Clearwater Audubon Field Trips
2009/2010 Season
September 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009, 8AM
STA 5 Birding Festival
863-674-0695
Fall North American Migration Count Volunteers meet in Clewiston, FL with the Hendry-Glades Audubon Society. For details see this site: http://www.orgsites.com/fl/hgaudubon
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 to Sunday, September 27, 2009
Florida Keys Birding Festival
305-872-0774 or 305-289-2690
Curry Hammock State Park, 56.2, Marathon, FL . More info online: www.keysbirdingfest.org
October 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer 518-6241
Meet in parking lot; songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile shell trail & boardwalks.
Saturday, October 10, 2009, 8AM
John Chesnut County Park
Ellen Pfau 786-3718
Meet at shelter #6; songbirds, raptors & waterbirds in uplands & freshwater wetlands habitats; 1 mile boardwalks, paved & sand trails.
Saturday, October 17, 2009, 7:45AM
North Anclote River Nature Park
Merle Hubbard 939-1549
Meet at Staples NW corner Tarpon Av @ Keystone Rd; migrant songbirds & raptors at this quiet little known gem. 1 mile shell, grass & boardwalk trails.
Saturday, October 17, 2009, 8:30AM
STA 5 Birding Festival
Clewiston, FL
Hendry Glades Audubon Society 863-674-0695
Online: http://www.orgsites.com/fl/hgaudubon
Saturday, October 17, 2009, 8AM – 5PM
Carabelle, FL
850-697-2585
Forgotten Coast Black Bear Festival. Online: www.carrabelle.org/bearfestival.
Sunday, October 18, 2009 to Saturday, October 24, 2009
Ding Darling Days, Sanibel Island
Enjoy eco-activities,
live presentations, crafts, birding, boating, photo contest, food & art.
Online details: www.dingdarlingdays.com
Friday, October 23, 2009 & Saturday, October 24, 2009
Annual Florida Audubon Assembly, Carillon Park
Hilton, Feather Sound.
Online Details: www.audubonofflorida.org.
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 10AM
Big Birds for Beginners, Honeymoon Island Nature Center
Lynn Sumerson 596-8822
Short lecture on shore & water birds then survey State Park shoreline & Dunedin Causeway, 3miles sand trails & driving.
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 8AM to 5PM
Circus McGurkis, Lake Vista Park, St Pete: 623-2468
Fun, food, entertainment, conservation & education for every age & lifestyle.
Saturday, October 31, 2009, 8AM
Ft. DeSoto County Park
Lynn Sumerson 596-8822
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.
Important Field Trip Information
Carpooling and passenger vans are strongly recommended. Assemble at meeting place 15 minutes prior to departure. Wear appropriate shoes and clothing. Bring insect repellant, sunscreen and water.
November 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer 518-6241
Meet in parking lot; songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile shell trail & boardwalks.
5 0 TH B I R T H D A Y S U N S E T C R U I S E
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 4PM to 7PM
Tarpon Springs docks to Anclote Key
Marianne Korosy 772-7584 or Mike MacDonald 409-0459
Tour Anclote Key and the lighthouse. Enjoy the sunset on this special Clearwater Audubon Celebratory Cruise. This trip is limited to 45 adults. Cash bar. Food will be provided by Clearwater Audubon Society. DEPARTS FROM The Tarpon Springs Docks - 776 Dodecanese Blvd , Tarpon Springs 34689
Please call for tickets and information.
Saturday, November 7, 2009 & Sunday, November 8, 2009
Art Arbor Festival
Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, St Pete 893-7326
Guided walks, kid activities, food, entertainment & art.
Online: www.artarborfestival.com
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 7:30AM
Circle-B-Bar Ranch
Lynn Sumerson 596-8822
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City; eagles & other raptor, songbirds, water birds [resident White Pelicans] & alligators at former cattle ranch in xeric oak habitat on the shores of Lake Hancock. 3½ mile sand trails.
Saturday, November 21, 2009, 8AM
Philippe County Park
Merle Hubbard 939-1549
Meet in parking lot at end of entry road; raptors, shorebirds & songbirds along the shores of Old Tampa Bay.
