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September 2009 |
September 3 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend. Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576. September 3 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting.
PROGRAM: Lost in Translation & Transition: A
Romanian Zoo Assistance Project
September 5 @ 9:00
a.m.: FIELD TRIP:
Behind the Scenes Tour of Zoo(presented by John Wright) Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair @ 601-268-3859. Meet in Zoo Parking Lot near
Education
Center to begin tour promptly at 9 a.m.
Contact: Ron Blackwell, Field Trip Coordinator @
601-818-1788.September 8 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ron Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. September 13-15: Strawberry Plains Audubon Hummingbird Migration Festival, Holly Springs, MS. Hummingbird banding demonstrations, speakers, Q&A sessions, and more! Contact Kristin at 662-252-1155 or klamberson@audubon.org. September 19 @ 8:00 a.m.: FIELD TRIP: Fall Migration in the DeSota National Forest Meet in Rose's Parking Lot
promptly at 8 a.m. to depart with group.
Contact: Ron Blackwell, Field Trip Coordinator @
601-818-1788 (cell) |
October 2009 |
October 1 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend. Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576. October 1 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting.
PROGRAM: A Passion
for Birds (Skipper Anding, Jackson Audubon Society)
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair
@ 601-268-3859.October 6 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ron Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. October 10: Gulf Coast Audubon Field Trip to Dauphin Island, AL. Contact Don McKee for info (228-238-2473). Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Cadillac Park. October 16-18: FIELD TRIP: Fall Migration on Dauphin Island, AL. Individuals are responsible
for their own food, lodging and travel.
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Dauphin Island Coordinator @
601-268-3859.A Chapter compilation will be held on-island at a time and location TBA. October 10-22: Hummer Bird Study Group Fall Bird Banding @ Fort Morgan, AL. There is a fee to enter Fort
Morgan
but the bird banding site is open to the public and free of charge.
Contact: Bob & Martha Sargeant @ 205-681-2888 or
Rubythroat@aol.com or see web site
for more events.October 24: Gulf Coast Audubon Field Trip to Grand Bay NERR with Jake Walker (228-697-7157). Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the NERR headquarters building. Bring water, snacks, and bug spray. |
November 2009 |
November 5 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend. Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576. November 5 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting.
PROGRAM: River
Turtles (Will Selman)
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President
& Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.November 7 @ 8:00 a.m.: FIELD TRIP: Upper Pascagoula River Drainage Area. Meet in Rose's Parking Lot
to depart with group @ 8:00 a.m.
Contact: Josh Hodge @ 601-606-3440 or Ronnie
Blackwell at 601-818-1788.November 10 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ron Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. November 14 - Gulf Coast Audubon Field Trip to Old Fort Bayou Mitigation Bank with Mark Woodrey (228-697-0460). Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Park & Ride in Ocean Springs I-10, Exit 50. |
December 2009 |
December 3 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend. Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576. December 3 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting.
PROGRAM: Migratory Birds (Eben Paxon, USM
BSC Dept.)
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President
& Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.December 5: Gulf Coast Audubon Field Trip to Seaman Road Wastewater Facility. Contact Millie Page for information (228-324-8317). Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Park & Ride in Ocean Springs I-10, Exit 50 or at the facility if you know the directions. Bring water, snacks, and boots (if wet). December 9 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ron Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. December 12: Field Trip: Lake Thoreau Visit. Meet in Rose's Parking Lot @ 8 a.m. to depart with group.December 15 - Christmas Bird Count for Jackson County . Contact JoRee Pease to sign up (wpjp@earthlink.net or 228-875-4138) or, locally, call Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. December 18 - Christmas Bird Count for Hancock County. Contact Ned Boyajian to sign up (601-749-9110 or Cell: 228-332-1329) or, locally, call Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. |
January 2010 |
January 2, 2009 : Annual Christmas Bird Count. All are welcome to
participate. Please sign up with Count
Coordinator.
Contact: Larry Smith, Count Coordinator @ 601-818-9158.January 7 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend. Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576. January 7 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting.
PROGRAM: Lake Thoreau Update (Dr. Frank
Moore, Professor of Biology, USM)
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President
& Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.January 12 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ron Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. January 23 @ 8:00 a.m.: FIELD TRIP: Waterfowl in Hattiesburg Area. Meet in Rose's Parking Lot
to depart with group.
Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. |
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February 2010
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February 4 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend. Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576. February 4 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting.
