Please join the Peace River Audubon Society for a field trip to Fort DeSoto Park on Saturday, April 15th. Fort DeSoto Park offers sightings of many migrants during the fall and spring migration – especially after a front with a northwest wind. We will meet at the north carpool location which is off of Kings Highway at the Walmart parking lot across from Culvers (385 Kings Hwy), off I-75, Exit 170. We will meet at 7 AM there. Fort DeSoto Park is about a 1 ½ hour drive, and there is a $5 admission fee. If you are fully vaccinated, participants may wish to carpool to Fort DeSoto. Please bring a wide brim hat, sunscreen, water, lunch, and binoculars if you have them. We will return after lunch in the early afternoon. For any questions, please call Mike Krzyzkowski at 863-244-2652. All of our meetings, field trips, and walkabouts are free and open to the public.
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Join us for a Peace River Audubon Walkabout will be on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 8 AM. We will be walking Seaboard Grade, a trail that meanders along a canal, past tall pines, hardwoods, and marshes. A variety of birds can be seen. Last April we saw the Purple Gallinule, Black-crowned Night Herons, Great-crested Flycatcher, Flickers, White Pelicans, Glossy Ibis, a total of 39 species!
This will be an in and out walk of about 2 miles. We will meet at Cecil Webb Wildlife Management Area at 29200 Tuckers Grade, Punta Gorda, FL 33955. Drive past the pay station and meet the group at the corner across from the hunting check-in building. From there we will carpool to Seaboard Grade, about a 10 minute drive. You are welcome to follow us if you prefer to drive your own car or just meet us at Seaboard.
Our birding guide will be PRAS member, Barbara Segal. You can contact Barbara at 651-336-6959 if you have any questions or concerns. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes, bring water, wear sunscreen, and bring your binoculars! There are bathrooms near our meeting area, just look for the cement building on the right. All of our walks are free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!
In this edition:
Shorebird Protocol for visiting beaches and Red Tide
Dangers of Using Rodenticide
Seagrass and Hurricane Impacts
Flatwoods Initiative Updates
FWC Scavenger WildQuest Activity
ABA Bird of the Year
Dr Root’s Climate Change Warnings and what you can do
Link to CHNEP 2 day Climate Change Presentations on Youtube.April 2023 Conservation Report
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