Saturday, November 28, 2009, 7:30AM
Gateway & Roosevelt Wetlands
Mike MacDonald 409-0459
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City; water, wading & song birds in & near Feather Sound region.
December 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer @ 518-6241
Meet in parking lot; songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile shell & board trail.
Saturday, December 12, 2009, 8AM
Brooker Creek Preserve
Ken Rowe
781-0745
Meet in Education Center parking lot; resident & migratory songbirds, raptors, critters, wildflowers & more. ½ - 3 miles of boardwalks, sand & mulch trails, often difficult, wet & muddy. Please come prepared for a long, exciting day.
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT ~ALL DAY: Sunday, December 27, 2009
Marianne Korosy 772-7584
V O L U N T E E R S N E E D E D
Monday, December 28, 2009 to Saturday January 2, 2010
South Texas Birding
Paul Trunk @ 447-4785
All the great birding places in south Texas. Call early for details and reservations.
JANUARY 2010
TRIP: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Lynn Sumerson @ 596-8822
Meet in parking lot; songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile shell & board trail.
TRIP: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 8AM
Ft. DeSoto County Park
John Hood @ 461-4762
Meet at Ft DeSoto Ranger Station; migratory songbirds, raptors, water & shore birds; causeway & shoreline drive + 1-2 mile trail walk on Tampa Bay’s north shore
FESTIVAL Wednesday, January 13, 2010 to Monday, January 18, 2010
Everglades Birding Festival @ 954-805-6810, 954-926-5458: search for birds all over South FL with Kevin Karlson & Paddy Cunningham, birdpaddy@yahoo.com. www.birdadventure.com
M/V: Friday, January 15, 2010 to Sunday January 17, 2010
STA-5, Lake Okeechobee & Corkscrew Swamp: Paul Trunk @ 447-4785.
TRIP: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 8AM
Big Birds for Beginners @ Bonner Park: Lynn Sumerson @ 596-8822
Meet in parking lot for short lecture then survey shore & water birds from dock, out of the sun & over the water, bring your armchair & binoculars.
TRIP: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 10AM
Big Birds for Beginners, Honeymoon Island Nature Center: Lynn Sumerson, 596-8822
Short shore & water bird identification lecture then survey HMI shoreline & Dunedin Cause-way; 3miles sand trails & driving.
FESTIVAL Wednesday, January 27, 2010 to Monday, February 1, 2010
Spacecoast Birding & Wildlife Festival
Light-house Drive, Titusville, FL @ 386-304-5545 | 386-304-5530 | 386-304-5529. www.nbbd.com/fly/.
FEBRUARY 2010
TRIP: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park: Madeleine Bohrer @ 518-6241
Meet in parking lot; songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile shell & board trail.
VAN TRIP: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 7AM
Bartow Borrow Pits: Dana Kerstein @ 441-1609
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City: resident & migratory water birds in restored phosphate mines, + raptors & songbirds!
FESTIVAL Sunday, February 7, 2010
Orlando Wetlands Wildlife & Birding Festival
Guided tours, bird netting/ banding, activities, music, food, fun-for-all.
Multi-day Trip Friday, February 12, 2010 to Monday, February 15, 2010
Northern Minnesota Birding Festival: Paul Trunk @ 447-4785
Northern owls, Crossbills, Bohemian Waxwings, & arctic species that winter only in northern states.
Long Day Trip: Saturday, February 13, 2010, 7:00AM
Robinson Preserve & Palma Sola Gardens: Mike MacDonald @ 409 -0459 or Lynn Sumerson @ 596-8822
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City; raptors, song, water & shore birds, coastal & tidal mangrove habitats; 3+ miles boardwalks, sand & grass trails.
Saturday, February 20, 2010, 7:30AM
Cockroach Bay: Lynn Sumerson @ 596-8822 or Mike MacDonald @ 409-0459
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City; water & shorebirds, raptors, songbirds in ponds & one Tampa Bay productive estuaries.
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 7AM
Sarasota Celery Fields : Mike MacDonald @ 409-0459
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City; raptors, prairie & waterbirds in abandoned agricultural fields.
