Schedule At a Glance
Day 1
- Volunteer Opportunity: Texas Gulf Region Co-Op Weed Management Work Day
- 9 a.m. to done
- Whooping Crane Boat Tour
- 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Mustang Boat Tour
- 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Sunset Wine & Dolphin Cruise
- 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Whooping Crane Reception at Port Aransas Art Center
- 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- UTMSI Public Lecture Series
- 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Day 2
- King Ranch Birding & Nature Tour
- 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Whooping Crane Boat Tour
- 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- 12:30p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Island Birding Bus Tour
- 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Camera Settings for Bird Photographers Workshop featuring Kathy Adams Clark
- 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Speaker: Sara Zimorski, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Tour Patton Center & Wetlands Education Center
- 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Speaker: Dr. George Archibald, International Crane Foundation
- 11 a.m. to noon
- Mustang Boat Tour
- 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Speaker: Dr. Dale Gawlik, Endowed Chair for Conservation and Biodiversity at The Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story Movie Showing
- 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Book Signing with Dr. George Archibald
- 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Amos Rehabilitation Keep Tour
- 1 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.
- 2 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
- 3 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.
- Shorebird Identification Workshop featuring Gary Clark
- 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Speaker: Dr. Liz Smith, Sr. Research Associate, International Crane Foundation
- 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Photography & Birdwatching Boat Trip featuring Kathy Adams Clark and Scott Holt
- 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sunset Wine & Dolphin Cruise
- 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Wine, Whine, & Design Whoopers
- 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Day 3
- Whooping Crane Boat Tour
- 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Identifying Shorebirds Field Trip featuring Gary Clark
- 8 a.m.to 11 a.m.
- Explore Lamar Peninsula with Mikael Behrens
- 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Island Birding Bus Tour
- 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Port Aransas Nature Preserve Bird Walk with Guide Ray Dillahunty
- 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Processing Tips for Bird Photographers Workshop featuring Kathy Adams Clark
- 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Speaker: Anne Lacy, Senior Manager, North America Program
- 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Amos Rehabilitation Keep Tour
- 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
- 1 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.
- 2 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
- Mustang Boat Tour
- 10:30 a.m. to noon
- 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Tour Patton Center & Wetlands Education Center
- 10:30 a.m. to noon
- 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m
- Speaker: Carter Crouch, Director of Gulf Coast Programs, International Crane Foundation
- 11 a.m. to noon
- Speaker: Lynn Sanders, “It’s the Inside That Counts… Keep Your Dreams Alive!”
- 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story Movie Showing
- 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Sunset Wine & Dolphin Cruise
- 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Wine, Whine, & Design Whoopers
- 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Day 4
- King Ranch Birding & Nature Tour
- 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Nature Preserve Walking Tour featuring Scott Holt & Dr. Joan Holt
- 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- Whooping Crane Boat Tour
- 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Island Birding Bus Tour
- 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Amos Rehabilitation Keep
- 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
- 1 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.