Education

The John Bunker Sands Wetland Center looks forward to partnerships with area school districts, wildlife and conservation organizations, and research institutions to observe nature in an outdoor classroom setting. A boardwalk and observation deck will be built allowing an up-close opportunity to observe birds and wildlife in their natural environment.

Check the Audubon-Dallas Society link for upcoming birding field trips.

www.audubondallas.org/fieldtrips

Next Trip:
Sunday, June 20, 2010
6:00 am - 1/2 day trip
email Bob Stone at rgstone@sbcglobal.net or call 214-351-2940 before 6:00 pm June 13, 2010. Include address, email and phone number. Bob will confirm your place by email or phone. Breeding Rails, Herons and Ducks should be present.

Directions: Trip will be lead by Chris Runk and Bob Stone. Trip will begin at 6:00 am in church parking lot in Kaufman County. Take Hwy 175 south to Combine Road (7.8 miles southeast of LBJ Freeway). Combine Road is first exit after Kaufman County line sign. Church parking lot is immediately to your right after you get on Combine Road. After meeting in church parking lot, Chris and Bob will take you to the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center. Participants must sign a liability Waiver.

Bird Sightings

For a complete list of Bird Sightings between January 2008 and February 21, 2010, click on the .pdf file below. The Masked Duck was identified by Bob Stone on June 14, 2008. This is the first time this species has been sighted in North Texas.

PDF file of Birds Sightings
provided by Bob Stone

PDF file of The Shorebirds of the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
provided by Thomas Riecke

Plant Life

East Fork Wetland Project - Constructed Wetland Plants

Alan Plummer PDF file of Wetland Plants
provided by Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.

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