2004 Bluebird Symposium plus field trips in the Texas Hill Country River Region

Print the registration form (PDF (107KB)) and mail it with the payment to : Texas Bluebird Society PO Box 40868 Austin TX 78704.

Friday Aug. 20

Social Time & Preregistration - 4 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug 21, 9:00 - 5:00

Featured speaker is author June Osborne! The Symposium includes talks on bluebirds, other cavity-nesting birds, and bats; open discussion; fajita lunch; silent auction; book signing; and Social Hour

TBS Member - $10
Non-Member - $15
Noon Buffet - Chicken and Beef Fajitas, Rice, Salad - $12

We recommend the Buffet; No other restaurants nearby. Neal's Café is another suggestion for evening meals before the Bat Tour (Local restaurants close at 9 p.m.)

$3 off Early Bird Symposium Registration by 8-14-04

Space is limited on most trips

Nature by Kayak on Frio RiverFriday

Friday Aug. 20 - 12:30 to 4 p.m. - $25.00 each

Guides Lee Haile & Bain Walker - Participants must sign kayak rental waiver, be in fair shape and in good health, wear the provided life jacket and secure shoes. Participants will meet at House Pasture Parking Lot at 12:30pm.

For more information visit the Hill Country Adventures website.

Sunset Bat Flight Tour

Friday Aug. 20 - 7:30pm to Dark - $8.00 each

Saturday Aug. 21 - 7:30 p.m. to Dark - $8.00 each

Guide Bain Walker - Lifetime Experience! Watch 10 Million Bats Fly out of Frio Cave at Sunset, while hawks try to catch them. Participants will meet at Bat Tour Gate on FM 2690 at 7:30 p.m.

For more information visit the Hill Country Adventures website.

Bluebird Nestbox Trail Tour

Saturday Aug. 21 - 7 to 9 a.m. - Free Tour

Sunday Aug. 22 - 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Free Tour

Established Bluebird Trail since 1985. Participants will meet at Bluebird Hill Home.

Birding By Chair with June Osborne

Saturday Aug. 21 - 7 to 9 a.m. - $4.00 each

Sunday Aug. 22 - 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. - $8.00 each

Participants meet at Rio Frio Lodging Home/Office.

Lost Maples Nature Walk with Mitch Heindel

Sunday Aug. 22 - 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. - $8.00 each

Enjoy learning about the birds, butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, lizards and other critters in Lost Maples State Natural Area. Participants will meet Guide Mitch Heindel (who led Audubon tours for 14 years) at Lost Maples Park Office at 7:30 a.m.

For more information visit the Utopia Nature website.

Big Tree Tour

Sunday Aug. 22, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. - $8.00 each

Guides Lee Haile & Bain Walker. See Five National and State Champion Trees, plus The Biggest Tree in Texas! Participants will meet at Garner State Park Office Parking Area at 8 a.m.