Rio Grande Delta Audubon
(RGDA)-
Rio Grande Valley, Texas
E-Newsletter
Vol.14 No.03 - January 5, 2009, Monday 6:30PM
Location - Historic Brownsville Museum directions below
Wetlands Fresh and Saltwater
Great Migratory habitate
by
Leo Gustafson
Wetland/Wildlife Biologist
Laguna Atascosa NWR
Christmas Bird Count
Preliminary Report
Cool
Cities Report
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Mr. & Mrs. Harris Hawk and three chicks - 10-10-08 |
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Wetlands - Why they are needed
by Leo Gustafson |
Wetland Restoraton is important for migrating waterfowl. Leo will help us understand what can be done by a wetland 275 acres of water, he helped restore called Resaca de los Fresnos. He also does the water management for Laguna Atascosa NWR providing for migrating water fowl 3,500 acres of water on Laguna Atascosa. His has annual challenges in restoring or enhancing wetlands for migratory birds every year.
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Leo first started volunteering for National Wildlife Refuge Service about 5 years ago. He worked with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for about 10 years. He has been employed at several different refuges in Texas, including: Buffalo Lake, Muleshoe, Anahuac, and Laguna Atascosa. Laguna Atascosa NWR is where he has spent the past 5 years.
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The 109th Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
Sunday, December 14, 2008 to Monday, January 5, 2009 |
Come hear about some special birds, how the area was divided up, and about the great team.
See the Audubon CBC web page http://www.audubon.org/Bird/cbc/
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| Recycling in Brownsville by Marta Martinez plus SPI and PI |
Ecologist Services & Dispositions Co. (ESD)
Call 956-350-3696 to get yourself recycling. |
Harris Hawk - Parent and chick November 5, 2008 |
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Cool
Cities |
We may talk about the work done towards making CoolCities out of Brownsville, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, and Laguna Vista. Joe Lee Rubio on Brownsville, Madelene Sandefur for Laguna Vista, Cate Ball for Port Isabel, and Nancy & Baxter Moyer for South Padre Island who we hope will have time to attend and let us know what is happening in their area. You can be a part by joining the group representing your area.
Reference Web Sites Cool
Cities for Sierra Club and Green
Program for Audubon with Toyota support. |
Up Coming Events |
Nature Birding Festival McAllen, Texas
April 2009
El Cielo Birding Festival coming up. |
Laguna Atascosa NWR - Laguna Loop |
New - Tram Fridays and Saturdays 10AM and 2PM. Just have to show up.
The refuge is open including the Loop. Call 956-748-3607 for up-dates. |
Right - Harris Hawk on nest |
| This Harris Hawk nesting is a fall hatch. The picture was taken September 23, 2008. As of this e-newsletter the female has been on the nest for four weeks so far. |
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Event:
The Rio Grande Delta Audubon Chapter will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, January 5, 2009, 6:30 p.m. at the Historic Brownsville Museum at 7th and Madison Streets in Brownsville, Texas. A locator map is on this web site. Contact Lee or Jennie at 956-831-4653 - 866-279-1775 e-mail riorvpark@aol.com for any questions.
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Harris Hawk Family |
A Harris Hawk Family is growing with a Fall Nesting. Three chick started out and as of this writing two have survived. One almost fell off the nest today, November 2, 2008. Look at the pictures from the nesting femal below to the whole family above on October 10, 2008 with the picture below today. You can see the chick's growth.
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Harris Hawks - This is November 2, 2008 |
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Websites -
Nature & Conservation
Gladys
Porter Zoo
Sabal
Palm Preserve
Resaca de la Palma State Park
Frontera
Audubon
Valley
Nature Center
Los
Ebanos
Preserve
Laguna
Atascosa
NWR
Santa Ana NWR
SPI
Nature Center
RGV & NE
Mexico Butterfly Map
Birds
of RGV
Bird
Guiding - and linked trip
reports with species and photos
Landscape
Ordinance-Bro
Sea
Turtle,
Inc. |
About Us..
Rio
Grande Delta Audubon is dedicated to conservation of
our native habitat for the protection of birds, other
wildlife, and for the enhancement and appreciation of
our
environment.
Web Site:
RioGrandeDeltaAudubon.org |
Officers & Board
Lee Zieger, President
Greg Vail, Vice President
Mary Jean Garcia, Secretary
Laura Duval, Treasurer
Dorothy Greaney
George Garcia |
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Grande Delta Chapter, Brownsville Texas
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Newsletter
Editor &
Contact Info:
Lee Zieger:
8801 Boca Chica Brownsville,Texas 878521
Office:(956)831-4653 or 1-866-279-1775
Fax: (956) 831-0147
RGDAudubon@aol.com |
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