HummerBirds are coming to town

This year’s HummerBird Celebration is set for Sept. 17-20 in Rockport.

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ROCKPORT — The Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce announced the speaker lineup for the 38th Annual HummberBird Celebration, scheduled for Sept. 17-20 in Rockport.

The chamber also announced the event will offer a “Speaker Pass” that will give guests access to hear 15 presentations. The pass excludes the Thursday Birding Panel Presentation and lectures at the Rockport Center for the Arts.

Rockport-Fulton High School Auditorium

Thursday, Sept. 17

2:20 p.m., Ben Horstmann: Birding in Texas State Parks-Your Other Backyard

Friday, Sept. 18

10:20 a.m., Christine Anastas-Monarch Butterflies: Biology, Innovative Tech Tracking, and New Fall Citizen Science

11:40 a.m., Sam Wolfe-The Secret Life of Whimbrels

1 p.m., Glenn Olsen – 3 Secrets to Attract Birds

2:20 p.m., Liz Smith-The Magic of Hummingbirds in Aransas County (and a Little Science)

3:40 p.m., David Sarkozi-What’s in a name, the Eponymous Names of Birds

5 p.m., Sky Kings Falconry with Wildlife Revealed

Saturday, Sept. 19

10:20 a.m., Jennifer Bristol

11:40 a.m., Dr. Rebekah Rylander-The Power of E-Bird: How Citizen Science is Shaping Conservation

1 p.m., Ginger Easton Smith-Beyond Beautiful: Hummerbirds as Powerhouse Pollinators

2:0 p.m., Libby Even-Hawkwatching 101

3:40 p.m., Sky Kings Falconry with Wildlife Revealed

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Carter Crouch-Whooping Cranes: A Conservation Story that is Still Being Written.

Sunday, Sept. 20

10:20 a.m., Kelsey Low-Decoding the Language of Birds

11:40 a.m., Brent Ortego- Christmas Bird Count Population Trends in Texas from 1966 – 2023

1 p.m., Daniel Gomez-The Art of Bird Watching: Where Birding and Photography Meet

Rockport Center for the Arts

Friday, Sept. 18

8:30-11 a.m., Lecture & Birding Field Trip w/Glenn Olsen, Bountiful Birding: Habitat Gems of the Coastal Bend

9:30-10:30 a.m., Butterflies of the Texas Coastal Bend with Author Elizabeth White

10:30-11:30 a.m., Join Master Photographer Angie Birminghman

Saturday, Sept. 19

8:30 a.m.- Lecture & Birding Field Trip w/Glenn Olsen, Bountiful Birding: Habitat Gems of the Coastal Bend

9:30-10:30 a.m., How to attract butterflies to your art with Author Elizabeth White Olsen

10:30-11:30 a.m., Bird Photography Class 101, Part 2, Join Master Photographer Angie Birminghman.