Field Trip Schedule

Field Trip Schedule

• Saturday, Sept. 14, 2nd Saturday at the Heard Museum, 7:30/8:00 am

  Optional - Meet at 7:30 a.m. for preliminary birding around the museum building.

  Please sign in at the Heard registration desk on your arrival in time for a prompt start at 8:00.

  Leaders: Rodney Thomas, Mike Cameron

  Length: 2+ hrs.

  Expected Birds: early fall migrants, summer visitors, residents, waterfowl.

  Carpool: None, meet in the Heard Museum building.

  Registration: None.

  Cost: Participants sign in at the Heard nature store and pay the normal entry fee to the Heard Museum -- free to Heard Museum members.

  Directions: Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary

  https://www.heardmuseum.org/directions-parking/

  1 Nature Place, McKinney, TX 75069 

  GPS location 33.1578858, -96.615538

  For e-bird lists of what is being seen at the Heard go to eBird:

  http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L207868/activity?yr=all&m=

• Saturday, Sept. 21, Hagerman NWR, 8:00 am

• Meeting Place: Hagerman NMR Visitor Center, 8:00 a.m.

   

  COST: none

  Leader: Jack Chiles

  Length: Until noon

  Target Bird Species: Shorebirds

  RSVP: To Jacob Drapkin - jlkdad@yahoo.com

  Carpool: None.

  Directions: Travel time is ~ 1 hour

  Route 1:

   From anywhere in Dallas, Plano or Frisco, go north on Preston Road, TX 289. After crossing over US82 (GPS 33.671093, -96.698525, west of Sherman, TX) continue 4.4 miles on TX 289.  Watch for the small "Refuge Rd" sign on the left. Turn left onto Refuge Rd.  Go 4.3 miles to the Visitor Center.

  Route 2:

   Go north on US 75 to Sherman.  Exit to US 82, go west miles to TX 289 (Preston Rd).  Go north on TX 289 4.4 miles.  Watch for the small "Refuge Rd" sign on the left. Turn left onto Refuge Rd.  Go 4.3 miles to the Visitor Center.

  GPS location: 33.739145, -96.751999