PROGRAM: Native &
Habitat Plants (Diane Lafferty)
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President
& Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.February 9 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ron Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. February 13 @ 9:00 a.m.: FIELD TRIP: Annual Window Watch Hosted by Linda & Larry
Smith.
Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-818-1788.Travel on your own. Directions will be given at February Chapter Meeting or call Ronnie for assistance. Carpooling welcomed. February 12-13-14-15 : The Great Backyard Bird Count, a project of national scope in conjunction with The National Audubon Society & Cornell Lab of Ornithology and sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited, Natural Resources Conservation Center, and Take Pride in America. For more information, please visit one of these sites: National Audubon
Society: http://www.audubon.org/gbbc/index.shtml
Bird Source: http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ |
March 2010 |
March 4 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend. Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576. March 4 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting.
PROGRAM: Dauphin Island Birds - Highlights from a Month on
the Island (Larry Morgan)
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President
& Program Chair @ 601-268-3859. March 9 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. March 20 @ 8:30 a.m.: FIELD TRIP: Pascagoula Nature Center/Boat Ride on the Pascagoula River Meet in Rose's Parking Lot
to depart with group.
Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-818-1788.Dates to be Announced: Hummer Bird Study Group Spring Bird Banding @ Fort Morgan, AL. There is a fee to enter Fort Morgan but the bird banding site is open to the public and free of charge. Contact: Bob & Martha Sargeant @ 205-681-2888 or Rubythroat@aol.com or see web site for more events. |
April 2010 |
April 1 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend. Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576. April 1 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting. PROGRAM: TBA April 6 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. April 9-11 : FIELD TRIP: Spring Migration on Dauphin Island, AL Individuals are responsible
for their own food, lodging and travel.
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Dauphin Island Coordinator @
601-268-3859.A Chapter compilation will be held on-island at a time and location TBA. April 25: BIRDFEST @ Kamper Park Zoo . Contact: Diane Lafferty @ 601-264-9654 or Cile Waite @ 601-264-7925. Dates to be Announced: Hummer Bird Study Group Spring Bird Banding @ Fort Morgan, AL. There is a fee to enter Fort
Morgan but the bird banding site is open to the public and free of
charge.
Contact: Bob & Martha Sargeant @ 205-681-2888 or
Rubythroat@aol.com or see web site
for more events. |
May 2010 |
May 6 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Bi-annual Banquet.
PROGRAM: Installation of
New Officers.
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President &
Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.May 11 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell) May 15: FIELD TRIP: Third Annual Painted Bunting Hunt & Photo Op Meet in Rose's Parking Lot
@ 7:30 a.m. to depart with group.
Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. |
June 2010 |
June 8 @ 5:30 p.m.:
Program Year 2009-10 Planning Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Please
come share your ideas for programs and field trips for next year!
Bring specifics, if you can, in terms of speakers, contact info,
mapped locations for field trips; if not, just bring your great ideas! June 26: FIELD TRIP: Hattiesburg Butterfly Count Contact: Diane Lafferty (601-264-9654) or Chuck Gramling (601-268-3859). Click here to view the PWAS
historical data on Butterflies in the Hattiesburg area.
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July 2010 |
July 6 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell) July 17: FIELD TRIP: Delta National Forest Butterfly Count. Contact: Diane Lafferty (601-264-9654) or Chuck Gramling (601-268-3859). Click here to view the PWAS
historical data on Butterflies in DNF.
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August 2010 |
August 10 @ 5:30 p.m.: Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel. Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-818-1788. |
Pine Woods Audubon Society c/o Treasurer Lin Harper 544 W. 4th Street Hattiesburg, MS 39401 |
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Newsletter Editor: Lin
Harper:
Lin.Harper@USM.edu
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Listserv |
Send email to PineWoodsAud@usm.edu Include your name and email address. Lin manages the listserv and will subscribe you to it if you ask to be subscribed. The Listserv is a quick way to communicate with many of the PWAS members as you can send one email message and all who are subscribed will see the message. This is a free service to the chapter. |
In Person |
At our meetings on the first Thursday of every month, September through May, at the Hattiesburg Zoo Education Center. The Board Meeting begins at 6:15 p.m. and all are welcome to attend. Programs begin at 7:00 p.m. and
At the Birding Committee Meetings on the Tuesday night after the monthly meeting at Keg & Barrel on Hardy Street. We meet every month, gather around 5:30, and all are welcome to come for fun, frolic, and fellowship! |
Telephone |
Telephone Contact numbers for specific events are listed in the Calendar of Events on this same page. |
