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Tuesday February 16, 2010 (2:00pm) | Tri-County Library 132 Market Street MaBank, TX 23765 | MaBank Garden Club Meeting |
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Presenter: David Shields “One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership. |
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Saturday February 20, 2010 (1:00pm) | Lake Mitchel Audubon Center 10750 Pleasanton Road San Antonio, TX 78221 | Lake Mitchel Audubon Society Meeting |
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Presenter: LeAnn Sharp "Providing Habitat For Bluebirds And Other Small Cavity Nesters" “One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership. |
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Monday February 22, 2010 (2:00pm) | Montgomery County AgriLife Master Gardeners Education Building 9020 FM 1484 Conroe, TX 77303 | Montgomery County Master Gardeners Association Meeting |
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Presenter: Linda Crum “One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership. |
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Thursday February 25, 2010 (10:00am) | Arbor Gate Nursery 15635 FM 2920 Tomball, TX 7377 | Attracting Bluebirds Seminar |
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Saturday March 27, 2010 (9:00am - 5:00pm) | Waxahachie Civic Center 2000, Civic Center Lane, Waxahachie, TX 75165 | Lawn and Garden Expo |
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Coordinator: Lysle Mockler “One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership. |
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Tuesday February 16, 2010 (2:00pm)
MaBank Garden Club Meeting
Tri-County Library 132 Market Street MaBank, TX 23765
Presenter: David Shields
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Saturday February 20, 2010 (1:00pm)
Lake Mitchel Audubon Society Meeting
Lake Mitchel Audubon Center 10750 Pleasanton Road San Antonio, TX 78221
Presenter: LeAnn Sharp "Providing Habitat For Bluebirds And Other Small Cavity Nesters"
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Monday February 22, 2010 (2:00pm)
Montgomery County Master Gardeners Association Meeting
Montgomery County AgriLife Master Gardeners Education Building 9020 FM 1484 Conroe, TX 77303
Presenter: Linda Crum
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Thursday February 25, 2010 (10:00am)
Attracting Bluebirds Seminar
Arbor Gate Nursery 15635 FM 2920 Tomball, TX 7377
Presenter: Linda Crum
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Saturday March 27, 2010 (9:00am - 5:00pm)
Lawn and Garden Expo
Waxahachie Civic Center 2000, Civic Center Lane, Waxahachie, TX 75165
Coordinator: Lysle Mockler
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Saturday, January 30, 2010 (9:50am - 2:50pm)
Statewide Bluebird Season KICKOFF
Bryan TX Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan, TX 77802
Coordinators: Jim and Kitty Anding
Nestbox Specials and Silent Auction. Registration
Registrationrequired.
Saturday, December 12, 2009 (8:00am - Noon)
Wildlife Managerment Workshop
Palo Alto College, Peforming Arts Bldg. 1400 W. Villeart Blvd. San Antonio
Sponsored by TP&W
Registration required:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/calendar/?calpage=s0193
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Heritage Syrup Festival
Henderson
Co-coordinator: Andrea Brown
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Tuesday, October 27 2009
Arbor Gate Nursery
Tomball
Presenter: Linda Crum (linda@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Saturday, October 10, 2009 (10:00am - 10:00pm)
Celebrate Roanoke!
Roanoke
Co-Coordinator: Barb Ohlman (bohere@verizon.net)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
*Need Co-coordinator. Contact pauline@texasbluebirdsociety.org
Saturday, October 10, 2009 (9:00am - 7:00pm)
50th Anniversary of Birding at Hornsby Bend
Center for Environmental Research [CER] 2210 South FM 973, Austin , Texas 78725
Co-Coordinator: Barb Vinson (windhill@itouch.net)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Saturday, October 3 (1:00pm - 3:00pm)
Annual Membership Meeting
Montgomery County Agriculture Extension Agency
Master Gardener Education Building
9020 FM 1484
Conroe, Texas 77303
Meet your fellow members! Awards, elections, door prizes, presentations, and fun!
