending on how birdy it is. Bring water and snacks if needed. Easy walking on mostly paved trails. \nStart time for June through September is 7:30 AM \nStart Time for October through May is 8:30 AM \nNOTE:  Because the first Friday in July\, 2025\, is on the 4TH\, Chuck asked to reschedule that walk moving it forward to the last Friday\,  June 27th.
URL:https://fwas.org/event/first-friday-feathers-kelley-park-arlington-tx-2/2025-05-02/
LOCATION:Kelley Park\, 4195 W. Arkansas Lane in Arlington\, 4195 W. Arkansas Lane\, Arlington\, TX
CATEGORIES:Local Bird Walks
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