March 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park : John Hood @ 461-4762
Meet in parking lot; songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile shell & board trail.
Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8AM
Honeymoon Island State Park: John Hood @ 461-4762
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.
Multi-day Trip Monday to Monday, March 15 - 22, 2010
Panama Birding [$2,800 includes air]: Paul Trunk @ 447-4785
SOLD OUT
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 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, ¾ mile at Morris Bridge, 1-2 miles at Lettuce lake.
FESTIVAL Thursday, March 25, 2010 to Sunday, March 28, 2010
Big O Birding & Wildlife Festival, Lake Okeechobee
La Belle, FL @ 863-612-4783
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 8AM
Ft. DeSoto County Park
Lynn Sumerson @ 596-8822
Meet at Ft DeSoto Ranger Station; migratory songbirds, raptors, water & shore birds; causeway & shoreline drive + 1-2 mile trail walk on Tampa Bay’s north shore.
April 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park
Madeleine Bohrer @ 518-6241
Meet in parking lot; songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile shell & board trail.
FESTIVAL Saturday, April 3, 2010, 11AM to 2PM
Eco-day, McGough Nature Center
Barbara Stalbird @ 518-3047
Conservation information, presentations, tours, kid crafts, entertainment & food. bstalbird@largo.com
Long Day Trip Friday, April 9, 2010, 7AM
Cross Bar Ranch
Ken Rowe @ 781-0745
Meet at Countryside Shopping Town in front of Sears by US19 frontage road, bring lunch & drinks; safari bus to observe resident & migratory songbirds, raptors & burrowing owls; learn about water resources.
Long Day Trip Saturday, April 10, 2010, 7:30AM
Circle-B-Bar Ranch
Lynn Sumerson @ 596-8822 or Mike MacDonald
@ 409-0459
Meet at Tri-City Mall in front of Party City; eagles & other raptor, songbirds, water birds [resident White Pelicans], alligators at former cattle ranch in oak habitat on Lake Hancock. 3½ mile sand trails.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7:30AM
Ft. DeSoto County Park
John Hood @ 461-4762 or Jacqui Williams @585-3587
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.
Long Day Trip Saturday, April 17, 2010, 6:30AM
J.B. Starkey Wilderness
Marianne Korosy @ 772-7584
Meet at Countryside Shopping Town in front of Sears near US19 frontage road; songbirds & raptors in large Pasco County preserve. {20} http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/starkey-park.html
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8AM
John Chesnut County Park
Ellen Pfau @ 786-3718
Meet at shelter #6: resident & migratory songbirds, raptors & more. Boardwalk, shell & paved trails.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 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.
May 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8AM
Moccasin Lake Nature Park - Brunch With Birds
Madeleine Bohrer @ 518-6241
Meet in parking lot; songbirds & raptors in oak & xeric hammock, water birds in lake. ¾ mile shell & board trail.
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 8AM
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Mike MacDonald @ 409-0459
Meet at CMA: explore St. Joseph sound by boat for water birds & marine wildlife - [15 advance reservations & $15.00 deposit required to secure special time & price; trip cancelled if less than 15 reservations].
June 2010
Long Day Trip Saturday, June 5, 2010, 7AM
Audubon Tampa Bay Sanctuaries
Mike MacDonald 409-0459
Meet in Clearwater Mall in front of Target; survey some of the largest seabird nest sites in Florida by boat.
Saturday, June 12, 2010, 7AM
Brooker Creek Preserve
Ken Rowe 781-0745
Meet in Education Center parking lot; songbirds, raptors, butterflies, wild flowers & summer surprises in Pinellas County’s largest property.
July 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010, 7AM
Phillippe County Park
Lynn Sumerson @ 786-8822
Meet in parking lot at end of entry road; more summer surprises along the shores of Old Tampa Bay; song, shore & water birds, raptors, horseshoe crabs, & more.
August 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010, 7AM
Millenium Park
Mike MacDonald @ 409-0459
Meet in first parking lot on right; even more summer surprises on the shores of Boca Ciega Bay.
