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SUMMARY:Biocultural Birdwalk at Tamōx Talōm Food Forest at Padre Park
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday May 10th\, 2025 the Urban Bird Project hosted a biocultural birdwalk along the Yanaguana river and in the Tamōx Talōm Food Forest as a closing Spring event for students\, faculty\, and community members. As part of the event\, Eres Gomez\, Carolina Hinojosa\, and Kenny Walker created a list of local birds names in English\, Spanish\, Nahuatl\, and Nde/Apache in order rename local birds and provide multiple pathways for engaging and understanding local birds. Our guest\, Jesus Reyes\, also offered bird names in Pajalate\, the Payaya (Coahuiltecan) language. We asked the assembled group to decenter the English bird names for the event and instead focus on the names from languages indigenous to the place\, and the ways they change our relationships with birds. For example\, the English word Grackle means “Crow” or “Jackdaw\,” but this word is inaccurate since Grackles are blackbirds and not corvids. But the nahuatl name teotzanatle means sacred blackbird and is associated with a story documented in the Florentine Codex about how a Mexica Emperor\, Ahuitzotl\, cared for and protected this bird. So\, not only is teotzanatle a more accurate name\, but it connotes sacredness\, and a practice of care and protection for our feathered relatives. This example is part of our ongoing work in biocultural conservation\, which we’ve written about here.  \nDuring the event\, UBP Research Program Coordinator\, Eres Gomez\, gathered us around the drum to tell us the story of the sacred waterbird (Cormorant)\, and Jesus Reyes sang a beautiful song in Pajalate in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women. \nAs we walked away from the river and approached the forest of pecans and cottonwoods along the original river channels\, we were greeted by Nadia Gaona of the Tamōx Talōm Food Forest\, a four-acre agroforestry project established in 2021 by the Food Policy Council with over 100 fruit and nut trees. As Nadia led the group through the food forest\, she emphasized how food production can serve a critical role in creating and maintaining a biodiverse ecosystem that welcomes pollinators\, bats\, and local/migratory birds. On this beautiful Spring day\, the group learned about about companion species in agroforestry systems (how fruit/nut trees can be grown with perennial crops) and biointensive gardens (for growing milpa-based food like corn\, beans\, and squash). Jesus Reyes discussed the meaning of the name Tamōx Talōm (fire spirit) and its importance for educating all of us in the indigenous histories and cultures of Yanaguana. \nFinally\, the group gathered for a potluck\, discussed their ongoing projects and goals at the end of this Spring in San Antonio\, and sat for a group photo. Urban Bird Project deeply appreciates the organizers and volunteers who make a project like Tamōx Talōm possible and we look forward to future growth and collaborations.
URL:https://urbanbirdproject.org/event/biocultural-birdwalk-at-tamox-talom-food-forest-at-padre-park/
LOCATION:Tamox Talom Food Forest
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SUMMARY:Westside Creek Bird Walk with Dr. Amelia King-Kostelac and Mark Menjívar
DESCRIPTION:Urban Bird Project was honored to host San Antonio-based artist Mark Menjívar for a slow birdwalk along the newly-designed Martinez Creek and Alazan Creek trailheads. These are just two sections of the work being done with the Westside Creeks Restoration Project. \nCo-led by Dr. Amelia King-Kostelac (UBP Co-Director) and Mark Menjívar\, this birdwalk asked us to move slowly together and to focus on individual birds–their lives\, struggles\, and joys–while also taking time to converse and tell stories with the assembled group. Amelia handed out a handmade field notebooks for the event\, and Mark expertly guided our group along the creeks where he has plans for upcoming bird installations. \nIn this urban space with long histories of neglect and suspect flood control (concrete ditches)\, we were shocked and delighted to find an abundance of local and migratory birds during migration season. The presence of migratory birds like the Western Kingbird\, Blue Grosebeak\, Indigo Bunting\, Lark Sparrow\, Swainson’s Hawk\, and Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher consistently amazed us. They also challenged our preconceived notions of what birding is and where it can be done. Over 6.5 million birds had crossed over Bexar County the previous night. All we had to do was follow the local restored urban creeks–with newly established strong trees\, flowing water\, and clear walking paths–to engaged with the migratory birds that many people travel hundreds of miles to see. It was a beautiful reminder that nature\, in all of its diversity\, sometimes comes to us\, and all we have to do is get outside and engage slowly together. \n 
URL:https://urbanbirdproject.org/event/westside-creek-bird-walk-with-dr-amelia-king-kostelac-and-mark-menjivar/
LOCATION:Martinez Creek Trailhead
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SUMMARY:Soaring Beyond Borders: How Urban Birds Connect Us All
DESCRIPTION:Thanks to everyone who joined us for UTSA Libraries and Museums Pizza+Research event. For a full description and recording\, see our blog post about Soaring Beyond Borders. \n 
URL:https://urbanbirdproject.org/event/soaring-beyond-borders-how-urban-birds-connect-us-all/
LOCATION:UTSA Main Campus\, 1 Utsa Cir\, San Antonio\, TX\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spring 2025 Events Schedule
DESCRIPTION:Check out all of the events we have planned for Spring 2025!
URL:https://urbanbirdproject.org/event/spring-2025-events-schedule/
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