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  Blue Grosbeak American Avocet Vermillion Flycatcher Summer Tanager Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

 

 

 

 

 

To view a short bird video click here . 

NEW - To view a slideshow of Jacque Bown's bird photographs click here

Adult Natural History Workshops will be held Sept. 21-22 at the Ferndale Camp west of Little Rock. This session will include a study of mammals, insects, wildflowers and tree identification.  For a detail description of the program click here or to download the application form click here .

Common Redpoll - This rare eruptive was found at Lyndal York's feeder in Little Rock on 1/30/13. The bird remained until 2/24/13. This is the 2nd record for Pulaski County.

 


Online Bird Record Submissions!
Use our on-line form for submitting your records of rare or out-of-season bird observations to the AAS Curator. If you would like to see recently submitted observations, click here . These records have not been vetted.

 

Justin Brand discovered this Mountain Blue Bird on March 22, 2013 near Oppelo, Arkansas. This is the 2nd documented record for this species in Arkansas. Photo by Edie Calaway. Click the image for an enlarged view


Checklists of the Birds of Arkansas
The 2009 AAS Field Checklist of the birds of Arkansas is available for downloading. This is a five page download. This valuable resource provides a listing of all the species of birds that occur in Arkansas with detail codes on distribution, abundance, and dates of occurrence for each. This is a large file (1.5 mb) and will take some time to download on a dial-up connection. You will need the free pdf reader program Adobe Acrobat installed to view and print the checklist.

Click here to download the checklist.

Arkansas Field List
The 2009 bird Field List of Arkansas Audubon Society is available. A copy may be obtained for $0.50 plus a large, self - addressed, stamped envelope. (Two copies would require two stamps). Quantity prices are available. 
USPS address:
Helen Parker
14300 Chenal Pkwy # 7473
Little Rock AR 72211

Documentation Supporting Listing in the AAS Field List
This PDF document provides supporting documentation for the listing of each species in the Arkansas Audubon Society Field List. Documentation includes photographs, specimens, recordings, or written documentation that has been accepted by the Bird Records Committee.  Click here to download .


Member Address Changes
If you move or have an address change, please notify the AAS Treasurer
(twbutler at windstream.net ) to insure that you continue to receive the AAS newsletter regularly.

Butterflies of Arkansas
A  checklist of the butterflies of Arkansas, created by Herschel Raney, is available HERE (Revised 2004. PDF file - 268k).

Downloadable Brochures!
We also have a printable brochure about the Arkansas Audubon Society that you can download and print on your computer. You will need the free reader program, Adobe Acrobat. If you already have that program on your computer, Click Here to download our brochure (595k). Please understand these files can be quite large and may take several minutes to download.

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the online home
of the Arkansas Audubon Society.  Join Us on Facebook!

We hope you will find our website informative and useful. As you look through our site you'll find information about becoming a member of the Arkansas Audubon Society and a convenient online form you can use to start that process. You can now pay your membership with a credit card.

If you would like to further  support the activities of the Arkansas Audubon Society, you may securely make a donation using your credit card or PayPal account by clicking the donate button below.

Rare Birds- This Red Crossbill was found and photographed by Michael Linz near Toadsuck in Perry County in late December 2012. This was an irruption year for Crossbills in Arkansas. One was reported in Little Rock and many in NW Arkansas.

 

This Lesser Goldfinch was found by Lenore Gifford in Mabelvale, AR, Dec. 28th 2012 at her feeder. Very rare record as it is the 5th documented occurrence in AR. Photo by Michael Linz.

Bird Records
We also have a form you can use to contact the Arkansas Bird Records Committee with any sightings you have made. You can see a list of unusual bird sightings for the last quarter or do a search of all rare bird observations for the period 1986 - to the present.

Helps With Bird Identification

If you have difficulty identifying Arkansas birds check out the helpful identification sheets at Arkansas Birds .

General Information

You can also find other information about the Arkansas Audubon Society including our Mission and our By-Laws, as well as the Society Trust, and  Arkansas Birds, our quarterly newsletter that all AAS members receive.

Would you like a scholarship to  attend a nature camp or to perform bird related research?  Click on this link   for more information. 

The photographs you see on the masthead were taken by AAS members Charles Mills, Robert Herron, Joe Neal, Kenny Nichols, Sally Jo Gibson, Rick Farrar and Lyndal York. To view additional photographs by AAS members click on this link.

Halberg Ecology Camp
Kids and parents, be sure to check out our Halberg Ecology Camp page where you'll find details on how kids can enjoy a summer camp where they can have fun and experience a unique learning opportunity.

Halberg Ecology Camp

Students experience nature, hands-on, at the Halberg Ecology Camp. The  expected 2013 Camp dates are June 9th - 14th for the first session and June 16th - 21th for the second session.  Additional details and an application form is available on the Halberg Ecology Camp webpage.

 

 

 


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