Clearwater Audubon Field Trips
2008/2009 Season
September 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Mike Macdonald, 409-0459
Meet in the Park: songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile trail.
More info online:
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Saturday, September 20, 2008, 10AM
Armchair Birding at Bonner Park
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822, Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet in parking lot at Bonner Park - bring your folding chair &
binoculars if you have them: shore & water birds for beginning birders,
out of the sun, over the water, with introduction to birding.
More info online:
Bonner Park
Saturday, September 27, 2008, 8AM
{Dunedin Causeway} & Honeymoon Island
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Meet behind McDonald's at ALT US19 & Curlew Road: wading, shore, & water
birds along Causeway; raptors & songbirds along 1 mile Honeymoon Island sand trails.
More info online: Honeymoon Island State Park
October 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer, 518-6241
Meet in the Park: songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile trail.
More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 8AM
Dunedin Hammock
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Meet in Hammock parking lot: explore a variety of habitats for songbirds, shorebirds, raptors & Gopher Tortoise burrows; 1 mile of sand trails & some boardwalks.
More info online:
Dunedin Hammock Park
Saturday, October 11, 2008, 8AM
Bonner Park [Largo]
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Meet in the Bonner parking lot; water & shorebirds along intra-coastal waterway, songbirds in the Mangrove & uplands habitats; ¾ mile natural trails & boardwalk.
More info online:
Bonner Park
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 8AM
North Anclote River Nature Park
Merle Hubbard, 939-1549
Meet at Staples at US19 & Tarpon Road: migrant songbirds & raptors at this quiet little known gem. ¾ mile shell &
boardwalk trails.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 10AM
{Dunedin Causeway} Kayak Float
Jane Williams, 447-7394
Meet at Kayak Rental on the Causeway [rentals available]: explore the shore birds on North Caladesi Island from the water.
November 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Meet in the Park: water & song birds, raptors in oak & xeric hammock; ¾ mile trail.
More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 8AM
Fred Howard County Park
Merle Hubbard, 939-1549
Meet in first parking lot on right off main park road:
songbirds, water & shorebirds in uplands, water & shoreline
habitats; ¾ mile sand trails & beach. More info online:
Fred Howard Park
MULTI-DAY TRIP, Saturday, November 8, 2008 - Saturday, 11/15/08
Trinidad & Tobago eco-tour
Jane Williams 447-7394 for details
SEE THE SLIDESHOW DOCUMENTING THIS TRIP
Saturday, November 22, 2008, 8AM
Allen's Creek Park + Allen's Creek Preserve
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet in west parking lot at Allen's Creek Park [Hercules Rd at east end of Lakeview Rd]:
songbirds, raptors, water birds in variety of Clearwater's urban habitats; ¾ mile of trails.
More info online:
Clearwater Park Facilities
Allen's Creek Park
December 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer, 518-6241
Meet in the: water & song birds, raptors in lake, oak & xeric hammocks. ¾ mile trail.
More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, December 13, 2008, 8AM
Brooker Creek Preserve
Ken Rowe, 781-0745
Meet at Brooker Creek Preserve Education Center; songbirds, raptors, critters, wildflowers & more. Up to 3 miles of natural trails & boardwalk; easy to difficult; often wet mud bogs.
More info online: Brooker Creek Preserve
ALL DAY - Sunday, December 21, 2008
Annual Christmas Bird Count
Merle Hubbard, 939-1549
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
MULTI-DAY TRIP, Friday, 12/26/08- Wednesday, 12/31/08
Rio Grande Valley, TX
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Call for complete details.
January 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer, 518-6241
Meet in Park: water & song birds, raptors in lake, oak & xeric hammocks. ¾ mile trail.
More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
LONG DAY TRIP, Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 8AM
Ft. DeSoto County Park
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Meet at Ft DeSoto Ranger Station: songbirds, raptors, water & shore birds along causeways, shoreline drive & 1+ mile
natural trails on Tampa Bay north shore. 27 + toll.
