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Our December meeting is the always-popular photo share. If you want to share some of your own photos, select up to 10 of your favorites and send them to elpasoaudubon@gmail.com.

If you want them in a particular order, please include the order with the email or rename your files with the number first (i.e., 1-burrowingowl, 2-redwinged blackbird, etc.). Email us with any questions or to arrange an alternative method for getting your picture to us (e.g., USB drive).

The pictures can be from anywhere, not just El Paso, and can include scenery, people (with their permission of course!), or non-bird animals. If you submit photos, please plan on being present at the meeting, either in person or via Zoom, to talk about the pictures a little bit.

Please send them by Sunday, December 1st.

This meeting will be both in person and online! The in person meeting will be at the Centennial Museum on the UTEP campus. There is parking available in the lot behind the museum. Doors will be open by 6:45. We will start the Zoom meeting at 6:50 pm, and the presentation will begin at 7 pm.

If you are joining us in person, please consider bringing a snack or some sweets to share with the group.

To join via Zoom, please register here to receive the link:

Did you miss any of our past presentations or want to revisit a favorite presentation? We have shared some of them on our YouTube channel, El Paso Audubon.

Welcome!

The El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society is a chapter of the National Audubon Society. We have a large territory, all of Texas west of the Pecos River ("Trans-Pecos"). Our members are found throughout the Trans-Pecos, but most live in the region's largest city, El Paso. Birds, birding, wildlife, the environment, and our community are the concerns of the El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society.

Next Feather Lake Workday

Saturday, December 21, 2024, 2 p.m.

Location: Feather Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

9500 North Loop at Bordeaux, El Paso

Contact: John Sproul, 915-747-8663

Injured bird or animal?

Call:

Second Chance Wildlife Rescue

Josie Karam

(915) 920-7867

wildliferescueelpaso.org

Stick House Sanctuary
3927 Emory Rd
(915) 219-2365

https://www.facebook.com/epwildliferescue

Upcoming Birding Field Trips

Saturday, December 7, 2024, 8:30 a.m.

Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Leader: Star Posada (PhotographybyEstrella@gmail.com)

Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico. The refuge is known for the tens of thousands of cranes, geese and ducks who winter there each year. Come out and bird with us!

Meeting time and location is at 8:30 am at the Visitor Center. We will car pool into the Refuge from the Visitor Center. This is a driving loop. I will explain logistics the morning of.

For those of you who want to experience the early morning fly in, plan to be at the Refuge before sunrise and please dress warm because it will be cold!

Sunset is also a beautiful scene at the Refuge and with it being winter, sunset usually will start around 6:30 pm.

There is a $5 entrance fee per vehicle (Bring exact change just in case there isn't someone at the booth). Federal Duck Stamp and America the Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Lands Pass are accepted.

Lodging: For those of you wanting to drive in the day before, there are lodging options in Socorro, New Mexico which is only about 15 minutes away.

After the tour, we can eat lunch at the Buckhorn Tavern or the Owl Cafe.

Please RSVP with Star at PhotographybyEstrella@gmail.com

Sunday, December 15, 2024, 8 a.m.
Location: Rio Bosque Wetlands Park (directions), El Paso
Leader: John Sproul