PRAS MARCH VIRTUAL PROGRAM – 3/23/21 – “With The Wild Things”

Hello everyone, this year we are most fortunate to be able to partner with the Venice Audubon Society in their monthly programs which are being held virtually due to the pandemic. The next meeting will be held on 3/23/21 – ‘With the Wild Things’ by Dr. Jerry Jackson, FGCU Professor with the NPR Program. Dr. Jackson is a noted and very engaging speaker, and this should be an excellent program.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 PM with Venice Audubon hosting. The speaker will go on at about 6:45 PM. Anyone with interesting bird sightings is free to enter via the chat icon.

The meeting invite is: https://zoom.us/j/91975796857?pwd=UHBHZnBmMzRZTm5nS2dkRmdDUElzQT09 Meeting ID: 919 7579 6857 Passcode: VAAS

I believe the meeting invite, meeting ID, and passcode will remain the same for the duration of the fiscal year, so you may wish to save this data. We will email another notice again shortly before the meeting date and throughout the year.

Thanks so much, Mike Krzyzkowski Program Chair, PRAS

March Field Trip – Kiwanis Park – March 12-19

Our self-directed birding site for the month of March is Kiwanis Park in Port Charlotte, which is now called Larry Taylor Kiwanis Park. The park’s physical address is 501 Donora Street. It is located between Rt. 41 and Edgewater Dr. on Midway Blvd. There are restrooms next to the parking lot.

Please explore between Friday, March 12 and Friday, March 19th and then forward your bird lists you saw to us at crob80517 @aol.com by Wednesday, March 24th.

This well-established, compact park provides a wide range of viewing opportunities. There is a small lake with a bridge to view ducks, wading birds, and reptiles. Several level paths go through mature woodlands. There are some elevated walkways over marsh areas. Don’t overlook the parking lot as a great starting site. Look up for warblers and other songbirds, as well as raptors. Also, barred owls make their home here.

Wishing you a successful week of birding at Kiwanis Park.

Ron and Char Robinson Crob80517@aol.com

EVCO 2021 Conference

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