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Bayou Birding Adventure 2020

ByCapt. Wendy

Please join us for a day of multi-species birding on private property and then on the Mandalay Nature Trail the weekend of February 21-23 in beautiful Theriot, Louisiana and surrounding areas.  Overnight accommodations at Camp Dularge.

ARRIVE:

Friday, February 21 by 5 pm for meet and greet and then dinner and beverages (Feel free to bring your preferred adult beverage. Bottled water provided)

SATURDAY: 

  • Birding trip begins promptly with 7 am departure for private property near Houma, LA
  • Noon-ish lunch at nearby Bayou Delight Restaurant (Dutch treat)
  • More birding in the afternoon via bayou back roads
  • Dinner and beverages back at Camp Dularge

SUNDAY:

  • Breakfast and coffee followed by free time for local birding and pelican watching
  • Depart by noon

PARTICIPANTS:

Registration is open for 4 women OR 2 couples

COST:

$300 per person, all inclusive except for Saturday lunch

BRING:

Birding equipment/guidebooks, hat, insect repellent, rain gear, boots, camera. (No Internet service provided.)

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