Please send me any corrections and let me know if you want me to send hard copy.
Thanks,
Judith
Judith O'Neale
504 Whitebark Drive
Lafayette LA 70508-6362
337-981-1011
337-280-4193 - cell
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Neotropical Songbird Day
Neotropical Songbird Day and Step Outside Day at Sherburne Wildlife Mgt area. Full description included in the press release from Army Corps below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Brian L. Osberghaus, 337-585-0853
STEP OUTSIDE® Day: Outdoor Activities Day Slated for May 9th
Program open to all but especially targets special needs individuals; Scheduled the same day is the Neotropic Songbird Tour
KROTZ SPRINGS – The 6th Annual STEP OUTSIDE Day, open to all children and adults but is targeted to those with special needs, will be held on Saturday, May 9th, in Louisiana's great Atchafalaya Basin.
Participate in diverse outdoor activities at the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area Headquarters, near Krotz Springs. It is located on LA 975 three miles south of U.S. 190 on the east side of the
A separate event the same day is the Neotropic Songbird Tour, with assembly from
STEP OUTSIDE is a national program administered by the National Shooting Sports Foundation to increase participation in outdoor sports. Last year more than 600 registrants participated in the event. This year's event will include fishing, archery, boating, target and trap shooting, wood crafts construction, nature photography, bird watching and decoy painting.
Also featured will be exhibits on adaptive equipment, water safety,
No alcoholic beverages or glass containers will be allowed on the premises. Due to the nature of activities, liability waiver forms must be completed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are the local sponsors. STEP OUTSIDE Day is targeted to people with disabilities or those with little or no opportunity to engage in such activities, providing them with mentoring and safe, hands-on experience.
Pre-registration is encouraged. To register or get detailed driving directions to the Sherburne Headquarters, call the Corps of Engineers, Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System Project Office, 337-585-0853.
The Neotropic Songbird Tour will introduce participants to bird identification through observation and their specific calls. These vocalizations, originating from the dense understory of the tall canopy of deciduous bottomland hardwood forest, are usually the first clues to the area's wealth of bird species.
Tour participants will be guided to multiple sites where facilitators will be available to assist them in bird identifications. At each site it may be possible to hear as many as 15 species of birds. Some birds are easily seen whereas others are elusive, so binoculars may be useful. Participants in the Neotripic Songbird Tour are asked to assemble from
Songbird tour stops are each estimated to last 30 to 45 minutes. The tour will include a mist-netting demonstration and conclude around
Links to STEP OUTSIDE Day and its sponsors
Bird Checklist of US Fish & Wildlife Service
http://library.fws.gov/Refuges/atchafalaya_birds03.pdf
Recreation in New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Sunday Field trip
Please let me know if you plan to go on the field trip to Cameron Parish on Sunday and where you will meet us.
Thanks,
Judith
On the list:
Diane
Belinda
Lisa
Linda
Beckie
George
Nettie
Joseph Burleigh (Crowley)
Anne G.
Elouise
Judith
Bob and Joy Loudon (at Sabine)
Judith O'Neale
504 Whitebark Drive
Lafayette LA 70508-6362
337-981-1011
337-280-4193 - cell
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