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| Title | The Spoonbill, Vol. 48, No. 8, October - November 1999 |
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| Publisher | Outdoor Nature Club |
| Date | October 1999 - November 1999 |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | ID 2007-023, Box 13, Folder 1 |
| ArchivesSpace URI | /repositories/2/archival_objects/9884 |
| Original Collection | Outdoor Nature Club Records |
| Digital Collection | Outdoor Nature Club Newsletters |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/2007_023 |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://libraries.uh.edu/branches/special-collections/ |
| Use and Reproduction | In Copyright |
| File Name | index.cpd |
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| Transcript | The Spoonbill October/November 1999 Volume 48, No. 8 December Meeting Program Monday, December 6,1999 7:00PM Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet Gulls in Texas b_y_ Willie Sekula Willie will present slides with background on the rare gulls of Texas. Willie is one ofthe foremost Texas gull aficionados. A current member ofthe Texas Bird Record Committee, Willie has traveled and birded extensively in Texas; he has one of the top lists in Texas. Save the date! LEARNING CORNER: Woodpeckers. Bring your field guides! Chairman's Message David Sarkozi It's starting to look a lot like Christmas, Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) that is. It's time to start thinking about doing our CBC. The Houston CBC is one of the oldest counts in the North America. December 18*, 1999 will be the 61" consecutive count and the 66th count done. There are lots of good reasons to participate in the Houston CBC. It's a chance to be a part ofthe oldest and largest citizen science project. The data collected from CBCs is used to document the status of many species and has been instrumental in showing the decline and recovery of such species as Bald Eagle, Roseate Spoonbill, Osprey, and Brown Pelican. It's now showing how imperiled the Red Knot is. It's also a chance to learn from some ofthe best birders in the area. The Houston CBC is done by ten teams, and the leaders are some ofthe best birders we have. By participating you get a chance to be in the field all day with them. OK, here's the best reason, its fun! When the weather is nice it's a glorious time to be in the field Think of dawn flights of thousands of geese, the thrill of finding some great bird and the camaraderie of your fellow birders. When the weather is bad well you still have all that, plus the stories are better and told more often. And don't forget the fun at the Count Down Dinner at Luna's in Baytown. I would like to challenge the OG to find 175 species of birds this year on the Houston CBC. For the past few years we've been just barely breaking 150 species. While its true that the count circle has lost lots of habitat over the years, there are plenty of great birds to be found there, we just need eyes and ears in the field. Contact P.D. Hulce, our count compiler, at 713-863-1142 if you can help out. Here's to hoping to see you in Area 3 ofthe Houston CBC on December 18, 1999. |