Outdoors Calendar for May 4, 2008

• Published: May 4, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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TODAY

• HANDGUN METALLIC SILHOUETTE MATCH: 9 a.m., Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Range, St. Landry Road, Gonzales. Smallbore and Field Pistol shoot. Fee $8. IHMSA-sanctioned match. Sponsored by Ascension Silhouette Club.
• NATURE NATURALLY: 10 a.m., Tickfaw State Park, Springfield. Topics vary weekly. Also May 11, 18, 25. Call (225) 294-2218.
• BACKYARD HABITATS FOR WILDLIFE: Noon, Tickfaw State Park, Springfield. Learn how to attract wildlife to backyards. Also May 11, 18, 25. Call (225) 294-2218.

WEDNESDAY

• WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COOKIE JAR BASS TOURNAMENT: 5 p.m.-dark, Canal Bank Club, Diversion Canal, Maurepas. Fee $40/boat. 5-bass limit.  Call Dave Cavell (225) 937-0046.

THURSDAY

• FUN SHOOT & EAT: 4 p.m., Hunters’ Run Gun Club, Port Allen. Every Thursday. Call (225) 387-3507.
• CCA-DELTA CHAPTER BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Audubon Tea Room, 6500 Magazine Street, New Orleans. Tickets $100, Call CCA-Louisiana (225) 952-9200.

FRIDAY

• SHORELINE DISCOVERY: 3 p.m., Fontainebleau State Park, Mandeville. Guided walk along Lake Pontchartrain to check biodiversity of plants and animals. Also May 16, 23, 30. Call (888) 677-3668.
• FRIDAY NIGHT COOKIE JAR BASS SERIES: 7 p.m.-midnight, LA Express Landing, False River, Jarreau. Weekly through Sept. 12. Fee $30/boat. Call Guy Perkins (225) 293-3402.
• BALD EAGLES: 7 p.m., Fontainebleau State Park, Mandeville. Threatened & Endangered Animals series. Call (888) 677-3668.
• NATURE AT NIGHT: 8 p.m., Tickfaw State Park, Springfield. Night swamp hike. Also May 16, 23, 30. Call (888) 981-2020.

SATURDAY

• LOUISIANA PEDIATRIC CARDIAC BENEFIT BASS TOURNAMENT: May 10, Doiron’s Landing, Stephensville.
• BASSMASTER WEEKEND SERIES BASS TOURNAMENT-LOUISIANA DIVISION: Safe daylight, May 10, Toledo Bend/Cypress Bend Park, Many. Fourth in five-tournament series. Fee $200 Boater Division, $100 Nonboater Division. $300/$150 for end-of-season tournament. America Bass Anglers and B.A.S.S. membership required. Top 40 in points standings qualify for regional tournament. Call America Bass (888) 203-6222.
• BIRD WATCHING: 8 a.m.-10 a.m., Bayou Segnette State Park, Westwego. Walk through park to find and identify birds. Space limited; binoculars available; reservations required. Call (888) 677-2296.
• FLY-TYING CLASS: 9 a.m.-noon, Ascension Parish Library-Gonzales Branch, 708 South Irma Boulevard, Gonzales. No fee. Basic instruction on tying for bream and bass flies and poppers. Call Darrell Crawford (225) 644-7989.
• BIRD HIKE: 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Louisiana State Arboretum, Ville Platte. Class on birding and binoculars use, then guided birding hike. Call (888) 677-6100.
• BIRDING: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.,  Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville. Park ranger-led tour of park to identify birds. For serious birders only. Call (888) 677-7200.
• WILDLIFE FOR KIDS: 11 a.m., Nature Center, Tickfaw State Park, Springfield. Ages 4 and older. Also May 17, 24, 31. Call (888) 981-2020.
• WONDERS OF WETLANDS: 1 p.m., Fontainebleau State Park, Mandeville. Fishing pond meeting site for one-hour program on Lake Pontchartrain erosion control and environment. Also May 24. Call (888) 677-3668.
• LIVE ANIMAL PRESENTATION: 1:30 p.m., Tickfaw State Park, Springfield. Ranger show of local and exotic wildlife. Also May 17, 24, 31. Call (888) 981-2020.
• AMPHIBIANS: 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Sam Houston Jones State Park, Lake Charles. Study why these animals are indicators of a healthy ecosystem. Call (888) 677-7264.

SUNDAY, MAY 11

• MOTHER’S DAY

MONDAY, MAY 12