Kerrville Chapter

Chapter Meeting March 8, 2022 – Gardening for Birds

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Join us on Tuesday March 8th for a Zoom presentation by Kathleen Scott – Gardening for Birds.  There will be a short business meeting at 1:30 pm with the presentation starting at 2 pm.  The meeting is open to the public.

Gardening for Birds is a program for anyone who wants to enhance their gardens and attract a variety of birds. You’ll learn about birds that frequent the Texas Hill Country, why they’re here, what they need and how to provide it: food, shelter, and habitat. You’ll also learn how to create bird habitat, illustrated with bird, plant and habitat photos from the author’s gardens plus a detailed plant list for the program.

Kathleen Scott is a 12 year Master Gardener but a 20 year wildlife gardener. She’s created large and small habitat gardens certified by the National Wildlife Federation.  In the process, she’s made almost every mistake possible…learning the hard way how to design habitat gardens for birds, the plants that grow here, how to grow them and what NOT to do. Her articles on habitat gardening have been published in the San Antonio Express-News and her wildlife gardening talks draw folks from all over Central Texas.

Kathleen has provided these useful handouts:
Birds of the Texas Hill Country
Bird Gardening – Texas Hill Country Plant List

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About the Region

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Salado, the location of our Fall 2025 Symposium, lies at the intersection of two ecoregions: the Edwards Plateau (Limestone Cut Plain) and Blackland Prairie (Northern Blackland Prairie).

The Edwards Plateau area is also called the Hill Country; however, this general term covers a much larger area extending farther north. Spring-fed creeks are found throughout the region; deep limestone canyons, rivers, and lakes (reservoirs) are common. Ashe juniper is perhaps the most common woody species found throughout the region. Additional woody species include various species of oak, with live oak (Quercus fusiformis) being the most common. Sycamores (Platanus occidentalis) and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) border waterways. This area is well known for its spring wildflower displays, though they may be viewed in spring, late summer, and fall, as well. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, average annual rainfall in the Edwards Plateau ranges from 15 to 34 inches.

The Blackland Prairie extends from the Red River south to San Antonio, bordered on the west by the Edwards Plateau and the Cross Timbers, and on the east by the Post Oak Savannah. Annual rainfall averages 30 to 40 inches, with higher averages to the east. This region is dominated by prairie species. The most common grass species include little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) in the uplands and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) in the riparian areas and drainages. Common herbaceous flowering plants include salvias, penstemons, and silphiums. This area has suffered greatly from overgrazing and agricultural use. Few intact areas remain, though many of the plants can be found along county roadsides throughout the region.

Our fall Symposium host chapter, the Tonkawa Chapter, includes both of these ecoregions.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason