2020 Schedule of Events

Youth Art Contest & Celebration Concert
Featuring Lucas Miller "The Singing Zoologist"
and awards ceremony 6:30 - 8:00 pm
East Side Annex
901 Second Street, Palacios, TX

Saturday March 28

Bird Tours** 6:30am - 10:00 am

Tour No. 6 - Oyster Lake

Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour No. 7 - Western Roads

Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

NEW TOUR!

Palacios Hot Spots - 7:30 am - 9:30 am

Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Kayak Tour** 6:30am - 10:00 am

Tour No. 8 - Oyster Lake

Lowe's Parking Lot, 702 Henderson, Palacios, TX

Palacios Parade of Birds & Raptor Show*

10:00 - 1:00 pm
Starts at 1st Street and South Bay Blvd -
Ends at Historic Luther Hotel Lawn
Friends of Brazoria Raptor Display at parade route end
Enter Bird Parade Here

Lunch

10:30 - 1:30 pm - Local Food Trucks
Main Street, Palacios, TX

Vendors*

Contact: lauriebeck@becktv.com

1:30 -5:30 pm Gymnasium East Side Annex
Inaugural Photo Contest Winners

Speaker Sessions* 1:30 - 5:15 pm

East Side Annex, 6th Grade Wing
901 Second Steet, Palacios, TX

1:30 - 2:30 pm - Session 1
Glenn Olsen, Rice University
"Miraculous Migration"

Susan A. Heath, GCBO Avian Biologist
"Wading Birds of Matagorda Bay"

Dr. Liz Smith
International Crane Foundation Speaker
"The Conservation Legacy of North American Cranes"

Speaker Sessions* 1:30 - 5:15 pm - cont.

East Side Annex, 6th Grade Wing
901 Second Steet, Palacios, TX

2:30 - 3:30 pm - Session 2
David Newstead
"As the World Turns: A year in the life of a Texas Waterbird"

Leslie Hartman, Texas Park & Wildlife Dept.
“Prey! When Birds Say Grace,
What Is It They are Thankful for”

Kathy Adams Clark
"Photographing Birds"

3:30 - 4:30 pm - Session 3
Smithsonian Speaker

Brigid Berger
“History and perspective of the Audubon
Christmas Bird Count in Matagorda County”

Gary Clark
“Reconnecting People with Nature”

Q & A with Moderator Bill Balboa
(Matagorda Bay Foundation)
4:30 - 5:15 pm
East Side Annex - Room 4
901 Second Street, Palacios, TX

Dinner**

6:30 - 8:30 pm
Keynote Speaker Romey Swanson
Texas Audubon Director of Conservation Strategy
"Survival by Degrees - The Future of Birds"
Palacios Educational Pavilion
693 South Bay Blvd., Palacios, TX

Sunday March 29

Kayak Tour** 6:30 - 10:00 am

Tour No. 9 - Keller Bay

Lowe's Parking Lot, 702 Henderson, Palacios, TX

Bird Tours**

Tour No. 10 - 6:30 - 10:30 am
The Nature Conservancy's Clive Runnels
Mad Island Marsh Preserve

Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Bird Tours**

Tour No. 11 - 6:30 - 10:30 am
TPW Mad Island Wildlife Management Area

Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour No. 12 - 6:30 - 3:00 pm
Powderhorn Ranch

Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

*Free Attendance and Programs
** Online Registration Required.