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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.
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In recent years, a disturbing trend has been developing where
colonial nesting bird sanctuaries and rookeries are being deliberately
disturbed for various reasons. Some are out and out vandal attacks to
destroy nests and kill chicks out of ignorance and just plain meanness
(i.e. two young teens trashing nests and killing chicks with a truck in
Rockport Beach Park several years ago). Others come from incredibly poor
decision making by so-called birders and photographers who have no
respect for the natural environment, as in the most recent attacks to
colonial nesting islands in the Mesquite Bay complex.
Please click on this link for an
updated report and request for information from David Newstead of the
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program regarding the most recent
and heinous unwarranted destruction of protected species and their nests
and young.
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ATTENTION!
WE HAVE A NEW HOME!
BEGINNING WITH THE
MARCH 2013 MEETING, ALL MEETINGS
PREVIOUSLY HELD AT THE CC MUSEUM WILL NOW BE HELD AT THE SOUTH TEXAS
BOTANICAL GARDENS & NATURE CENTER!
We are tremendously excited to be at the
South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center. We thank the Board
and members for their generosity and community spirit in supporting
non-profit environmental preservation and conservation groups such
as ours.
The physical address of the South Texas
Botanical Gardens & Nature Center is 8545 South Staples Street,
Corpus Christi, TX 78413. Click
here for a map & directions. For more information and details
about the facility, visit their web site at
www.stbot.org.
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A Guide to the Birding Sites In and Around Corpus Christi, Texas
- a new DVD has been produced showcasing dozens of the
world-class birding sites in and around the Corpus Christi area. Get
your copy today by clicking the link above. A portion of each sale
will be donated to the AOC so your purchase is doubly important.
(Hint: think of getting a few extras for birthday, Christmas
and other gifts,
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| South
Texas Birding on KIII-TV3 Corpus Christi - Linda Fuiman
hosts a weekly show featuring birds of the south Texas/Coastal
Bend. More information is on the
KIII-TV3 web site.
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| April bird
walks in Blucher Park! - Walks are guided each
April by AOC members and the price is right - it's always free!
Click here for map and directions to Blucher Park (next to
the Corpus Christi Public Library; main downtown branch). |
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| HAWK
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! While Fall watches bring the most raptors
(upwards of 750,000 or more), Spring watches are also now
monitored for peak spring action, thanks to the volunteers of
the local Corpus Christi Hawk Watch non-profit support
group (many of whom are AOC members!). |
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WHOOPING 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. Whoopers are about to begin their trek
northward again, so be sure to get out to the refuge before
mid-April to see them. |
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Nueces County Bird Checklist -
Huge thanks to Mel Cooksey, who put in tons of hours of work
compiling records and creating this incredibly thorough
literature database! Use it often! Click the link to open the
site. |
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| AOC
DataBase - Who maintains the area database and where do I
report bird sightings? Why, Nancy and Margie, of course! Click
the link for contact details. |
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| Fund Raising - Contact Pat and Larry Bodkin for sales. We
have everything from AOC outdoor wear, to tote bags, to
beautiful enameled bird pins, and lots of donated items of all
kinds. All are great gifts any time of year! |
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