2007 Audubon Spring Workday - SundownIsland's Photos

Chester Smith, Warden of Sundown Island and David Newstead, Manager of the Audubon Colonial Waterbird Program, lead other Audubon employees for the 2007 Sundown Island spring workday. It started out as a very foggy morning.

SundownIsland > It was so foggy when the Audubon volunteers arrived for workday, that you could barely see the pelicans along the shoreline. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > The second Audubon group arrives on the island. It might be hard to believe from this photo, but the fog wasn't as dense for the second group. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > The windmill on the island has probably become a marker for many Port O'Connor fisherman and boaters. For Sundown Island volunteers and for the birds, it is a beacon supporting the local waterbirds. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > Great-blue Herons were busy setting up nests. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > Randy Schoen observes a group of Great-blue Herons preparing their nests. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > In front of Randy you can see one of the pelican nesting platforms. To the right of Randy you can see one of the old platforms that provide additional nesting habitat for Sundown Island birds. Randy is watching the Great-blue Herons, not shown in this photo. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > Shari Kolding, Annie Brown, and Susan Houston traipsing through the mist. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > A Great-blue Heron flys over one of the prime nesting spots on the island. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > Susan Houston and David Newstead clear dead grass to uncover some brush plantings. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > Randy Schoen and Annie Brown make their way through the thick undergrowth on the island. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > Randy Schoen pulls dead invasive guineagrass away from the native brush that was planted to provide habitat for nesting wading birds. Pulling the dead grass away helps the brush receive more sunlight for growth. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > Looking up at the birds is always fun, but don't forget to look down and watch where you are walking. Can you spot the rattlesnake in this photo? Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > Pictured in front of the tractor shed are David Newstead, Chester Smith, Andy Kasner, Jason Hardin. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

SundownIsland > Parting shots: Chester Smith, Warden of Sundown Island. Photo credit: Andrew C. Kasner

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