Our Mission Statement

The Audubon Outdoor Club was organized in 1957 to encourage and perpetuate the observation and conservation of wildlife. To that end, the Audubon Outdoor Club owns five sanctuaries and serves as stewards for two nature preserves owned by the City of Corpus Christi. We support and participate in the Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch, and are Charter members of the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. We encourage the preservation of native habitat, demonstrating its value by habitat restoration in Blucher Park, a valuable migratory stopover for birds during spring migration. Through monthly meetings and field trips, our members remain aware of and are able to participate in activities to achieve our goals of both wildlife and habitat preservation.    
   
bulletApril bird walks in Blucher Park!  -  Walks are guided each April by AOC members and the price is right - it's always free!  
bullet CORPUS CHRISTI - for the 5th year in a row has successfully defended its title of AMERICA'S BIRDIEST CITY!!! The 2007 final reports put Corpus Christi in first place in the Large Coastal City division with 240 species seen in the city limits and 254 in Nueces County. Larry Jordan's hard work in organizing all of us paid off yet again. Thanks, Larry!! And thanks as always to the many volunteers who turned out to make the count such a success! For more information on this competition, please click on this link: http://www.coastalbirding.org/birdiest_city.htm
bulletHAWK WATCH!  - Monitor daily reports from August 15 to November 15 each fall at Hazel Bazemore County Park through our sister hawk watch web site, or go on up to the hill to see for yourself! 
bulletWHOOPING CRANE BOAT TOURS!  - Best sightings at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge from November to mid-March. For up to the minute information on the status of the whooping cranes at their winter grounds in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, check out our sister whooping crane site.
bulletAOC DataBase - Who maintains the area database and where do I report bird sightings? Why, Nancy and Margie, of course! Click the link for details.

 
Club and Sanctuary Info:
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AOC - Who Are We?
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Current Officers
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Upcoming Field Trips
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Meetings & Programs
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AOC Sanctuaries
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AOC Membership Information
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AOC Newsletters On-Line
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Rare Bird Alert Hotlines
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Weekend Events, Birding Festivals & Meetings
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"Where Can I Go Birding?" in the Coastal Bend; maps and directions, too!
bulletRehabilitators in Texas - where to report/take injured birds and wildlife
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Links to birding sites you don't want to miss! local, area and Texas

 

This -n- That:
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Area Checklists
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Patch Collections Gallery

 

Area Counts:
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Christmas Bird Count Schedules (Coastal Bend/Corpus Christi area & statewide)

 

Neat Stuff:
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Rare Bird Alert Photos  
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Texas Hawk Watches
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Texas Whooping Cranes
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TPWD Great Texas Birding Classic

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Heartfelt thanks to all of the AOC members for their continued support of and efforts to improve birding and habitats in the Coastal Bend Area. And for their ongoing support of this web site. - Webmaster: Patty Waits Beasley. Please send email to patty at ccbirding dot com.