Coordinator: Debbie Bradshaw (debbiep@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 (7:00 - 9:00pm)
Piney Wood Wildlife Society
Mercer Arboretum Spring, Tx
Piney Wood Wildlife Society
Presenter: Linda Crum (linda@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Saturday, August 8 2009 (9:00am-3:30pm)
7th Annual Summer Bluebird Symposium
Lakeview Camp and Conference Center 5128 FM66 Waxahachie, TX 75167 (7 miles from Exit 399A on I 35E, toward Maypearl)
At the door, purchase chances for drawing of original bluebird oil painting by Mary Rabien, noted Texas artist. Tickets are $3 each or 10 for $15.
Registration form.
Coordinator: Lysle Mockler (lbmockler@mac.com)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Saturday, June 13 2009
Texas Blueberry Festival
Nacogdoches
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Texas Blueberry Festival
Saturday, May 30 2009
Founder’s Day Festival*
Rockwall
Co-Coordinator: Barb Ohlman (bohere@earthlink.net)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Founder’s Day Festival
*Need Co-coordinator. Contact pauline@texasbluebirdsociety.org
Monday, May 26 2009 (6:30pm)
Texas Outdoor Woman Network
Austin
Presenter: Pauline Tom (pauline@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Texas Outdoor Woman Network
Saturday, April 25 2009
Bluebird Festival
Wills Point
Coordinator: Barb Ohlman (bohere@earthlink.net)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Bluebird Festival
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (1:30pm-4:30pm )
Bluebirds and Other Small Cavity Nesters – Program & Tour
Hill Country Nature Center
Program & Tour by LeAnn Sharp (leann@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
Register thru
Nature Quest
~ Meet at Hill Country Nature Center
Learn about Bluebirds and Other Small Cavity Nesting Birds, How to Install and Monitor Nestboxes, Prevent Predation, and how to Submit Nesting Summary to Cornell’s Nest Watch. Be prepared for a short hike, or ride in the Viewing Car for a Nestbox Trail Tour after the program.
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Saturday, April 18 2009
Earth Day
The Woodlands
Coordinator: Betsy Jones (batjones@consolidated.net) & Bill Griffith (wdgriffith@charter.net)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Saturday, April 18 2009 (10:00-3:00)
Earth Day
Bryan / CS
Coordinator: David Gwin (dgwin@cstx.gove)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Earth Day
Thursday, April 4, 2009 (9:00am-5:00pm)
Pace Creek Garden's Spring Fling
Hemphill, TX
Coordinator: Pauline Tom (pauline@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Pace Creek Garden District
Thursday, April 2, 2009 (7:30pm)
Attracting Bluebirds
McCullough Jr. High School 3800 S. Panther Creek Drive The Woodlands
Coordinator: Lucinda Valdes (lmvaldes@catw-tx.orgs)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
For more information on this event see the
Community associations of the Woodlands website
and this
article by Lucinda Valdes
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Home_Garden Show
Waxahachie
Coordinator: Lysle Mockler (lbmockler@mac.com)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Friday, March 20 2009 (3:00pm)
Hideaway Lake Bird Club
Hideaway Lake Marina
Presenter: Linda Crum (linda@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Special note: Marina is gated, email RSVP to terry.setser@sbcglobal.com for instructions
Saturday, March 14 2009
Redbud Festival
Buna
Coordinator: Debbie Bradshaw (debbiep@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Friday, February 20 2009 (10:00)
Arbor Gate Nursery
Tomball
Presenter: Linda Crum (linda@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Arbor Gate Nursery
Saturday, January 31 2009 (10:00)
Riverside Nature Center
Kerrville
Presenter: LeAnn Sharp (leann@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Riverside Nature Center
Saturday, January 24 2009 (9:00am full day)
Big Country Wildlife Habitat Conference
Abilene
Presenters: Brian and Judy Hetherington (heth76933@gmail.com)
Nestbox construction
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Registration form
Tuesday, January 20 2009 (7:00 pm)
Bastrop County Audubon
Bastrop
Presenter: Pauline Tom (pauline@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Bastrop County Audubon
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Golden Triangle Audubon
Beaumont
Presenter: Jennifer Fleming (jennifer@texasbluebirdsociety.org)
“One Nestbox” offer will be available at this event – a free nestbox with the purchase of a $15 membership.
