STA5 Trips: Reservations required
Big “O” Birding Festival March 28-31, 2012 http://www.bigobirdingfestival.com
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All Programs are Open to the Public:
For information contact Margaret England (863) 674-0695
February 13 Clewiston at 7 p.m. Program: Dr. Paul Gray
“The Human and Natural History of Lake Okeechobee plus a Snail Kite Update”
Dr. Paul Gray is the Science Coordinator of Audubon of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee Watershed Program. He has been with Audubon for 17 years and working in and around Lake Okeechobee since 1988. For Audubon, Paul works with agencies and stakeholders on Okeechobee water management, water quality, aquatic plants, fire management, and more. He has written numerous popular and technical articles on Okeechobee-related issues and helps write fact sheets on current issues on an on-going basis. Paul’s educational background includes a BS from the University of Missouri, an MS from Texas Tech University on wetland ecology and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1993, working on Florida’s Mottled Duck in the Okeechobee region.
March 12 LaBelle at 7 p.m. Program: Gene McAvoy “Topic of Local Interest”
April 9 Clewiston at 7 p.m. Program: Bob Montanaro
“Ospreys of Pelican Island: An Exploration into the Life of the Fish Hawk”
May 14: LaBelle C. Michael Knight, Ph.D.:
“A Naturalist’s Exploration of Tropical Trinidad”
Species #191 Added 2/5/2011: Canada goose
Species number 186 added to STA5 list Saturday November27, 2010: White-faced whistling-duck
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Big “O” Birding Festival last week in March 2011. Registration and Information at: www.bigobirdingfestival.com
Tropical Kingbird at STA5 3/6/2010 Video by J. William Marr
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