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Third Annual Balmorhea Birdfest April 29, 2004 BALMORHEA, TEXAS-- The Third Annual Balmorhea Birdfest will be held this year on Nov. 4 - 7, 2004. We will bird grasslands, montane areas & wetlands on private ranches and Davis Mountains Preserve searching for Montezuma and Scaled Quail, Mountain Chickadee, Burrowing Owl, winter sparrows and much more. All meals, tours, evening programs included. Speakers expert on regional birds. Call 915/375-2325 or email Kay Charter for further details or registration information. Friday: Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch and Weinacht Ranch: Weinacht family homestead and ranch, owned an operated for more than a century; possibilities include Brewer’s Sparrow, Verdin, Crissal Thrasher and Burrowing Owl. On road to Boy Scout Ranch, we may see Sage and Crissal Thrasher, Black-throated and Black-chinned Sparrow and possible Montezuma Quail. All day. Saturday: KC Ranch: Large working cattle ranch. Habitat ranges from desert grass/shrub-scrub to riparian on elevations ranging from 4000' - 6500'. Possibilities include Phainopepla, Cactus Wren, Scaled Quail, Sage Thrasher. Montezuma Quail may also be possible. All day. Limited Mobility: This tour provides birding largely from vehicles on above venues; some walking over easy terrain. There is no additional charge for this service, but please note number of persons who wish to take part as space is limited: Sunday, Nov. 7 at 8:00 AM: Cowboy breakfast at Circle Bar (prepared for us by local cowboys): For those that wish to remain later in the day, immediately following breakfast there will be birding on Weinacht Ranch and Lake Balmorhea. Thursday Davis Mountains Preserve extension: The Nature Conservancy’s Davis Mountains Preserve is a pristine oak-juniper woodlands which host such specialties as Mt. Chickadee, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Acorn Woodpecker. The fee for this all-day tour is an additional $75.00 per person and includes all meals for that day. Check-in: Thursday, November 3 between 2 :00 PM - 4:00 PM: Sign in at Circle Bar Steakhouse, adjacent to I-10 Fina station at Exit 212. All meals and evening programs, including Thursday night dinner and get-together, held at this restaurant. For Davis Mountains extension, check in on Wednesday, November 2 between 2 and 4 PM. - Kay Charter, Executive Director, Saving Birds Thru Habitat - A Review of the Balmorhea Birdest 2002 can be found here. |