Golden Triangle Audubon
Friday, October 3, 2008
TBS Annual Meeting & Dinner
332 Live Oak Drive, Mountain City
Coordinator: Pauline Tom, ptom5678@gmail.com
Saturday & Sunday, October 4 - 5, 2008
Texas Parks & Wildlife EXPO
Austin
"One Nestbox" Booth
Coordinator: Ann Thames, semahta@yahoo.com
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Bluebird Workshop with nestbox construction
Mason
hosted by Texas Master Naturalist
Presenters: Brian and Judy Hetherington
For more info, contact Gayland Thorn rgthorn (at) hctc.net
Saturday, August 16, 2008
6th Annual Summer Bluebird Symposium and Silent Auction
8203 Millennium Forest, The Woodlands
July 1: Early Bird Registration deadline
Early Birds receive a 5 x 7 bluebird photo by Kathy Adams Clark
Registration form: 2008flier.pdf
Coordinator: Linda Crum, txorganicgardener@gmail.com or 281.292.4193
Photos and info: More on this event
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Texas Blueberry Festival
Nacogdoches
http://www.texasblueberryfestival.com/
"One Nestbox" Booth
Coordinator: Norm Shoemaker, otaybuckwheat@sbcglobal.net
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Wills Point Bluebird Festival
Wills Point
"One Nestbox" Booth Barb Ohlman, Coordinator - bohere@verizon.net
Saturday, March 29, 2008 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Ellis County Lawn & Garden Expo
Waxahachie Civic Center
“One Nestbox” Booth Coordinator, Lysle Mockler lbmockler (at) mac.com
Saturday, April 12, 2008 (1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
Bastrop-Caldwell County WMA Wildlife Extravaganza
Smithville Riverbend Park
“One Nestbox” Booth Pauline Tom, coordinator pauline@texasbluebirdsociety.org For information about the event, phone Meredith Longoria, 512.322.7280
Saturday, April 19, 2008 (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
Earth Day
College Station Veterans Park
"One Nestbox" Booth David Gwin, Coordinator - dgwin@cstx.gov
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 (1:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.) and Wednesday, April 23, 2008 (1:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.)
Nature Quest 2008 workshop
Hill Country Nature Center, Uvalde County (near Utopia)
LeAnn Sharp, presenter LeAnn@texasbluebirdsociety.org This is a Nature Quest 2008 workshop. Registration fee required.
Monday, February 25, 2008
TPWD Wildlife Practices Management Workshop (Bastrop County and Caldwell County)
Pauline Tom, presenter pauline@texasbluebirdsociety.org For more information, phone Meredith Longoria, 512.332.7280
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 (2:30 p.m.)
Utopia Garden Club
Utopia Methodist Church
LeAnn Sharp , presenter - leann@friolodging.com For more information, phone 830.966.2320
Friday, October 5th - 6pm
TBS Annual Dinner & Auction
McKinney Falls State Park Dining Hall
TBS Annual Dinner & Auction * McKinney Falls State Park Dining Hall (Austin) Our annual meeting will be in conjunction with the Texas Parks & Wildlife EXPO. Participants may plan to visit the 2-day event and volunteer under the red, white and blue Texas Bluebird Society canopy.
Saturday, October 6th & Sunday, October 7th
Texas Parks & Wildlife EXPO
Austin
To volunteer to work our booth, contact Ann Thames. semahta@yahoo.com or 979.278.3053. About 40,000 visit this festival!
Saturday, August 18th
TBS Bluebird Symposium
Camp Chaparral, Wichita Falls
Keith Kridler, featured speaker. Also, Denise Townsend and Laura Packer. Early morning nature walk led by local birders. Optional tour of Wichita Falls Winery, just down the street. For details or to donate an auction item, contact John Cys, 940.691.5702.
Saturday, April 14th
Wills Point Bluebird Festival
Wills Point
To volunteer to work our booth, contact Norm Shoemaker, sales@thriftyrubberstamp.com or 936-569-0480 This is our 6th year with a presence at this annual festival on the red brick streets of Wills Point (about an hour east of Dallas.)
Saturday, June 9th
Texas Blueberry Festival
Nacogdoches
To volunteer to work our booth, contact Norm Shoemaker, sales@thriftyrubberstamp.com or 936-569-0480. This will be our first year with a booth at this festival. We’re also a sponsor! Bluebirds & Blueberries in Deep East Texas!
