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Join our local Chapter Become a Audubon Chapter Board Member! A pdf file for printing

40 degrees at 8AM but our comraderie warmed it up!

A very genuine camaraderie event! Everyone enjoyed the food, decorations and excellent talk. A tradition started by Eleanor and Bill Marr Mike did a excellent presentation and teased Brant Julius. Lots of fun

Contents: Peace River Watershed Conservation Lands Picayune Strand News Corridor News FL Springs Nat’l Park Yale Bird Friendly Building Kennedy Conservation Land Purchase Black Bear Study Sarasota First People Local Conservation News Nest Watch SW FL News Burrowing Owl and Rodenticide Marco Island Good Bites Mouse Contraceptic Passing of HB1019 - PFAS Panther International species Red-winged Blackbird How to help Wildlife when it Freezes! Drought Strategies Monarchs and milkw

Contents: New EAA Pump for Lake O Earthshot News Plovers at Ft DeSoto Outback Key Brown Pelicans saved from Fishing Hooks Fishing line in Osprey Nest Danger of Releasing Balloons to Waterfowl EagleWatch Report Ground Water Threat to Peace Riv Spillway Center for Biological Diversity Lawsuit Audubon FL Assembly Notes

December Activities Christmas Count Stories at 10:30 CHEC Burnt Store Road Dec 5 Photo Contest Deadline is Dec 10 Dec 18 Meeting & Potluck with Mike Weisensee Shorebird Talk 3320 Loveland Blvd 6PM Christmas Count December 20 Volunteers needed (see page 1)

Conservation News Highlights Burrowing Owl Article & Link for Charlotte Cty Owls Eagle Watch Summary last season & Update Link Regional Groundwater problems north of Peace River Good News ABC Habitat Watchlist September 30 the State of Florida approved funding for the permanent conservation of 22,183 acres across seven properties within and adjacent to the Florida Wildlife Corridor

November Events, Conservation News and Birding Hotspots

Above May 6 Lemon Bay Walkabout, May 15 Speaker Meeting & Election of Officers Sue's 80 Birthday and Barb's Retirement Celebration May 26

Grateful to Jayne Neville and Stephanie Ogg for sharing their yards and knowledge. 1 of 4 pages 2 of 4 pages 3 of 4 pages 4 of 4 pages

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High Tide Days Sept-Dec, Read the Grasshopper Sparrow update, local and regional news, reports on Sarasota, Corkscrew, and Charlotte...

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