February Meeting
The February meeting of the LOWER TRINITY VALLEY BIRD CLUB will be held on, Saturday, Feb13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the meeting room of the First Liberty National Bank located at 1900 Sam Houston in Liberty. From Hwy. 90 turn on Travis Street, between Kentucky Fried Chicken and Whataburger, cross over the railroad tracks and take a right into the bank parking lot. Be sure to come early at 9:30 a.m. our “Birder’s Chat” time. If you have any questions call President Gary Holmes at 281-576-0574 or e-mail him at lisashepholmes@verizon.net.
The speaker for January meeting is Carlton Collier, a LTVBC member and adventurer. Carlton will be giving a presentation on some of his travels around the globe to see some of the world’s rarest and unique bird species. The trips have centered on birding but are mostly an excuse to visit exotic countries to see some of the other critters and the cultures that make up this wonderful planet.
A native Houstonian, Carlton Collier, has been afflicted with the passion for nature and its animal life. Growing up, he began traveling to locations where he could experience new species in their element. Birding has been his primary purpose for these forays along with experiencing vastly different cultures. So far, he has traveled to 40 different countries primarily for the purpose of experiencing different cultures and seeing the local wildlife.
Locally, Carlton has been involved with the Houston Citizens Environmental Coalition as a board member and presently is on the board with the Houston Audubon Society’s Sanctuary Committee
Guests and visitors are always welcome. If you have a backyard bird feeder or have an interest in birds and nature, the Lower Trinity Valley Bird Club is a great opportunity to learn more about birds, meet fascinating people, and take part in birding/nature activities.
Counting Chimney Swifts at the Rice Dryer in Dayton
Have you wondered what those folks, sitting in lawn chairs at Dayton’s rice dryer parking lot on Thursday evenings around sundown, looking through binoculars and spotting scopes are doing??? Members of the Lower Trinity Valley Bird Club are counting Chimney Swifts as they go to roost in some of the holes of the old American Rice Growers Association rice dryer.
The Bird Club invites you to join in for a special fun-filled “Swift Night Out” on Thursday, August 27 at 7:00 pm in the parking lot of the rice dryer located at the intersection of FM 1960 and State Hwy 321 in Dayton. To keep up with the progress of “Swifts Over Dayton” check our page on the Houston Audubon Society’s web site <http://www.houstonaudubon.org/index.cfm/menuItemID/689.htm>.
We will continue to meet on Thursday evenings in the parking lot until the birds migrate south in November. Stop by just before sundown to begin counting. Stop by just before sundown to begin counting. Just as the skies darken, the swifts begin to go to roost. Bring a lawn chair.
Swift Night Out
The Lower Trinity Valley Bird Club hosted a “Swift Night Out” in August 2008 at the Legends Bank in Dayton. We met at the northeast corner of Hwy 321 and FM 1960 in the bank parking lot and counted over 300 swifts as they darted into the rice dryer. They don’t call them “swifts” for nothing.
We will again be counting Chimney Swifts in July and August 2009 as described in the article below. Please join us each Thursday night in the old Dayton rice dryer parking lot to count Chimney Swifts.
Welcome
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