| Mitchell Lake Audubon Center - San Antonio |
Come explore our habitat, walk our native gardens, take a class or a tour, volunteer, or give your support to our education and conservation programs. Whatever your age or interests we have a way to help connect you the wild and beautiful natural place we live, just far enough south of downtown to melt away everyday life.
Join us for our spring activities!
Guided Bird Tours
Sunday, March 5, 12, 19, & 26
Every Sunday morning at 8:00am
FREE for Members | $10 for General
In Person | Registration Required
Register here: https://mitchelllake.audubon.org/events
On this guided bird tour around the various habitats of Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, guests will see at least 30-50 different bird species with our expert guide. Travelling by both car and by foot to access as many areas as possible, this tour is best suited for the birder age 15+ as it can last up to four hours, though you may leave at any time. Tours are limited. Bring your binoculars, bottle for water, closed-toe shoes, long pants, and bug spray.
2nd Saturday Habitat Clean-Up
Saturday, March 11
8:00am – 11:00am
In Person | Registration Requested | FREE
RSVP at this link
Join us and other members of the community to help us clean up our habitat! We depend on our amazing volunteers to help manage our habitat. This can involve trail maintenance, removal of invasive species, and planting native plants for birds and butterflies depending on the tasks of the day. All training provided. Groups are welcome! All children 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Eligible for SAWS Watersaver Rewards.
Special Event:
Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders (Guest Speaker)
Friday, March 17
6:00 – 8:00pm
Estella Avery Education Center @ Confluence Park
310 W Mitchell St, San Antonio, TX 78204
FREE, Registration Required
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/birdie-big-year-elevating-women-birders-tickets-519209448437
Tiffany Kersten didn't set out to do a big year, but after a series of unanticipated and serendipitous events, she suddenly found herself amidst one. As a sexual assault survivor, she spent 2021 traveling to all corners of the Lower 48 States, tallying birds and gifting personal safety alarms to women she met along the way. Her goal was to see 700 species, and to raise awareness of women's safety in the outdoors. She ended up surpassing her goal and setting a new Lower 48 Big Year record of 726. In her presentation, Tiffany will lead us through the fear, empowerment, struggles and healing that all played vital roles in the personal growth she experienced on this wild adventure.
Bird Hike for Women
Saturday, March 18
7:30 – 11:00am
Mitchell Lake Audubon Center
$15 General $10 Members
Registration Link: https://tickets.audubon.org/mitchelllake/events/0185ad13-d79d-5154-ff01-a344f25013c3
Join expert bird guide Tiffany Kersten for this (approximately) 5 mile hike focused on listening and looking for birds. As a sexual assault survivor, Tiffany spent 2021 traveling to all corners of the Lower 48 States, tallying birds and gifting personal safety alarms to women she met along the way. We encourage all women (cis, trans, gender-bending or gender non-conforming folx) to join us and learn about personal safety while birding.
Festival News:
Migratory Bird Fest
Saturday, March 25
9:00am – 1:00pm
FREE
Event website: https://mitchelllake.audubon.org/birdfest
Kick off spring migration with a FREE community festival filled with live birds and animals, games, crafts, vendors, native plant sales, food trucks, pollinator walks and exploration stations.
In the Community
Earthwise Living Day Festival
Saturday, March 4th
9:30am-1:30pm
FREE | More Information
33nd Anniversary of the Earthwise Living Day, an educational green event, displaying green products and services, including solar energy, alternative power, hybrid cars, green building materials, water conservation, and interactive educational activities.
San Antonio Water System
Spring Blooms
Saturday, March 11
9:00am – 1:00pm
San Antonio Water System HQ, 2800 US-281, San Antonio, TX 78212
FREE | More Information
Whether you are new to gardening or new to San Antonio, this is the event for you. Learn all the basics of drought-resilient gardening in Texas - from selecting soil to picking plants to maintaining a less thirsty landscape. There will be plants for sale, speakers, local gardening groups, and a critical mass of gardening experts to help you get your spring landscape off to the right start. SAWS will be giving a free plant (adults only) for the first 1000 participants.
Bexar Audubon Society:
The Strange and Wondrous Adaptations Birds Rely On to Get By
Presenter: Dr. Roger Lederer
WEBINAR or In Person
Wednesday, March 22 | 6:30-8:00 PM
Conference Room, Alamo Colleges District Building at 2222 N. Alamo
FREE | More information: bexaraudubon.org/meetings-events
When we see birds flying from branch to branch happily chirping or snatching up bugs, it is easy to imagine they lead a simple life of freedom and flight, like the bluebird of happiness. What we don’t see is the arduous, life-threatening challenges they face at every moment, such as predators, competitors, weather, and human-made obstacles. There are myriad, and often almost miraculous, things that birds do every day to merely stay alive. Like the goldfinch which manages extreme winter weather changes by doubling the density of its plumage. Or urban birds navigating traffic by learning the posted speed limits. We now know something about how and why birds use their sensory abilities to see ultraviolet, find food without seeing it, fly thousands of miles without stopping, change their songs in noisy cities, navigate by smell, and much more. Based on the book Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs which “Reveals the strange and wondrous adaptations birds rely on to get by.” —National Audubon Society
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