Upcoming Birding Field Trips

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Saturday, November 22, 8 a.m.
Location:  Rio Bosque Wetlands Park (directions), El Paso
Leader:  John Sproul 

Saturday, December 13, 8:30 a.m.

Location:  Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

​Leader:  Star Posada

Bosque Del Apache, located near San Antonio in Socorro County, New Mexico, is known for the tens of thousands of cranes, geese and ducks who winter there each year.

Meeting location is at 8:30 am at the Visitor Center. We will car pool into the Refuge from the Visitor Center. 

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
All of our Bird Tours are free to attend.  
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Next Feather Lake Workday

Location:  Feather Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

               9500 North Loop at Bordeaux, El Paso

Contact:   John Sproul, 915-861-4361

​Conservation Organizations:

Keystone Heritage Park 915-490-8571

www.keystoneheritagepark.com

Friends of the Rio Bosque 915-747-5766

​www.riobosque.org

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Injured bird or animal?

Call:

Second Chance Wildlife Rescue

Josie Karam

(915) 920-7867

wildliferescueelpaso.org

OR

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

https://www.facebook.com/epwildliferescue

Next General Meeting

​​ Monday, November 17, 2025

​7 p.m.

Centennial Museum at UTEP

and online via Zoom

Walk the Weminuche Wilderness
Laurence Gibson

Sierra Club, El Paso Group

Named for the native tribe that first roamed this half-million acre preserve, the Weminuche is a relatively unspoiled area between Durango and Pagosa Springs, Colorado.  Its 470 miles of trail include segments of two long trails, the Continental Divide Trail and the Colorado Trail.  Finally added to our wilderness system by President Gerald Ford in 1974, it was a popular destination for El Paso Group Sierrans seeking the solitude of alpine lakes and 14'ers.  This August we returned for a 5-day, 40 mile backpack up the Rio Los Pinos, one of five drainages there. Enjoy some unspoiled greenery as we recap our trip. Laurence Gibson is the Chair of the El Paso Sierra Club.

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

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/s-r4JiA0RfaZOIUDzhVeeg

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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.

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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.