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Everglades Day program

By Ben, on January 28th, 2009%

The program for Everglades Day is now available; it’s a 1.5MB download, but worth the wait!

Field Trip: Shark Valley/Corkscrew bird list

By Ben, on January 19th, 2009%

Birds seen on this weekend’s (1/17 and 1/18) field trip to Shark Valley and Corkscrew; 75 species in all:

Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant

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Wood Storks nesting at Corkscrew

By Ben, on January 14th, 2009%

For the first time in a couple of years, the Wood Stork colony at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is initiating nesting. According to Monday’s Naples News, more than 60 nests with eggs have been spotted, and over 300 more birds are courting and/or building nests. This is great news, indeed! For the full article, follow . . . → Read More: Wood Storks nesting at Corkscrew

Great Florida Birding Trail Newsletter

By Ben, on January 9th, 2009%

The Florida FWC has just come out with their latest issue of Kite Tails, the newsletter about the Great Florida Birding Trail. The hi-res version of the newsletter can be had here; for a text-only copy, try this link instead. Both links require Acrobat Reader.

While you’re there, try the interactive trip planner; it uses . . . → Read More: Great Florida Birding Trail Newsletter

Fort Center Trail Opening Celebration

By Ben, on January 8th, 2009%

Just in from across the state: New trail opening at Fort Center.

http://www.amazon.com/Fort-Center-Archaeological-Okeechobee-Ripley/dp/0813012988 Please join Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) at Fisheating Creek WMA at the Field Office located on Banana Grove Road, just off CR 78 north of Moore Haven, Jan 10th from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. We are celebrating a new trail . . . → Read More: Fort Center Trail Opening Celebration

Lecture in Delray Beach: Audubon’s Travels in America

By Ben, on January 6th, 2009%

The Florida Humanities Council is funding the third year of a lecture series sponsored by The Delray Beach Historical Society. The second lecture is John James Audubon’s Travels in America and will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 6:30 pm. Professor George Frein is the speaker.

The Delray Beach Public Library, 100 . . . → Read More: Lecture in Delray Beach: Audubon’s Travels in America

Everglades Day

By Ben, on January 5th, 2009%

This year’s Everglades Day will take place on February 7, 2009. For more information, visit our Everglades Day page.

Great talks at Gumbo Limbo

By Ben, on January 5th, 2009%

Just got word of an exciting new lecture series at Gumbo Limbo, for our south county members. The first talk of 2009 is by Steve Bass, former manager of the nature center at Gumbo Limbo; it will be on Florida’s freshwater wetland plants. This one is on January 13; subsequent talks appear to be every . . . → Read More: Great talks at Gumbo Limbo