Passport to Texas

This is Passport to Texas

International Migratory Bird Day is always the second Saturday of May in the US and Canada, making it May 12 this year.

04—We encourage groups to host a program or an event when it works for them and the birds.

When celebrations actually occur depends on the arrival of migrants. Susan Bonfield is Executive Director of Environment for the Americas, which coordinates this event.

12—I want people to go to these programs and have one of their first opportunities to see a bird. To use binoculars, to use a field guide, to get excited about birds, and to want to become involved in bird conservation.

Find events at www.birdday.org. But if you can’t get to one, don’t fret.

25—You know, your backyard is just a great place to celebrate migratory bird day. I think that anything you do around your house to help conserve birds—we have information up on the website about threats to birds, and what you can do to minimize the threats at your home. Any improvement of habitat in your yard, cleaning your birdfeeders. Any very basic and practical activities are a wonderful way to help conserve birds.

You can also just sit in a lawn chair in your yard with a beverage and binoculars and see who comes along.

The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program supports our series and works to restore wildlife habitat in Texas.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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In the early 1990s, scientists started noticing that some populations of migratory bird species were declining.

10—There was a concern about what these causes were, and at the same time there was considerable interest in getting the public involved in learning more about birds and their conservation.

Susan Bonfield is Executive Director of Environment for the Americas. Her non-profit coordinates International Migratory Bird Day, an event created as a direct result of scientists’ concerns over declining avian populations.

12—Several researchers at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird center came up with the idea of hosting a public event to get communities involved in learning about birds. And that was the origins of International Migratory Bird Day.

It is the second Saturday of May for the US and Canada, and is intended to occur during peak migration. The idea is to give folks an opportunity to see these migrants.

09—That doesn’t work for everyone. So, for example, in some parts of Canada it may too early, and some parts of the United States, even, it’s a little bit too late—migratory birds have already passed over

Tomorrow, some ways that you can celebrate birds whether you attend an event, or stay in your own backyard.

We record our series at the Block House in Austin.

The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program supports our series and works to restore wildlife habitat in Texas.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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The majority of Texas land is in private hands, which makes landowner’s key to its preservation. All this month the TPW TV series recognizes the efforts of those who won LSLS awards, including Blue Mountain Peak Ranch in the Texas Hill Country. Series Producer, Don Cash.

51—They’re taking this old land that’s been abused and misused, and taking it back to what it used to be.

If you happen to miss the show, you can go to our YouTube site. All of our Lone Star Land Steward videos are there for you to see any time you’d like.

Thanks, Don.

The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program supports our series, and funds conservation projects in Texas.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.