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Pelican Landing
Bird Club
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The
Pelican Landing Birdwatching Club meets on the second Wednesday of the month
at 7:30am at the south end of the Community Center parking lot. Meetings are
field trips to a variety of habitats in the area. Carpools are arranged at
the Community Center on the day of the field trip so participants should be
prepared to drive or contribute toward gasoline. Participants should bring a
sack lunch, binoculars, field guides, insect repellent, and shoes and
clothing suitable for each habitat. Most trips will end around 2:00PM.
Comprehensive information concerning directions, entrance fees, and
logistics for each field trip is usually broadcast to club members by email
prior to the trip, so interested residents should register their email
addresses and telephone numbers with Pat Gladstone, the club’s organizer.
Pat can be reached at (239) 992-6968 or
Gcat2bird@aol.com. There are no dues for this resident club...just
enthusiasm and curiosity about Florida's resident and migratory birds.
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2008-2009
Field Trip
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Destination |
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Oct 8, 2008 |
Bunche Beach &
Lakes Park, Ft Myers off Summerlin and Gladiolus |
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Nov 12,
2008 |
Corkscrew Swamp
& Bird Sanctuary Swamp, east of Naples off Immokalee Rd |
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Dec 10,
2008 |
Franklin Locks,
Alva Cemetery, and Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve, east of
Ft Myers near Alva |
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Jan 14,
2009 |
Laurel Landfill
& Myakka River State Park, Venice/Sarasota |
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Feb 7,
2009 |
Harnes Marsh in
Lehigh Acres. This is a Saturday tour led by a Lee County
Bird Patrol volunteer. Meet at 7:00AM in the Community
Center parking lot to carpool to the area.
www.birdpatrol.org.
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Feb 11,
2009 |
Oil Pad Rd & Big
Cypress Bend Boardwalk, east of Naples off US 41 |
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Mar 11,
2009 |
Six Mile
Cypress Slough & Calusa Nature Center, Ft Myers |
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April 8,
2009 |
Babcock Webb
State Wildlife Preserve & Ponce de Leon Park, Punta Gorda |
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May 13,
2009 |
Ft Myers Beach &
Little Estero Lagoon Preserve, Ft Myers Beach |
Other dates of interest to
birders:
Oct 19-26, 2008
Ding Darling Days at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on
Sanibel Island. Lectures, tours and other activities.
www.dingdarlingdays.com
Jan 16-18, 2009
5th Annual Southwest Florida Birding & Wildlife Festival, Rookery
Bay National Estuarine Research Facility, Naples, FL.
www.rookerybay.org
Jan 21-26, 2009
Space Coast Birding Festival, Titusville, FL.
www.nbbd.com
Feb 21, 2009
Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Festival, Cape Coral, FL.
www.ccfriendofwildlife.org
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Posted 2/17/06
Little
Estero Lagoon - Fort Myers Beach
February 8,
2006
On this cold
morning, 38 species of birds were seen!
From left to
right: Cornelia Vifian, Anne Deggendorf, Sandy Cameron, Pat
Gladstone, Tom Moehring, Joan Moehring, & Sandy's sister.
Photo by Judie Von Eiff
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Posted 2/17/06
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Truck Trip
February 1, 2006
A 'back country' trip where this group
drove several miles deep into the heart of the Sanctuary.
48 species of birds were spotted that day.
From left to right: Geoff Witherington,
Corkscrew Guide - Susan S., Anne Deggendorf, Shirley
Witherington, Joan Moehring, Betty Santos, Pat Gladstone, &
Tom Moehring.
Photo by Judie Von Eiff |
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Posted 1/06/06 Marilyn
Hara snapped these photos of a flock of roseate spoonbills
from her Cypress Island lot on
New Year's Day! |
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Posted
10/18/05
A relaxing lunch on October 12, 2005, after
a wonderful day of birding at Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest
near Felda, Florida.
45 different species of birds were
spotted including the elusive Crested Caracara or Mexican Eagle.
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Here is a picture that Judie Von Eiff took of
the Pelican
Landing Birdwatching Club on a December 2004 field trip
to Lover's Key.
Front row, L-R: Judie Von Eiff, Sue Masters, Bob Baker, Pat Gladstone, Joan Moehring, Ruth Frise.
Back row, L-R: Peter Gibbs, Bill Evans, Tom Moehring.
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