Birding Peaceful Springs

Join us as we bird Peaceful Springs, a jewel of the Hill Country. With a variety of habitats and breeding Golden-cheeked Warblers and Black-capped Vireos on the property, we expect a great list of birds! In addition to the two endangered songbirds, Northern Bobwhite, Cooper's Hawk, Greater Roadrunner, Crested Caracara, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Loggerhead Shrike, Western Scrub-Jay, Verdin, Canyon Wren, migrating warblers, a variety of sparrows, Blue Grosbeak and Painted Bunting are possible. The field trip will include walking on uneven, rocky roads and trails.

Destinations: Peaceful Springs

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TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) To manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

JOE BEACH

Joe birded with his family from before he started school then assisted with Puerto Rican Parrot field work as a teenager. Joe surveyed Golden-cheekeds and Black-cappeds with Travis County and city of Austin and now surveys for Golden-Cheekeds at Bright Leaf Preserve. After earning his BA from Williams College, he did his graduate work at Tulane University. Joe moved to Austin in 1994 and works for Texas Parks & Wildlife.

AMY SUGENO

Amy Sugeno is a former wildlife biologist who spent much of her career working with bats, songbirds and waterfowl, and rare species in Texas and Tennessee as well as New Mexico, Colorado, and Mexico for over 16 years. She mostly worked for Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, but she also worked at The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. She has also assisted with small mammal surveys, herpetological research, and plant community surveys, including wetland and rare plant surveys. Throughout her career, she greatly enjoyed teaching people about the natural world, particularly birds and bats, and was involved in many different classes and programs through TPWD as well as Travis Audubon Society. Amy now works as a mental health therapist, where she continues to help people connect with and learn about nature.