What: Coffee with Connie (Hagar)
When: Saturday, May 18, 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Where: S. Church at First streets in Rockport (1491 S. Church St.)
Why: Enjoy the C. Hagar Cottage Sanctuary trails and gardens
Have a cup of coffee and a donut with lovers of the outdoors. Enjoy learning more about Connie Hagar, the first lady of Texas birders, and her fascination with coastal birds. Walk the nature trails to see plants, butterflies and birds. Identify plants that you can put in your garden. Find birds from the bird list for the Sanctuary on eBird. Search the internet with iNaturalist. See a bird release (10:30 AM) by Wings Rescue.
Master Gardeners will conduct a plant walk to identify flowers in the gardens. See bird release by Wings Rescue, local bird rehabilitation organization. Signage will relate Hagar’s early life and many accomplishments. Learn what bird species frequent the Sanctuary through eBird. Learn about Monarch Watch – the Sanctuary is a Monarch Station. Honor Connie Hagar and other naturalists by becoming a conservationist in our community.
Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary is a venue of Aransas Pathways. Many partners assisted financially during the last several years as the Sanctuary was developed. Thanks go to the Rockport Rotary, Texas Parks and Wildlife – Great Texas Birding Classic, BSA Troop 49, the Margaret Sue Rust Foundation, Castaways Thrift Shop, the Ed Rachal Foundation, Audubon Texas, the estate of Nan Jackson and many individual contributors.
Connect with us on www.facebook.com/friendsofconniehagar and Instagram: chagarsanctuary13 For more info – Friends of Connie Hagar, PO Box 2465, Rockport TX 78381 (Pres.) ms1043@gmail.com
