15th Annual Whooping Crane Festival Activities Filling Fast
Early Registration is Still Open; Register Now
15th Annual Whooping Crane Festival
February 24-27, 2011
Port Aransas, Texas
www.portaransas.org or (800) 45-COAST
(Port Aransas, TX) Don’t miss your chance to whoop it up at the 15th Annual Whooping Crane Festival which begins on Thursday, February 24th with activities scheduled through Sunday, February 27th, 2011 in Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island. Early registration closes on February 11 and several of the trips and workshops are filling up fast.
Birders interested in learning about the conservation of Whooping Cranes and the ecosystem in which they depend for their survival will not want to miss a special speaker session on Saturday afternoon at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute which features conservationists andresearch scientists. Learn about all of the different shore birds and how to identify them from avid birder and Professor Gene Blacklock. For the photography buffs, Sean Fitzgerald will give pointers in the classroom and in a field trip. In addition, an overnight excursion to La Copita Ranch will give nature photographers a once in a lifetime adventure with Fitzgerald out in the field.
Festival-goers will also be able to travel by boat to the Aransas Wildlife Refuge, which is the wintering home of the spectacular endangered Whooping Crane. Additional activities include a nature related trade show, children’s corner, GLO mobile display, bird guides at our birding facilities, bus and boat trips, photography workshops, International Crane Foundation Children’s Art Exhibit and much more.
For more information, a schedule and registration forms are online at: www.whoopingcranefestival.org.
About Port Aransas & Mustang Island Birding
The Coastal Bend of Texas, where the lower Gulf Coast bends into a long crescent, is one the birdiest places in Texas and boasts more than 150 nature and birding sites. As a matter of fact, Port Aransas was named the ‘2010 America’s Birdiest Small Coastal City.’ Located at the convergence of the migration superhighways, the Mississippi and Central flyways, the area including Port Aransas and Mustang Island are the perfect place to view hundreds of different bird species as they stop and refuel before heading north or south. Many stay and winter in Port Aransas. From the natural wetlands, inlets and miles of beaches and dunes, to the rock jetties, piers and boats, the area offers dozens of perfect vantage points to view all the birds that call Port Aransas and Mustang Island "The Nest of Texas." |
