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January 11-13, 2007
Fort Worth, TX
The Texas Ornithological Society and your host, the Fort Worth Audubon Society, invite you to attend the Winter 2007 meeting to be held on January 11, 12, and 13. Since Monday, January 15 is a holiday for some, additional field trips will be offered on Sunday, January 14. The meeting headquarters is located at the Crowne Plaza Suites in Arlington, Texas.
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The theme of this meeting is “North Central Texas Birding”. To quote our keynote speaker, Warren Pulich, in the introduction to his book, “The Birds of North Central Texas”:
North Central Texas is extremely important to the birds of Texas, although many persons are not aware of its significance. The area represents a large segment of a major ecosystem and is a vital region for birds in migration, where “eastern” species often mingle with “western” species.
The region consists of four vegetational areas including Post Oak Savannah, Blackland Prairies, Cross Timbers and Prairies, and Rolling Plains. Per Mr. Pulich, the counties that encompass North Central Texas include: Archer, Baylor, Bosque, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hill, Hood, Hunt, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Montague, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rains, Rockwall, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Throckmorton, Van Zandt, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, and Young. We have organized a number of field trips to showcase the birds and counties of North Central Texas, and have included trips to two adjacent counties: Erath and Freestone.
Regional birds of interest that may be present: 5 species of geese; 19 species of ducks including Cinnamon Teal, Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Hooded and Red-breasted Merganser, Mottled Duck; 3 species of loons including Common, Pacific, Red-throated; 3 species of grebes including Pied-billed, Horned, Eared; 15 species of raptors including Bald Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Golden Eagle, Crested Caracara, Merlin, Peregrine and Prairie Falcon; 5 species of owls; 8 species of woodpeckers; 8 species of wrens; 17 species of sparrows including Harris’s, Le Conte’s, Black-throated, Rufous-crowned. Other winter passerines include Say’s Phoebe, Horned Lark, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Pipit, Pine Warbler, Pyrrhuloxia, Canyon Towhee, Longspurs, Rusty Blackbird, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch.
Please join us in exploring and learning about this very important birding region where east meets west!
In addition to the TOS Meeting, the Fort Worth Audubon Society invites you to help us celebrate our 65th Anniversary on Thursday evening, January 11th with a social hour, hors d’oeuvres, special guests, music, and a speaker.
Lynn Barber – President, Fort Worth Audubon Society
D. D. Currie – Vice President, Fort Worth Audubon Society and TOS Meeting Organizer
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