Fort DeSoto Park
MULTI-DAY TRIP, Friday Evening, 1/17/09, 5PM - Sunday 1/18/09, 4PM
STA5 & Corkscrew Swamp
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Cost: TBA, reservations required,
maximum 15; meet at Coachman Fundamental Middle School:
indigenous & migratory species. 145 + toll. More info online:
Corkscrew Audubon ,
Sta5 Waterfowl Areas
Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 8AM
{Clearwater Specialties}
& Miniature Art Society Annual Exhibit
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet at Brighthouse Stadium north park lot:
songbirds, raptors & water birds in the City of
Clearwater. Lunch in Largo, docent tour world's
premier Miniature Art show. More online: Miniature Art
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, January 31, 2009, 7AM
{Celery fields in Sarasota
changed from Bartow
}
Dana Kerstein, 441-1609
MEETING PLACE CHANGE:
meet at the Kerstein's office, 2127 NE Coachman Rd. Clearwater 33765.
Click for map
February 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 8AM
{Gateway Wetlands} & Tampa Bay Auto Museum
Ken Rowe, 781-0745 or Mike MacDonald, 727-538-8688
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: resident, migratory, water,
wading & song birds near Feather Sound; early 20th century European marques,
& replica of world's first automobile. Info online: http://tbauto.org/
Saturday, February 7, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Meet in the Park: : water & song birds, raptors in lake, oak & xeric hammocks. ¾ mile trail.
More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
MULTI-DAY TRIP, Saturday, February 7, 2009, 6AM - Sunday, 2/89/098, 4PM+
Merritt Island NWR
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Meet at Coachman Fundamental Middle School: rails, scrub-jays, water & shore birds,
raptors and more; phone leader for more details. 150 miles + toll. More info online:
Merritt Island NWR
Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7:30AM
Cockroach Bay
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822, Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City; water & shore birds, raptors, songbirds in ponds &
one of Tampa Bay's most productive estuaries. 40miles + toll. More info online:
Cockroach Bay
Saturday, February 21, 2009, 9AM
{Courtney Campbell Causeway} & Al Lopez Park
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet in front of Target at Clearwater Mall: water & shore birds on Causeway to Rocky Point;
songbirds at Al Lopez Park. 14 miles. More info online:
Trails
March 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Meet in the Park: : water & song birds, raptors in lake, oak & xeric hammocks. ¾ mile trail.
More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
LONG DAY TRIP - Saturday, March 14, 2009, 6AM
Babcock-Webb Prairie
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Meet at Coachman Fundamental Middle School: resident & migrant warblers, bluebird, peregrine falcon,
bald eagle, wood stork, Bachman's sparrow, burrowing owl, brown-headed nuthatch, red-cockaded woodpecker
& more in pine flatwoods. 65 miles + toll. More info online:
Babcock-Webb Prairie
Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 8AM
Sawgrass Lake County Park/Anderson Environmental Education Center
Sid Crawford, 785-3960
Meet behind interpretive center: Blackburnian Warblers, water & shorebirds, songbirds in hardwood
hammocks; 1½ miles boardwalks & sand trails. More info online:
Sawgrass
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, March 21, 2009, 7:30AM
{Circle-B-Bar Ranch}
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822, Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: eagles, raptors, songbirds, water birds [resident White Pelicans] &
alligators at former cattle ranch Lake Hancock shores. 3½ mile sand trails. 56 miles + toll. More info online:
Circle-B-Bar Ranch
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, March 28, 2009, 7:30AM
Morris Bridge & Lettuce Lake
Merle Hubbard, 939-1549
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: migratory songbirds, raptors,
water birds; boardwalks & sand trails, Morris Bridge, ¾ mile; Lettuce Lake, 1-2 miles. 35 miles. More info online:
Morris Bridge,
Lettuce Lake
April 2009
LONG DAY TRIP, Friday, April 3, 2009, 7AM
Cross Bar Ranch
Ken Rowe, 781-0745
Meet at Countryside Shopping Town in front of Sears by US19 frontage road, bring lunch & drinks:
carpool to site where a safari bus will transport birders to observe resident & migratory songbirds,
raptors & burrowing owls; learn about Florida water resources. 40 miles + toll. More info online:
Cross Bar Ranch
AUDUBON ACADEMY: Friday to Sunday
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Learn how to make your Audubon Chapter more effective.
