) in the upper right corner of the page.Come Dec 4 to the Annual Holiday Pot Luck Dinner and see Clive Pinnock, naturalist and manager of Okeeheelee Nature Center, present “On the Move: Animal Migration.”
Clive Pinnock at Everglades Day
In the October and November issues of the KITE Clive wrote background articles entitled Wildlife Survival Strategies Part one and Part two. In the first he explains the animal food chain and how plants and animals fit into this chain. In the second he explains how behavioral traits and anatomical features fit into animals’ survival strategies. Special emphasis this month will be on migration as a survival strategy. Growing up in Jamaica Clive had a strong interest in nature. “I was born into it!” His memories from early childhood are of exploring and observing the natural world around him in Jamaica. After moving to America as a teenager, he entered City College of New York, graduating with a biology degree. He worked for the National Park Service for 15 years, serving first at Jamaica Bay (Long Island) National Wildlife Refuge and then at Glen Canyon National Recreation Center in Arizona where part of his duties included monitoring the peregrine falcons. For information on Okeeheelee programs go to http//www.pbcgov.com/parks/nature/okeeheelee_nature_center/
Doors open at 5:45 p.m. and the food will be served at 6:30 p.m. Our annual holiday meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. People with last names that begin A–K will bring main dishes; L–R salads and vegetables; S–Z will bring desserts. Please bring ready-to-serve food, as we have no kitchen. We will supply the drinks and coffee. We have great items donated for our traditional Chinese raffle. Come join in the fun—we look forward to seeing you!
The meeting is free and open to the public – bring a dish and join us at Pine Jog Environmental Education Center,rooms 101 and 102,6301 W. Summit Blvd.,in West Palm Beach.
ALSO AT THE Dec 4 MEETING:Bird of the Month:“HERRING GULL”. Come learn from Clive Pinnock about this bird.