Saturday and Sunday, August 20th and 21st 2005
Annual TBS Summer Bluebird Symposium
Ft. Worth
Annual TBS Summer Bluebird Symposium at the Fort Worth Nature Center
and Refuge is Saturday and Sunday, August 20th and 21st. Features Keith
Kridler, who has 40 years experience bluebirding and is co-author of
Bluebird Monitor's Guide.
Symposium also includes a silent auction with different auction items each day.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Center, 9601 Fossil Ridge Road, Ft. Worth, TX 76135.
Optional bird watching walk from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Program starts at 10 a.m. Same program both days.
$10 for TBS members, $20 for non-TBS members (fee includes lunch).
To register and for more information, including driving directions,
call "The Birdhouse" 817-444-8581.
Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, founded 1972, is
located on 3,600 acres of native forest, prairie, and wetland
habitats. Visit:
http://www.naturecenterfriends.org/
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Sat, May 14th 2005
International Migratory Bird Day
Hornsby Bend
The monthly Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory Bird Survey takes place this Saturday May 14 at Hornsby Bend. Since the 14th is International Migratory Bird Day, the public is encouraged to participate on novice to expert teams. Come help count the many migrants moving through Hornsby Bend. Gather at 6:30 a.m. for light breakfast at Hornsby Bend in the Center for Environmental Research. Morning survey begins at 7 a.m. with tally at 11 a.m. Also from CER building, the afternoon survey is 4 p.m. to sundown. May survey leader is Mikael Behrens - mobile phone: (512)431-9136. Participants can contact Mikael or just show up at 7am or 4pm. The CER building is the first building at the entrance to Hornsby Bend. Location and Site map at
www.hornsbybend.org
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Travis Audubon Society has organized a variety of IMB Day events in Austin. More info at
http://www.travisaudubon.org/
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Fri & Sat, April 30th & Sun, May 1st 2005
BirdFest
Chappell Hill
Offering membership/nestbox exchange.
Contact Ann Thames (
ann@texasbluebirdsociety.org
) to volunteer to help staff the booth.
For more information on the festival, visit
www.chappellhillbirdfest.com.
Sat, April 23rd 2005
Annual Wills Point Bluebird Festival
Wills Point
Again this year the Texas Bluebird Society will have the center section just past the entrance to the festival.
We're in great need of help to staff our sales booth and our "One Nestbox" membership/nestbox exchange table, and chat with visitors. No experience necessary. To volunteer, email
For more information about the festival, visit the Wills Point Bluebird Festival Association
website
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Sat, March 19th
2005 Lawn and Garden Expo
Waxahachie Civic Center
There are 3 main speakers. Neil Sperry will be speaking at 1:30 PM, on 10 Ways to Save Money, Time and Energy. Also, Lucy Harrell, author of, Ladies of the Garden, will be speaking at 9:30 on Companion Planting and Organic Gardening.
TBS Booth will offer membership/nestbox exchange. The Waxahachie Civic Center is located at I35E and 287.
For details or to volunteer, contact Lysle Mockler at 972.435.6271 or
lysle@texasbluebirdsociety.org
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Thu, March 17th, 7:30 p.m.
Bluebirds in The Woodlands: one nest box at a time - with Mark Klym from Texas Parks & Wildlife
The Woodlands
Exquisitely beautiful and captivating creatures, Eastern bluebirds almost disappeared from our state until conservationists focused attention on their plight. Mark Klym from Texas Parks and Wildlife reveals bluebirds--their charming behaviors, nesting preferences and parenting skills. Learn what communities throughout Texas are doing to increase the number of bluebirds and how enthusiasts can provide for the enchanting creature in the home or school landscape.
Hosted at the McCullough Campus of The Woodlands High School, 3800 S. Panther Creek Dr., The Woodlands. For information call 281.210.3900 or visit the
website.
Mon, February 28th 2005
Liberty County Horticulture Society
Liberty
Charles Post will present a program on bluebirds at the Liberty County Horticulture Society meeting at 11:30 am, February 28, at the Sam Houston Regional Library on Hwy 1011 (3 mi. north of Liberty off Hwy 146).
Thu & Fri, February 24th-25th 2005
Texas Statewide Land Trust Conference
Austin
Marriott South
Texas Bluebird Society will offer membership/nestbox exchange to attendees at the conference. The conference features land trust movement leaders and 15 workshops about how to increase land conservation effectiveness.