Saturday, April 4, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer, 518-6241
Meet in the Park: songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile trail.
More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, April 8, 2009, 7:30AM
Emerson Point Park
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: raptors, songbirds, water & shore birds,
hardwood hammock, coastal berm, mangroves; 5+ miles boardwalks, sand & grass trails. 46 miles + toll. More info online:
Bay Soundings
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, April 11, 2009, 7:30AM
Ft. DeSoto County Park
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: migratory songbirds, raptors, water & shore birds; causeway & shoreline
drive + 1-2 mile trail walk on Tampa Bay's north shore. 27 miles + toll. More info online:
Ft. DeSoto County Park
LONG DAY TRIP, Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 7:30AM
Ft. DeSoto County Park
Jackie Williams, 585-3587
Meet at Tri City Mall in front of Party City: migratory songbirds, raptors, water & shore birds
along causeway & shoreline, 1-2 mile sand trail on Tampa Bay's north shore.
27 miles + toll. More info online:
Ft. DeSoto County Park
Saturday, April 18, 2009, 6AM
Green Key & Werner-Boyce Salt Springs
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
6:00 a.m. We will meet outside the Sears store at Countryside Mall in the parking lot adjacent to the access road along US 19;
rails, wrens, songbirds, water & shorebirds + raptors are all possible in Mangrove wetlands, scrub and beach habitats. 19 miles.
More info online:
Green Key,
Werner-Boyce
Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 8AM
Honeymoon Island State Park
Merle Hubbard, 939-1549
Meet behind McDonalds at corner of ALT US19 & Curlew Road: wading, water & shore birds plus migratory songbirds
& raptors. 2-3 mile walk on sand trails. More info online:
Honeymoon
Saturday, April 25, 2009, 8AM
John Chesnut County Park
Ken Rowe, 781-0745
Meet at Peggy Park Trail parking lot: resident & migratory songbirds, raptors & more.
Easy walk on packed trails & pavement. More info online:
John Chestnut
May 2009
Saturday, 5/2/09, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet in the Park: songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, waterbirds in lake. ¾ mile trail;
Brunch With The Birds during Clearwater's Fun-N-Sun celebration.
More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Saturday, 5/9/09, 8AM
Philippe County Park & Safety Harbor Museum
Ken Rowe, 781-0745
Meet at first parking lot: raptors, shorebirds & resident songbirds on Old Tampa Bay;
learn about Pinellas history; lunch at Whistle Stop. More info online:
Philippe Park
Saturday, 5/16/09, 9AM
Florida Aquarium & Alafia Banks float trip
Jane Williams, 447-7394
Phone for details: water & shorebirds galore on this Tampa Bay exploration of the Audubon Sanctuaries; float, sit & discover. 18 miles.
More info online: Florida Aquarium
June 2009
Saturday, 6/6/09, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer, 518-6241
Meet in the Park: songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, waterbirds in lake. ¾ mile trail.
More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Saturday, 6/13/09, 8AM
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet at Clearwater Marine Aquarium: explore the marine environment of St. Joseph Sound with CMA biologists;
lunch on mainland. More info online: http://www.cmaquarium.org/
July 2009
MULTI - DAY TRIP: Wednesday, 7/29/09, 6AM - Thursday, 8/6/09, 6PM+
Southeastern Arizona Birding
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Hummingbirds, songbirds, raptors galore in the Chiracahua & Huachuca mountains.
