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Adult Nature Workshops

October 2-3, 2010

The Arkansas Audubon Society adult learning workshops will be held at Ferncliff Camp. Workshops are: butterflies, birding basics, edible trees & plants, and native tree id. Click here to download information on each workshop and a description of Ferncliff Camp. Click here to download the registration form.

Arkansas Audubon Society (AAS) Fall 2010 Meeting will be held in Russellville on Nov. 12-14 at the Lake Point Conference center. Room rate is $70.85, tax included, for single or double. Call 479-356-6240 for reservations. Watch this space for details of the fall meeting.

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 recent submissions click here . These records will be vetted before they are added to the Rare Bird Database

Checklists of the Birds of Arkansas
The 2009 AAS Field Checklist of the birds of Arkansas is now 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 (0.5 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.

If you prefer not to download the 2009 Checklist, it is now available by mail. 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 .

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

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.

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!

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.

Western Tanager - photo by Ed Laster. This unusual visitor was reported by a home owner in Western Little Rock in late January, 2010. Adult male in winter plumage.

IBig Woods Birding Opportunities
Click here to visit the US Fish & Wildlife website with more information on Big Woods Birding Opportunities and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. To review status of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Arkansas click here.

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 1986-2009.

Varied Thrush - first record for Arkansas. Found in Jonesboro at a feeder.

Need help in identifying birds? Click here to download bird ID help sheets.

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 even excerpts from 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 2010 Camp dates are June 13th - 18th for first session and June 20th - 25th for the second session. The 2010 Application Form is available to download [Click Here ]