Schedule & Festival Map

2023 Map & Schedule

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Time	Event	Location	Description
9:00 – 9:45am	Nature Walk	Meet at the Pavilion. This tour is first come, first serve. No sign-up required.	Join a naturalist to explore birds, bugs, butterflies, plants, and more as we take a stroll down the Education Trail. It’s approximately a .5 mile journey and the trail is not paved, but generally flat and stroller and wheelchair-friendly.
10:00 – 10:30am	Storytime and Craft	Amphitheater	The Best Beak in Boonaroo Bay by Narelle Oliver
10:30 – 11:00am	Meet Culebra the King Snake!	Amphitheater	Meet Mitchell Lake Audubon Center’s own Animal Ambassador – Culebra! Learn about why snakes are important for our ecosystem and how to be safe around our scaly friends.
10:45 – 11:30am	Nature Walk	Meet at the Pavilion. This tour is first come, first serve. No sign-up required.	Join a naturalist to explore birds, bugs, butterflies, plants, and more as we take a stroll down the Education Trail. It’s approximately a .5 mile journey and the trail is not paved, but generally flat and stroller and wheelchair-friendly.
11:30am – 12:15pm	Live Bird Show with Last Chance Forever Raptor Rescue	Amphitheater	This is your chance to see caracaras, vultures, eagles, and hawks* up close and personal! Learn about why raptors are at the top of the food chain and more about the individual species. Thank you to our partners at Last Chance Forever Raptor Rescue. *actual species of raptor may vary on day-of event.
12:15 – 12:30pm	Get Your Picture with a Raptor!	Amphitheater	After the live bird show, people will have the opportunity to take a picture with a raptor!
12:15 – 1:00pm	Nature Walk	Meet at the Pavilion. This tour is first come, first serve. No sign-up required.	Join a naturalist to explore birds, bugs, butterflies, plants, and more as we take a stroll down the Education Trail. It’s approximately a .5 mile journey and the trail is not paved, but generally flat and stroller and wheelchair-friendly.
Ongoing Activities
9:00 – 10:30am	Live Bird Banding Demo with Texas A&M University - San Antonio	Festival Area - In front of Leeper House	How does climate change affect the timing of migration? How long do birds live? Learn the purpose of banding birds, how it helps us to answer these questions and more, and how studying birds can help us better protect them and the places they live.
9:00 – 1:00pm	Golf Cart Wetland Tours	Sign up for a tour at the Leeper House Visitor Center and tours depart from the Lawn Game Area	Hop on a golf cart with a Mitchell Lake naturalist to learn more about our center, wetlands, and the birds that use our site as a stopover during their migration journey. Tours last approximately 30-45 minutes. Sign up for a tour at the Leeper House Visitor Center – limited seats available on a first come, first serve basis.
9:00 – 1:00pm	Activity Booth: Duck ID Game	Pavilion	Test your waterfowl knowledge and learn about different duck species.
9:00 – 1:00pm	Lawn Games: Feed the Pelican & Pollinator Tic Tac Toe	Across from Leeper House Visitor Center	Enjoy lawn games while waiting for your golf cart, or just to enjoy! Games include a bean-bag toss to “Feed the Pelican” and tic tac toe with pollinators!
9:00 – 1:00pm	Storybook Walk - Señorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer	Along Education Trail - Start at Pavilion	Take a self-guided stroll along the Education Trail to “read” Señorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer and participate in book-related activities along the way.
9:00 – 1:00pm	Recycled Nature Book Sale	Leeper House Visitor Center	Come browse our selection of used books about nature and the natural world. Topics include birds, plants, field guides, pollinators, and more! 100% of the profits go directly to supporting the Center. Prices start at $0.50.