Thu, February 17th 2005
Master Gardeners
Liberty
Charles Post will present a program on bluebirds at the Master Gardeners meeting at 6:30 pm, Feb. 17 in the Liberty County Extension office at 2103 Cos St. in Liberty.
Tue, February 15th 2005
Central Texas Wildlife and Land Use Clinic
VFW Hall, Hwy 36, Cameron, TX
From 8AM to 3:30PM.
TBS will have a booth at the Central Texas Wildlife and Land Use Clinic.
Lunch is provided with $10 registration.
Sat, October 30th 2004
TBS Annual Convention
Parrie Haynes Ranch in Ding Dong
This annual "last Saturday in October" event is held each year somewhere in "Central Texas".
This year's location is the Parrie Hanes Ranch in Ding Dong. Ding Dong is located in Bell County, south of Killeen. It will be a full-day conference with a silent auction and raffles.
For more details about the event or to donate an item, contact Pauline Tom, 512.268.5678.
Featured speaker: June Osborne is a naturalist, freelance writer, columnist, and author living in Waco, Texas. Her books include The Cardinal and The Ruby-throated Hummingbird published by the University of Texas Press, I'd Rather Be Birding published by Texas A&M University Press, and her newly revised and updated, self-published Birder's Guide to Concan, Texas (and surrounding area). June's new book, I'd Rather Be Birding was chosen as a featured title for the Texas Book Festival, the most prestigious literary event in the Southwest. June is a regular contributor to WildBird magazine.
Sat & Sun, October 2nd-3rd 2004
TP&W Expo
Austin
From 9:00am to 5:00pm. For the 4th year, TBS will have a booth at the Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo in Austin. 50,000 are expected during the 2-day event.
Sat, August 21st
Bluebird Symposium
Concan (Uvalde County)
Held at the House Pasture Restaurant meeting room.
Held at the House Pasture Restaurant (Concan - Uvalde County) meeting room on Sat, August 21st.
This annual "3rd Saturday in August" event moves from region to region each year.
This year's location is in South Central Texas. It will be a full-day conference with a silent auction
and nine optional field trips.
Featured speaker: June Osborne is a naturalist, freelance writer, columnist, and author living in Waco, Texas. Her books include The Cardinal and The Ruby-throated Hummingbird published by the University of Texas Press, I'd Rather Be Birding published by Texas A&M University Press, and her newly revised and updated, self-published Birder's Guide to Concan, Texas (and surrounding area). June's new book, I'd Rather Be Birding was chosen as a featured title for the Texas Book Festival, the most prestigious literary event in the Southwest. June is a regular contributor to WildBird magazine.
To donate an auction item, contact LeAnn Sharp (LeAnn@texasbluebirdsociety.org) or 830.966.2320.
More information and registration form
Thu-Sun, July 8th-10th 2004
27th NABS Convention
Ithaca NY
For more information see the North American Bluebird Society website
Sat, May 8th 2004
Cleburne Lawn & Garden Show
Cleburne
From 9:00am to 4:00pm in the Convention Center.
TBS Booth will offer membership/nestbox exchange.
To volunteer to help with the booth, phone Lysle Mockler, 972.435.6271.
Sat, May 1st 2004
Sebastopol House May Day
Sequin
From 10:00am to 2:00pm. TBS Booth, "One Nestbox" Membership/Nestbox exchange available. To volunteer, phone Pauline, 512-268-5678.
Sat, April 24th 2004
Annual Wills Point Bluebird Festival
Wills Point
This year the Texas Bluebird Society will have the center section just past the entrance to the festival.
Every hour on the hour from 9:00 - 4:00 we'll have a bluebird-related speaker.
From the bus stop at the far end of the street, TBS will lead the Bluebird Bus Tours to our trail at Lake Tawakoni State Park at 8:30, Noon and 3:30.
We're in great need of help to staff our sales booth, "One Nestbox" membership/nestbox exchange table, and chat with visitors. No experience necessary.
To volunteer, phone Lysle Mockler, 972-435-6271.
For more information visit the Wills Point Bluebird Festival Association
website
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Sat, April 24th 2004
BIRDING IN THE BIG THICKET FESTIVAL
Kountze
Charles Post will speak at 2:30. Membership / Nestbox Exchange will be offered.
