Upcoming Speakers
These speakers and events will be featured during our monthly meetings, 7pm on the second Tuesday of each month (excluding the dog days of July and August) at the South Texas Botanical Gardens in Corpus Christi. Come join us!
February 11, 2025
Christmas Bird Count Recap
Larry Jordan will be joined by other Christmas Bird Count compilers of the Coastal Bend Region to compare the outcomes of the 2024 Christmas Bird Count to previous years in the region.
March 11, 2025
Black Rails at Padre Island National Seashore
Personnel at the Padre Island National Seashore will tell us about the Black Rail program they have on seashore property.
April 8, 2025
Hoekje Scholarship Recipient Presentations
For this meeting, we will gather at the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi in Room 127 at 7 PM to congratulate our AOC Hoekje Scholarship Recipients and hear about the research they are conducting. A birdwalk around campus will precede the meeting.
May 13, 2025
AOC Member Photography Showcase
Come bring your photos on a flashdrive for a show-and-tell at our monthly meeting in May. Photos can be related to anything birding! Birds, bugs, other wildlife, even your favorite birders!
Upcoming Field Trips
Come join us in the field as we explore the bird life around Corpus Christi and beyond!
Lake Findley and Alice - January 25th, 2025
Larry Persico leads a field trip to hotspots around Alice, including Lake Findley, where rare flycatchers, waterfowl, ringed kingfisher, orioles, and other brush country birds may be found.
Meet at the entrance to Findlay Lake Park(Lake Alice) at 8:00 AM. Bring a scope if you have one. Trip should last about 4 hours. We will walk the south dike to the pump house, explore the woods around the pumphouse and then drive over to the west boat ramp and walk a bit in the woods. When we leave, we can take the back roads to Nueces county and look for Prairie Falcon, Ferruginous Hawk, etc. Dress for all kinds of weather and bring bug spray just in case. Water and a snack should suffice.
Wesley Seale Dam & La Fruta Park - February 15th, 2025
Join field trip leader Terry Little on a field trip to the Wesley Seale Dam and La Fruta Park at the border of San Patricio and Jim Well counties. We may see waterfowl, shorebirds, and brush country birds.
Meet at 7:30 AM at the small parking lot for Wesley Seale Dam location on Park Rd. 25 just off of Hwy 359 west of Mathis. Take 359 west to Park Rd. 25 (Tackle Box Store) and turn right on Park Rd. 25 and take a quick left into the small parking area. We will bird the Wesley Seale dam for 2.5 to 3 hours and then travel across Hwy 359 to bird La Fruta Park. Easy walk with bathrooms available at La Fruta Park.