Mike Macdonald, 409-0459
Meet in the Park: songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile trail. More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Saturday, September 20, 2008, 10AM
Armchair Birding at Bonner Park
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822, Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet in parking lot at Bonner Park - bring your folding chair & binoculars if you have them: shore & water birds for beginning birders, out of the sun, over the water, with introduction to birding. More info online: Bonner Park
Saturday, September 27, 2008, 8AM
{Dunedin Causeway} & Honeymoon Island
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Meet behind McDonald's at ALT US19 & Curlew Road: wading, shore, & water birds along Causeway; raptors & songbirds along 1 mile Honeymoon Island sand trails. More info online: Honeymoon Island State Park
October 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer, 518-6241
Meet in the Park: songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile trail. More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 8AM
Dunedin Hammock
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Meet in Hammock parking lot: explore a variety of habitats for songbirds, shorebirds, raptors & Gopher Tortoise burrows; 1 mile of sand trails & some boardwalks. More info online: Dunedin Hammock Park
Saturday, October 11, 2008, 8AM
Bonner Park [Largo]
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Meet in the Bonner parking lot; water & shorebirds along intra-coastal waterway, songbirds in the Mangrove & uplands habitats; ¾ mile natural trails & boardwalk. More info online: Bonner Park
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 8AM
North Anclote River Nature Park
Merle Hubbard, 939-1549
Meet at Staples at US19 & Tarpon Road: migrant songbirds & raptors at this quiet little known gem. ¾ mile shell & boardwalk trails.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 10AM
{Dunedin Causeway} Kayak Float
Jane Williams, 447-7394
Meet at Kayak Rental on the Causeway [rentals available]: explore the shore birds on North Caladesi Island from the water.
November 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Meet in the Park: water & song birds, raptors in oak & xeric hammock; ¾ mile trail. More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 8AM
Fred Howard County Park
Merle Hubbard, 939-1549
Meet in first parking lot on right off main park road: songbirds, water & shorebirds in uplands, water & shoreline habitats; ¾ mile sand trails & beach. More info online: Fred Howard Park
MULTI-DAY TRIP, Saturday, November 8, 2008 - Saturday, 11/15/08
Trinidad & Tobago eco-tour
Jane Williams 447-7394 for details
SEE THE SLIDESHOW DOCUMENTING THIS TRIP
Saturday, November 22, 2008, 8AM
Allen's Creek Park + Allen's Creek Preserve
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet in west parking lot at Allen's Creek Park [Hercules Rd at east end of Lakeview Rd]:
songbirds, raptors, water birds in variety of Clearwater's urban habitats; ¾ mile of trails.
More info online:
Clearwater Park Facilities
Allen's Creek Park
December 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer, 518-6241
Meet in the: water & song birds, raptors in lake, oak & xeric hammocks. ¾ mile trail. More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, December 13, 2008, 8AM
Brooker Creek Preserve
Ken Rowe, 781-0745
Meet at Brooker Creek Preserve Education Center; songbirds, raptors, critters, wildflowers & more. Up to 3 miles of natural trails & boardwalk; easy to difficult; often wet mud bogs. More info online: Brooker Creek Preserve
ALL DAY - Sunday, December 21, 2008
Annual Christmas Bird Count
Merle Hubbard, 939-1549
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
MULTI-DAY TRIP, Friday, 12/26/08- Wednesday, 12/31/08
Rio Grande Valley, TX
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Call for complete details.
