Sept. 98 Event: Celebration of Flight
"A Celebration of Flight"
A celebration of hawk migration at one of the premiere hawk watch sites
in the
For individual/group accommodations information, "A Celebration of
Flight" ticket reservations to educational programs and lecture series
&
A special price of $25.00 will be offered for the entire Lecture series through June 30,1998.
Checks & money orders made payable to: Nature's
What: A celebration of hawk migration at one of the premiere
hawk watch sites in the
When: September 25 to October 4, 1998- In 1997, during this same ten day period, 751,926 raptors (90% of the total season) were counted that included 18 of the 22 species seen last year.
Purpose:
1. To raise public awareness of raptors and hawk
migration.
2. To provide a venue for raptor education and
appreciation.
3. To create an event that would promote the
uniqueness of
4. To raise funds to promote conservation, to establish
an ongoing raptor education program, and to fund our local hawk watch.
A Celebration of night event will be made of three components, the hawk watch itself, educational programs, and a lecture series.
The Corpus Christi Hawk Watch at Hazel Bazemore Park manned daily from
8wn to 6pm by HawkWatch Intemational staff and volunteers that will be
available to help visitors see and identify the raptors.
Admission free.
Sponsored by Central and South West / Central Power and Light
Educational Programs
Last Chance Forever, a live raptor program that will be given twice daily
for four days between September 27 and 30. Children and seniors admitted
free, adults $3.
Sponsored by the Greater Corpus Christi Business Alliance
Interpretive display at Hazel Bazemore Park to be manned daily by hawk watch volunteers as a free service for all visitors. This will consist of wood cutouts of raptors and migration routes. Sponsored by the volunteers of HWI.
Lecture Series
September 26-Pete Dunne "The Wind Masters", admission $10
Sponsored by AOC of CC, Coastal Bend Audubon, and HWI
Proceeds to go to the above groups.
September 28-Steve Hoffman "HawkWatch Intemational", admission
$6
Sponsored by Nature's Bird Center
Proceeds to go to our local hawk watch to fund a spring count and platform.
October I -Peregrine Fund "The Return of the Aplomado Falcon",
admission $6
Sponsored by Central Power and Light
Proceeds to go to the Peregrine Fund.
October 3-Brian Wheeler "South Texas Raptors: A Visual
Experience"-admission $10
Proceeds to go to establish an ongoing raptor program for Texas,
headquartered in Corpus Christi
All programs will be held at CalAllen High School Auditorium and will
begin at 8:00 PM.
A special price of $25 will be offered for the entire lecture series through
June 30.
This post will also be available on the Audubon Outdoor Club web site (address below).
Cheers,
Patty
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Patty Waits Beasley, KA5DPW
Corpus Christi, Texas
E-Mail: pbeasley@electrotex.com
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