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The Little Sit Sunrise Bird Count

  • August 02, 2025
  • 6:45 AM - 9:00 AM
  • H Pad, Sadler TX, 76264

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The Little Sit Sunrise Bird Count

Meet Jack and the Bird Census Team while learning how to identify the birds of North Texas, and enjoy the beautiful sunrise over Lake Texoma! Modeled after Cornell's national "Big Sit" event, the public is invited to join a group of dedicated birders at sunrise to conduct a bird count as multiple species fly to the water and the surrounding land to feed.  Leaders will bring spotting scopes and will provide tips for identification of the many species you will see.

This event lasts a couple of hours, but all are welcome to come and go as they please. Participants are advised to bring a chair, binoculars and water. 

The location of the Little Sit is technically in Sadler, TX, but it is within the boundaries of Hagerman NWR.

Location: H Pad, Sadler, Texas 76264 

GPS Coordinates: 

33.734961, -96.780582

Refuge Map to H Pad

Directions from the Hagerman Visitor Center:

  • Take a right (north) out of the Visitor Center parking lot road.
  • At the bottom of the hill, take a left onto the gravel road (Wildlife Dr).
  • The road will end at the Big Mineral Day Use Area. Take a right onto Bennett Lane.
  • You will cross a bridge over Big Mineral Creek, then go over a low water crossing.
  • There will be several small gravel roads going off to the right.
  • Stay on Bennett until the road forks, then go right.
  • When the road forks again, go right.
  • Take the gravel road to the right marked “H” (you will see oil tanks on the NE corner) and go all the way to the end.

Free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

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Events and activities hosted by the Friends of Hagerman are funded by donations and powered solely by volunteers.  There are no fees for admission to the refuge or parking; the refuge is open from sunrise to sunset every day of the year, drive on any road unless gated.

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