Sat, April 24th 2004
Earth Day Celebration
Kerrville
At Riverside Nature Center in Kerrville from 8:00am to 4:00pm. TBS Booth will offer membership/nestbox exchange.
Fri, April 23rd 2004
Board of Directors Meeting
Kaufman
From 5:00pm to 10pm.
Contact Pauline Tom 512-268-5678 or David Shiels 972-962-8112 for details.
Sun, April 18th 2004
Earth Day at Gladys Porter Zoo
Lufkin
From 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
TBS Booth will offer membership/nestbox exchange.
Coordinators: Bill & Athena Petty
Wed, April 14 and Fri, 16th 2004
Nature Quest Bluebird Workshop
Concan
Held at the House Pasture Cattle Company from 1:30pm to 5:00pm.
Led by Pauline Tom. "One Nestbox" membership/nestbox exchange available.
To help, contact Pauline, 512-268-5678.
For information and registration visit the
Texas Hill Country River Region website
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Sun, March 20th 2004
Ellis County Master Gardeners
"One Nestbox" membership/nestbox exchange available. For details or to volunteer, contact Lysle Mockler 972-435-6271
Tue, March 9th 2004
Corpus Christi Audubon Outdoor
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History from 6:45pm to 9:00pm. Lee Hutchins, Speaker; membership/nestbox exchange available. To help, phone Lee, 361-364-1651. Evening event. Membership/Nestbox exchange available. For details or to volunteer, contact Bill Petty 936-639-2895.
February 24th 2004
Prairie & Timber Audubon
Heard Museum
Doug Rohde, TBS Speaker. Meeting at Heard Museum from 7:30pm to 9:00pm. For more information visit the Prairie & Timber Audubon website.
February 14th 2004
Annual Bluebird House Day
Paris
The Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site, Paris, TX has scheduled its annual Bluebird House Day for Saturday, February 14, 2004 from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. at 812 S. Church, Paris, TX. For more information call: 903-785-5716
November 15th 2003
LCRA Riverside Center near Bastrop's Fisherman's Park
Dick LeVasseur, keynote speaker. Special lodging rates at Holiday Inn Express 512-321-1900.
August 2003
Gulf Coast Bluebird Symposium
Beaumont
This is a joint venture with Golden Triangle Audubon Society Garden Center in Tyrrell Park, Beaumont. Feature speaker, Keith Kridler. This is TBS MidYear Event and it will move from one region to another each year.
June 14th 2003
Outdoors event at Boggy Creek
Lufkin
Keith Kridler will lead sessions at the Women in the Outdoors event at Boggy Creek. For details, contact Nancy.
May 16th 2003
Pittsburg (near Mt. Pleasant)
Keith Kridler will give program on bluebirds and other cavity nesters for the 20th Century Club. Contact Mrs. Dick White in Pittsburg for details.
May 5th 2003
bluebird day
Winnsboro
B. James with the Winnsboro Police Department is hosting a "bluebird day" where up to 60 kids under the age of 9 will each build a nestbox and get to see the cavity nester program. For more information call 903-342-3620.
April 26th 2003
Wills Point Bluebird Festival
Wills Point
Texas Bluebird Society will provide an Information Room (with slide shows throughout the day) in the Chamber of Commerce building. Nestboxes will be sold at our booth that's located in the middle of the street just before the Chamber of Commerce building.
April 23rd 2003
Hill Country River Region Nature Quest
April 11th 2003
Grand Opening of Coleman park
Coleman park
At Coleman park TBS partnered with a 5th grade class to install nestboxes. There will be "bluebird trail" walking tours. Sulphur Springs is half way between Dallas and Mt. Pleasant on I-30.
April 3rd 2003
A noon hour bluebird/cavity nester program to the Rotary club by Keith Kridler.
March 29th 2003
Wild Turkey Women in the outdoors event
Omaha, NE
All day series of programs just north of Mt. Pleasant, in Omaha, NE. We will be building TBS nestboxes for 38>56 participants. For more information contact Dorothy McCarver at 903-572-7529.