January 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer, 518-6241
Meet in Park: water & song birds, raptors in lake, oak & xeric hammocks. ¾ mile trail. More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
LONG DAY TRIP, Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 8AM
Ft. DeSoto County Park
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Meet at Ft DeSoto Ranger Station: songbirds, raptors, water & shore birds along causeways, shoreline drive & 1+ mile natural trails on Tampa Bay north shore. 27 + toll. Fort DeSoto Park
MULTI-DAY TRIP, Friday Evening, 1/17/09, 5PM - Sunday 1/18/09, 4PM
STA5 & Corkscrew Swamp
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Cost: TBA, reservations required, maximum 15; meet at Coachman Fundamental Middle School: indigenous & migratory species. 145 + toll. More info online: Corkscrew Audubon , Sta5 Waterfowl Areas
Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 8AM
{Clearwater Specialties}
& Miniature Art Society Annual Exhibit
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet at Brighthouse Stadium north park lot: songbirds, raptors & water birds in the City of Clearwater. Lunch in Largo, docent tour world's premier Miniature Art show. More online: Miniature Art
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, January 31, 2009, 7AM
{Celery fields in Sarasota
changed from Bartow
}
Dana Kerstein, 441-1609
MEETING PLACE CHANGE: meet at the Kerstein's office, 2127 NE Coachman Rd. Clearwater 33765. Click for map
February 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 8AM
{Gateway Wetlands} & Tampa Bay Auto Museum
Ken Rowe, 781-0745 or Mike MacDonald, 727-538-8688
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: resident, migratory, water, wading & song birds near Feather Sound; early 20th century European marques, & replica of world's first automobile. Info online: http://tbauto.org/
Saturday, February 7, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Meet in the Park: : water & song birds, raptors in lake, oak & xeric hammocks. ¾ mile trail. More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
MULTI-DAY TRIP, Saturday, February 7, 2009, 6AM - Sunday, 2/89/098, 4PM+
Merritt Island NWR
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Meet at Coachman Fundamental Middle School: rails, scrub-jays, water & shore birds, raptors and more; phone leader for more details. 150 miles + toll. More info online: Merritt Island NWR
Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7:30AM
Cockroach Bay
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822, Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City; water & shore birds, raptors, songbirds in ponds &
one of Tampa Bay's most productive estuaries. 40miles + toll. More info online:
Cockroach Bay
Saturday, February 21, 2009, 9AM
{Courtney Campbell Causeway} & Al Lopez Park Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet in front of Target at Clearwater Mall: water & shore birds on Causeway to Rocky Point; songbirds at Al Lopez Park. 14 miles. More info online: Trails
March 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Meet in the Park: : water & song birds, raptors in lake, oak & xeric hammocks. ¾ mile trail. More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
LONG DAY TRIP - Saturday, March 14, 2009, 6AM
Babcock-Webb Prairie
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Meet at Coachman Fundamental Middle School: resident & migrant warblers, bluebird, peregrine falcon, bald eagle, wood stork, Bachman's sparrow, burrowing owl, brown-headed nuthatch, red-cockaded woodpecker & more in pine flatwoods. 65 miles + toll. More info online: Babcock-Webb Prairie
Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 8AM
Sawgrass Lake County Park/Anderson Environmental Education Center
Sid Crawford, 785-3960
Meet behind interpretive center: Blackburnian Warblers, water & shorebirds, songbirds in hardwood hammocks; 1½ miles boardwalks & sand trails. More info online: Sawgrass
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, March 21, 2009, 7:30AM
{Circle-B-Bar Ranch}
Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822, Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: eagles, raptors, songbirds, water birds [resident White Pelicans] & alligators at former cattle ranch Lake Hancock shores. 3½ mile sand trails. 56 miles + toll. More info online: Circle-B-Bar Ranch
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, March 28, 2009, 7:30AM
Morris Bridge & Lettuce Lake
Merle Hubbard, 939-1549
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: migratory songbirds, raptors, water birds; boardwalks & sand trails, Morris Bridge, ¾ mile; Lettuce Lake, 1-2 miles. 35 miles. More info online: Morris Bridge, Lettuce Lake
April 2009
LONG DAY TRIP, Friday, April 3, 2009, 7AM
Cross Bar Ranch
Ken Rowe, 781-0745
Meet at Countryside Shopping Town in front of Sears by US19 frontage road, bring lunch & drinks: carpool to site where a safari bus will transport birders to observe resident & migratory songbirds, raptors & burrowing owls; learn about Florida water resources. 40 miles + toll. More info online: Cross Bar Ranch
AUDUBON ACADEMY: Friday to Sunday
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459 Learn how to make your Audubon Chapter more effective.
