Program Events

Eastern Meadowlark

Eastern Meadowlark
image courtesy of
Thayer Birding Software

Program Events

Prairie and Timbers Audubon Society offers informative and interesting programs and exceptional speakers with slide shows to teach and thrill members and guests at the monthly chapter meetings. The board diligently pursues a full array of interests to promote better understanding of the birding world and to have entertaining yet educational programs.

Guest are welcome. There is no Heard Museum charge for attending the chapter meeting.

To suggest a program speaker or subject, contact Denise Dengler, program chairperson, 972-208-7448.

Meeting time - 6:30 pm

The PTAS meeting place is in the Science Resource Center at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Place, McKinney, TX 75069.
Latitude, longitude: 33.1574751, -96.615278.

Directions: After passing through the gate continue straight passed the museum building to the end of the road. The large building is the SRC.

Below is what we have in store for the upcoming months:

If you want to participate in the monthly meetings by Zoom, provide your email address to Merrick Darley using this address, ptaszoom@gmail.com

You only need to register once.

Tuesday, Nov. 28 , Crows, The Avian Einsteins

6:45 Attend in person or Log in to Zoom
7:00 Bird ID Class: What’s This Bird? — Can you ID these birds from less-than-stellar photos?
7:45 Main Program - Crows, The Avian Einsteins by Constance Sidles
8:45 Adjourn

For Program and Presenter details click HERE

No Meeting in December

Tuesday, Jan. 23 , Ask A Bumble Bee

6:45 Log in to Zoom
7:00 Bird ID Class: TBD
7:45 Main Program - Ask A Bumble Bee by Jenan Al-Hifnawi
8:45 Adjourn

For Program and Presenter details click HERE

Tuesday, Feb. 27, Burrowing Owls

6:45 Log in to Zoom
7:00 Bird ID Class: TBD
7:45 Main Program - Burrowing Owls by Lauren Meds
8:45 Adjourn

For Program and Presenter details click HERE