| Honey Springs Battlefield field trip McIntosh County |
| Spavinaw Lake field trip Adair County |
| Indian Nations Audubon Society conducts field trips, bird counts, bird banding, chapter meeting programs, picnics, and other activities throughout the year. Visitors are welcome. Click here to become a member of Indian Nations Audubon Society. |
| Field trips identify & document birds, but include all of nature. Field trips are conducted in a variety of habitats. Learn about butterflies, dragonflies, flowers, trees, plants, and wildlife that are an integral part of the ecosystem. Many of our members are also photographers. The field trips are excellent photo opportunities. |
| Sam & Lisa Bracken, David Dyer MAPS Bird Banding, Wagoner County |
| Contact John Bissell (President) VianJohn@csweb.net or Joyce Varner (Vice President) Varner@Intellex.com for further information and/or directions. To find directions, if an address is noted below, go to www.MapQuest.com and type in the address. The public and members of other Audubon chapters are invited and welcome to attend. 3rd Thursday monthly Upcoming Chapter Meetings July 17, 2008; Thursday, 6:00 p.m. Potluck Picnic (bring covered dish) Fort Gibson Dam Overlook; West side of dam; Up the hill INAS will provide cups, plates, & eating utensils. August 21, 2008; Thursday, 6:00 p.m. Potluck Picnic (bring covered dish) Tahlequah River Park; Highways 62, 51, & 10; East of Tahlequah INAS will provide cups, plates, & eating utensils. September 18, 2008; Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Ron Day, Professional Wildlife Photographer "Yellowstone" (tentative) Location TBA. October 16, 2008; Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Speaker TBA Program TBA Muskogee Public Library (tentative) November 20, 2008; Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Ben Sparks Walk-About Wildlife Sanctuary Muskogee Public Library (tentative) December 18, 2008; Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Christmas Dinner Location TBA January 15, 2009; Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Speaker TBA Program TBA Location TBA February 19, 2009; Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Speaker TBA Program TBA Location TBA March 19, 2009; Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Speaker TBA Program TBA Location TBA April 16, 2009; Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Speaker TBA Program TBA Location TBA |
| Field Trips, Events, & Meetings Unless specifically noted otherwise, for additional information or to confirm a field trip, contact Jim Harman, Field Trip Chair, 918- 478-3920, Jeri McMahon 918-478-4010, or Don & Joyce Varner, 918-456-3894. Sometimes field trips are re-scheduled or cancelled due to weather or other considerations. Field Trips Autumn field trip schedule will be announced and posted later this summer MAPS Bird Banding will be conducted throughout the late spring and summer Events & Meetings Eagle Days - Fort Gibson Dam Public viewing of Bald Eagles each January Audubon members will be present with scopes & to answer questions Parking lot by restaurant below dam at Fort Gibson Lake, near Okay & Fort Gibson Contact Jeri McMahon, OkieBirder@Allegiance.TV,for further information Red-cockaded Woodpecker Search Conducted in February each year at Lake Atoka in southeast Oklahoma Contact Stuart Woods, SWoods@ConnorsState.Edu, for further information Nickel Preserve Winter & Spring Bird Counts Conducted in February & June each year in Cherokee County Contact Mia Revels, Revels@NSUOK.Edu, for further information Great Backyard Bird Count Great Backyard Bird Count President's Day weekend in February annually Contact Jeri McMahon, OkieBirder@Allegiance.TV,for further information Oklahoma Bluebird Society Meets on a Saturday in March each year Contact Jeri McMahon, OkieBirder@Allegiance.TV,for further information Great Salt Plains Birding Festival Held on a weekend in late April each year in northwest Oklahoma Contact Jeri McMahon, OkieBirder@Allegiance.TV,for further information Oklahoma Ornithological Society Meets on a weekend in May each year at various locations in Oklahoma Contact Jeri McMahon, OkieBirder@Allegiance.TV,for further information Garage Sale Fund Raiser Each June, on a Saturday David Gill 918-683-3929 MAPS Bird Banding - Fort Gibson Waterfowl Refuge & Sequoyah NWR Contact Don Varner at Varner@Intellex.com for more information Conducted May, June, July, & August each year Go to MAPS Bird Banding page for more information and specific dates Christmas Bird Counts Conducted each December at Sequoyah NWR, Lake Atoka, Fort Gibson, & Broken Bow Visit the Christmas Bird Count page for more information |
| Flower Creek field trip Cherokee County |
| Honey Springs Battlefield field trip McIntosh County |
| "I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." John Burroughs |
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| Indian Nations Audubon Society Eastern Oklahoma Muskogee, Tahlequah, Wagoner Fort Gibson & Tenkiller Lakes |