March 20th 2003 - March 22nd 2003
North American Bluebird Society Convention
Kearney, NE
March 15th 2003
The Birdhouse, Azle
The Birdhouse, Azle - 11 a.m. Doug Rohde presents this year's bluebird seminar. Following the seminar, Doug will lead a tour of his bluebird trail in Highland Village (about an hour away).
March 6th 2003
San Antonio Audubon Society General Meeting
San Antonio
Pauline Tom of the Texas Bluebird Society (TBS) will present "Bluebirding for Central Texans", including natural history, basic bluebird behavior, ways to attract bluebirds, monitoring techniques, and info on the Society. There will be a limited number of free nestboxes available in exchange for a TBS membership. For more information contact Pauline Tom! tbs@texasbluebirdsociety.org
November 14th 2002
Nature Tourism and its Impact on the Community
Mt Vernon
Keith Kridler will present "Nature Tourism and its Impact on the Community" to City of Mt Vernon. It will include slides on nature, birds and daffodils. The meeting will be held in the historic train depot building in downtown Mt. Vernon. Contact Teresa Whims (903 537-4495) for more information.
October 5th & 6th 2002
Texas Wildlife Expo 2002
Look for TBS in the Wildscapes tent.
October 11th & 12th 2002
Celebration of Texas Blues. See the flier for the event.
October 23rd 2002
nestbox building workshop
Mount Pleasant
Keith Kridler will conduct a nestbox building workshop for the special education classes of Mount Pleasant High School.
April 20th 2002
The Texas Bluebird Society Spring Event
Wills Point
Beginning with field trip to Wills Point Bluebird Festival (festival bus tour will go to TBS Nestbox Trail at Lake Tawakoni). Symposium begins at Trail Dust Inn, Sulphur Springs, at 2:30.
April 20th 2002
Wills Point Bluebird Festival
Wills Point
Bluebird Info Room at the Chamber of Commerce. The Texas Bluebird Society Team will be available to answer questions. Mark Klym, Board Member and TP&W Information Specialist, will present 30-minute programs at 9, 10, 11, and 12. Booth: Nextboxes, autographed copies of The Bluebird Monitors Guide and memberships will be sold. Prepaid orders for new TBS t-shirt, too!
March 9th 2002
Azle
At The Birdhouse in Azle, Texas (A suburb of Ft. Worth). Pauline Tom, President of the Texas Bluebird Society, will lead outdoor seminar. Admission is free. Bring lawn chair. Open to the public. Call 817-444-8581 or see web site for more details.
February 23rd 2002
Wild Bird Center
A special appearance by Keith Kridler, co-author of The Bluebird Monitors Guide. Keith will be here at 2:00 p.m. and will do a slide presentation on Texas Cavity-Nesters and of course Bluebirds! Keith will have on display natural and manmade cavities that our Texas Cavity-Nesters prefer. Mounting poles, guards and other nestbox designs will be on display.
February 9 2002
Bluebird Day
Sam Bell Maxey State Park
The program varies a little from year to year, and includes an educational video, presentations by members of the Park Service and a workshop on constructing nestboxes. Turnout ranges from 15 to 50 people.
January 2002
Huntsville
Huntsville Audubon presentation by Mark Klym, TBS Board Member who provides bluebird management programs in his work for Texas Parks & Wildlife.
December 15th 2001
Nestbox Installation
Lake Tawakoni State Park near Wills Point
Nestboxes will be installed by Boy Scout Troop 332 led by David Shields, TBS Board Member.
November 3rd, 2001
Bluebird Box Building Workshop
Travis
In conjunction with Travis Audubon Society.
November 4th, 2001
Nest Box Installation
Keller
1:00 p.m. - Nest Box Installation, Sky Creek Ranch Golf Course in Keller.
November 4th, 2001
Bluebird of Happiness
Keller
The "Bluebird of Happiness" will be the focus of a slide presentation in Keller. Led by Keith Kridler, co-author of the The Bluebird Monitor's Guide.
October 6th & 7th, 2001
Texas Wildlife Expo 2001
October 18th & 19th, 2001
Board of Directors Meeting
Board of Directors Meeting with some events including members various Central Texas locations.
October 18th, 2001
Travis Audubon program
Travis
Travis Audubon program (open to all) - 7:00 p.m. TBS table open for purchase of memberships 7:30 p.m. Keith Kridler, TBS Vice-President.
