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General Meeting Report, 2-16-23
What an interesting meeting we had Thursday night with FWC’s Senior Wildlife Assistance Biologist, Jayne Johnson. They get about 14,000...


Ron Mills Bird Blind Dedication, 2-13-23
What a wonderful celebration we had remembering Ron Mills at the bird blind dedication on Monday, Feb. 13. Mike Bednar, representing...


Trip Report – Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 2-14-23
It was a beautiful sunny morning for our guided walk at Wildflower Preserve and we had a good turnout. Our guides were Michael Weisensee...


Trip Report – Prairie Shell Creek Preserve, 1-21-23
Twenty birders arrived at the entrance of Prairie Shell Creek Preserve guided by Phyllis Cady, our Sentinel who made sure that everyone...


Trip Report – Cedar Point Environmental Park, 1-10-23
It is important to support our local environmental center, so we met there to check out the hurricane damage and see what birds we could...


New Years Day Ollie’s Pond Walkabout Report 1 January 2023
A group of 25 early birders showed up for a foggy morning walk around Ollie’s Pond. 27 species were seen: Ollie’s Pond ebird link Many...


Holiday Potluck on Dec. 15 a success!
It was great to see all the familiar faces at the PRAS Holiday Potluck. As always the food was delicious, especially Mike K’s Eggplant...


Walkabout Report – Amberjack Environmental Park, Dec 13th
It was a beautiful day for our walkabout to Amberjack Environmental Park on Dec. 13th. It was a small but friendly group and we enjoyed...


November PRAS meeting a success!
NOVEMBER PRAS MEETING A SUCCESS! We had a good turnout for our meeting…and such an interesting and informative program on pelicans by...


Field Trip Report – CHEC at Alligator Creek 11-15-22
What a nice walk with PRAS members and friends at the environmental center. Luckily there were enough trails that were dry enough for...


Kayaking Don Pedro State Park – 9/17/22 Trip Report
We arrived at 8:30 and paid the $3 Don Pedro State Park Fee then headed to the launch ramp. Beautiful weather! We paddled in the inner...


Field Trip to Fort De Soto – 4/16/22 Trip Report
Our spring trip to Fort De Soto in Pinellas County is always something to look forward to. Once again we had beautiful weather but as...


Walkabout on Seaboard Grade – 4/5/22 Trip Report
On Tuesday, April 5, PRAS had another great birding walk in the Cecil Webb WMA. A nice group gathered at 8 AM including a few new folks...


Kayaking the Peace River – 3/8/22 Trip Report
What a beautiful day for kayaking…sunny with a refreshing breeze! This was a combination of folks from Peace River Audubon and from Kayak...


Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve – 2/26/22 Trip Report
We had a great turnout for our guided walk, with a combination of Peace River Audubon Members and Lemon Bay Conservancy members. As we...


2021 Christmas Bird Count results
Special thanks to Tony Licata for organizing the Christmas Bird Count again this year and compiling the following report. It was a great...


New Year’s Day January 1, 2022 – Ollie’s Pond Walkabout Report
JANUARY 1, 2022 WALKABOUT REPORT – 37 SPECIES SEEN We welcomed NEW YEARS DAY in with about 16 people meeting at Ollies Pond for an early...


Charlotte Flatwoods Environmental Park – Field Trip Report
Our field trip was held on a very foggy morning, but attendance was good despite the fog. We saw 23 species as we walked along the trail...


Ollie’s Pond – Field Trip Report
PRAS self-directed birding activity continues. Each month we select a birding site for members to visit on their own during a specified...
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