The 2012 adult natural history workshops will be held the
weekend of September 22-23 at Ferncliff Camp in Ferndale, AR. Once again 4 workshops will be offered- "Insects in
the Scheme of Things" (which is already full with a waiting
list), "Birding Basics", "Native Tree identification", and "Fall
Wildflowers". To register for one of these workshops contact
Barry Haas (bhaas@sbcglobal.netor501-821-4097in
Little Rock). In early April registration forms will be sent to
everyone who is registered and either a $50 deposit or payment
in full must be paid. Barry can also answer any questions you
may have about the adult workshops which have been offered each
fall since 2004.
This immature
Vermillion Flycatcher was found by Bill Shepherd and
Dan Scheiman at the Stuttgart Airport on Dec. 9, 2011. Rare
visitor to Arkansas. Photo
by Edie Calaway.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
This Brewer's Sparrow was found by Mike Mlodinow
at Woolsey Wet Prairie on Dec. 2, 2011. This is the first record
for this species in Arkansas. This is a Western Species. Photo by Charles Mills..
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.
Students
experience nature, hands-on, at the Halberg Ecology Camp. The
expected 2012 Camp dates are June 10th -
15th for the first session and June 17th
- 22th for the second session. Additional details and an
application form is available on the
Halberg Ecology Camp
webpage.
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.
