October 27 – “How Bird Banding has Changed Migratory Science” Webinar

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 10/27/20, as a live webinar with Adam DiNuova of FL Audubon, ‘How Bird Banding has Changed Migratory Science’.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 PM with Venice Audubon hosting. The speaker will go on at about 7 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

Conservation Report – October 2020

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Birding Report – September 21-September 28 Bayshore Self Directed Birding Activity

Twelve participants enjoyed our first self-directed birding activity overlooking Charlotte Harbor. Some came alone, while others birded with friends or spouses. Birding was pretty good at Bayshore Live Oak Park.

Almost everyone reported that they saw the spotted sandpiper, and there were several birds seen by only one participant. Overall, 39 species were seen.

Thanks to everyone who participated. As our warm summer days fade, we hope to see more feathered friends as they return to our area.

Please share any suggestions for next month’s self-directed birding activity.

Ron and Char Robinson crob80517@aol.com

Here are the birds we saw and the number of reports that included them.

bluejay-5 cardinal-Northern-2 cormorant-double-crested-2 crow-fish-2 dove-eurasian-3 dove-mourning-6 duck-black bellied whistling-1 duck-mottled-8 eagle-bald-1 egret-great-1 egret-snowy-6 gnatcatcher-blue gray-2 grackle-boat tailed-4 grackle-common-2 gull-laughing-4 gull-ring-billed-1 heron-black crowned Night-1 heron-great blue-3 heron-immature little blue-2 heron-little blue-4 heron-yellow crowned night-2 ibis-white-5 kingfisher-belted-3 mockingbird-northern-7 osprey-2 pelican-brown-1 pigeon-1 plover-semipalmated-4 sandpiper-spotted-7 shoveler-northern-1 sparrow-house-3 starling-2 swallow-tree-1 tern-forster’s-1 tern-royal-2 tern-sandwich-1 woodpecker-downy -1 woodpecker-pileated-1 woodpecker-red bellied 6