Tour No. 1:  Powderhorn Ranch WMA
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour 2:  Tres Palacios Bay Boat Birding (Boat)
8:00 am - 10:30 am
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour No. 3: Tres Palacios Bay Boat Birding (Boat)
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour No. 4: Tres Palacios Bay Boat Birding (Boat)
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour 5:  TNC Mad Island Marsh Preserve
7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour 6:  MBF Dog Island Preserve
7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meet at Matagorda Marina at 189 CR 255

The Peaceful Pelican
317 E Bay Blvd, Palacios, TX

Pickup your Visitors Package at the City by the Sea
Museum - 401 Commerce St.
See the commemorative poster by
Donna Lee Nyzio of the Belted Kingfisher

Tour 7:  Palacios Hot Spots 
7:00 am - 9:30 am
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour 8:  Oyster Lake and "the bridge to nowhere" 
6:30 am to 10:00 am 
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour 9:  "Put some gravel in your travel" - Western Roads and Fish Farms
6:30 am to 10:00 am
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour 10:  Colorado River Roaming  at the Matagorda County Birding Nature Center
6:30 am to 10:00 am
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Begins on 6th and Main (Railroad Park),
proceed two blocks down Palacios historic downtown,
turn on 4th St. then arrive at City by the Sea Museum.

Parade lineup begins at 9:30 at Railroad Park
Calling all entries to be at lineup on time

Winners announced at 12:30 - 2:30 pm at Raptor Display

2023 Countywide Youth Art Contest Winners
Featuring the Belted Kingfisher
City by the Sea Museum - 401 Commerce St.

Local Food Trucks at Railroad Park (6th and Main St.)

Raptor Display
12:30 - 2:30 pm

Railroad Park (6th and Main St.)

Parade Winners announced at 12:30 - 2:30 pm

Guests proceed to speaker series at PMAR - 101 Marine Center Dr., Palacios, TX

1:30 - 2:30 pm - Session 1
Speaker 1, 2 & 3
Description of session TBA

2:30 - 3:30 pm - Session 2
Speaker 1, 2 & 3
Description of session TBA

3:30 - 4:30 pm - Session 3
Speaker 1, 2 & 3
Description of session TBA

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

Tour 11:  MBF Dog Island Preserve
7:00 am to 12:00 pm
Meet at Matagorda Marina at 189 CR 255

Tour 12:  TNC Mad Island Marsh Preserve 
6:30 am to 2:00 pm
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour 13:  Powderhorn Ranch WMA
6:30 am to 2:00 pm 
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX

Tour 14:  Carancahua Fish Farms and Tejano Wetlands
 6:30 am to 12:00 pm
Meet at The Point, 608 1st St., Palacios, TX