Daily Schedule
Thursday, May 2, 2024
9:00 am – 1:30 pm | Vendor set-up |
1:00 – 5:30 pm | Trade show open |
3:00 – 6:00 pm | Birder check-in, Enchanted Jardin |
5:00 – 5:30 pm | Beginner Track mandatory meeting, Enchanted Jardin |
6:15 pm | Vans depart from hotels (Holiday Inn, Ramada, Hampton, La Quinta) |
6:30 pm | Welcome Social, Location: Enchanted Jardin Let’s TACO-bout Extension! Join for an amazing welcome social. Take this opportunity to meet the Birding the Border guides and birding buddies and meet birders from across the state. Taco Bar included! (Transportation provided from hotels) |
8:30 pm | Vans return to hotels |
Friday, May 3, 2024
5:00 – 6:30 am | Early Worm Coffee Bar open at Enchanted Jardin Sponsored by Birds & Beans Coffee |
5:00 – 6:30 am | Vans depart from Enchanted Jardin for Birding Trips *check time in your resource book* |
7:30 am – 2:00 pm | Birding Trips: Below the Dam Dobbs Run Ranch Fort Clark Springs McKenna Ranch (photography-focused) Zuberbueler Ranch (beginner track) |
7:30 am – 4:30 pm | Birding Trip: Del Norte Unit – Devils River State Natural Area |
1:00 – 4:30 pm | Birder check-in, Enchanted Jardin |
1:00 – 5:30 pm | Trade show open |
2:30 – 4:30 pm | Birding with Extension Educational Events Plant Identification Rainey Bingham, Real County Extension Agent Tips for Tough Bird Identification Tripp Davenport, eBird Reviewer |
5:00 – 11:30 pm | Birds, Bats, & Owls Benefit Dinner, Kickapoo Cavern State Park Special Event: Join us for a special benefit dinner! Participants will watch bats leave Stuart Cave for the night and have an opportunity to search for several species of owls that call Kickapoo Cavern State Park home. The benefit dinner will go to support the park’s continued investment in birding blinds and management strategies as well as support youth Birding with Extension Programs. Cost: $125 per person (limit 15 people, depart Civic Center at 5 p.m.) |
6:30 pm | Friday Evening Social, Location: Enchanted Jardin Tweets and Treats Social Join us for an evening of mingling with fellow participants, guides, and birding buddies. There will be cocktails, Hors D’oeuvres, and a pasta bar to eat at your leisure. |
8:30 pm | Vans return to hotels |
Saturday, May 4, 2024
5:00 – 6:30 am | Early Worm Coffee Bar open at Enchanted Jardin Sponsored by Birds & Beans Coffee |
5:00 – 6:30 am | Vans depart from Enchanted Jardin for Birding Trips *check time in your resource book* |
7:30 am – 2:00 pm | Birding Trips: Big Day Del Rio! Las Ciénegas (beginner track) Kickapoo Caverns State Park (photography-focused) McKenna Ranch Zuberbueler Ranch |
7:30 am – 4:30 pm | Birding Trip: Del Norte Unit – Devils River State Natural Area |
1:00 – 4:30 pm | Birder check-in, Enchanted Jardin |
1:00 – 5:30 pm | Trade show open |
2:30 – 4:30 pm | Birding with Extension Workshops Making the Case for Bird Identification Bryan Calk & Liz Tidwell |
6:30 pm | Birding with Extension Dinner – Keynote speaker, Katy Hoskins |
Sunday, May 5, 2024
5:00 – 6:30 am | Early Worm Coffee Bar open at Enchanted Jardin Sponsored by Birds & Beans Coffee |
5:00 – 6:30 am | Vans depart from Enchanted Jardin for Birding Trips *check time in your resource book* |
7:30 am – 2:00 pm | Birding Trips: The Ranch at Baker’s Crossing Dan A. Hughes Unit – Devils River State Natural Area Dobbs Run Ranch (beginner track) Fort Clark Springs Las Ciénegas Transition Ranch (photography-focused) |
2:00 pm | Tours return |