Saturday, April 4, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park Madeleine Bohrer, 518-6241
Meet in the Park: songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile trail. More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, April 8, 2009, 7:30AM
Emerson Point Park
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: raptors, songbirds, water & shore birds, hardwood hammock, coastal berm, mangroves; 5+ miles boardwalks, sand & grass trails. 46 miles + toll. More info online: Bay Soundings
LONG DAY TRIP, Saturday, April 11, 2009, 7:30AM
Ft. DeSoto County Park
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: migratory songbirds, raptors, water & shore birds; causeway & shoreline drive + 1-2 mile trail walk on Tampa Bay's north shore. 27 miles + toll. More info online: Ft. DeSoto County Park
LONG DAY TRIP, Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 7:30AM
Ft. DeSoto County Park
Jackie Williams, 585-3587
Meet at Tri City Mall in front of Party City: migratory songbirds, raptors, water & shore birds along causeway & shoreline, 1-2 mile sand trail on Tampa Bay's north shore. 27 miles + toll. More info online: Ft. DeSoto County Park
Saturday, April 18, 2009, 6AM
Green Key & Werner-Boyce Salt Springs
Paul Trunk, 447-4785
6:00 a.m. We will meet outside the Sears store at Countryside Mall in the parking lot adjacent to the access road along US 19; rails, wrens, songbirds, water & shorebirds + raptors are all possible in Mangrove wetlands, scrub and beach habitats. 19 miles. More info online: Green Key, Werner-Boyce
Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 8AM
Honeymoon Island State Park
Merle Hubbard, 939-1549
Meet behind McDonalds at corner of ALT US19 & Curlew Road: wading, water & shore birds plus migratory songbirds & raptors. 2-3 mile walk on sand trails. More info online: Honeymoon
Saturday, April 25, 2009, 8AM
John Chesnut County Park
Ken Rowe, 781-0745
Meet at Peggy Park Trail parking lot: resident & migratory songbirds, raptors & more. Easy walk on packed trails & pavement. More info online: John Chestnut
May 2009
Saturday, 5/2/09, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet in the Park: songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, waterbirds in lake. ¾ mile trail; Brunch With The Birds during Clearwater's Fun-N-Sun celebration. More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Saturday, 5/9/09, 8AM
Philippe County Park & Safety Harbor Museum
Ken Rowe, 781-0745
Meet at first parking lot: raptors, shorebirds & resident songbirds on Old Tampa Bay; learn about Pinellas history; lunch at Whistle Stop. More info online: Philippe Park
Saturday, 5/16/09, 9AM
Florida Aquarium & Alafia Banks float trip
Jane Williams, 447-7394
Phone for details: water & shorebirds galore on this Tampa Bay exploration of the Audubon Sanctuaries; float, sit & discover. 18 miles. More info online: Florida Aquarium
June 2009
Saturday, 6/6/09, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer, 518-6241
Meet in the Park: songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, waterbirds in lake. ¾ mile trail. More info online: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Saturday, 6/13/09, 8AM
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Mike MacDonald, 409-0459
Meet at Clearwater Marine Aquarium: explore the marine environment of St. Joseph Sound with CMA biologists; lunch on mainland. More info online: http://www.cmaquarium.org/
July 2009
MULTI - DAY TRIP: Wednesday, 7/29/09, 6AM - Thursday, 8/6/09, 6PM+
Southeastern Arizona Birding
Paul Trunk, 447-4785 Hummingbirds, songbirds, raptors galore in the Chiracahua & Huachuca mountains.
