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December Meeting:
Yummy and Not So Yummy Mushrooms
Mycologist Harriet Gayle will show us the edible and poisonous mushrooms found right here in Florida. Please join us.
Date: Monday, December 13, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: First Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 1031 S. Euclid Avenue
Cost: FREE
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Get Out in December for These Great Activities
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Oscar Scherer State Park
Dec. 2, 9, 16 & 23 at 8:30 am
Laurel Landfill
Sat., Dec. 4 at 8 am
Lido Key Shorebirds
Sunday, December 5 at 8:00 a.m.
Myakka River State Park
Wednesday, December 8 at 8:15 a.m.
Celery Fields Walk
Saturday, December 11 at 8 am
Lido Beach & Woods
Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 7:30 am
Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7:30 am
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Don't Miss These Getaway Trips
Many of our trips are full but we still have a few spots on our Gainesville trip and the Eagle Trolley. Sarasota Audubon Society trips have great leaders who make the arrangements for you and we always enjoy new people.
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Trips From the Field: Fun Recaps of Where We've Been
Read recaps of our recent birdwatching field trips to Siesta Key, Lido Key and others.
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Review of Florida's Threatened Wildlife Initiated
Our own Michelle van Deventer worked to pull information together to aid Florida Fish & Wildlife in this beginning study. This is a major step by FWC and has the potential of affording more species more stringent statewide rules. The birds now on this list for further review are:
American Oystercatcher, Least Tern, Little Blue Heron, Reddish Egret, Roseate Spoonbill, Tricolored Heron, Osprey, Southeastern American Kestral, White-crowned Pigeon, Florida Sandhill Crane, Marian's Marsh Wren, Black Skimmer, Snowy Plover, and the Burrowing Owl.
Thanks, Michelle, for always working on behalf of our feathered friends.
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Monthly Bird Surveys at County Parks
Lynn Jakubowiz coordinates the monthly SAS bird surveys at Urfer Family Park (third Thursday) and Rothenbach Park (second Thursday) at 8 am. Each month's list at Urfer is posted on the bulletin board so visitors can get an idea of what they may see there. Both surveys will aid the county in creating future bird lists for the parks.
Anyone who would like to join Lynn and her crew is welcome. Call Lynn at 364-9212.
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Welcome New Members!
Anna Zeliazkow
Arthur Armitage
George Boniecki
Ruth Brandwein
Don Collins
Eileen Daugherty
Naomi Deutsch
Lisa Duffy
Doris Ermes
David Frederickson
Kendra Garrett
Sharlene Graham
Betty Gregory
Kevin Griffieon
Judi Hennard
Sheri Aiello Hennard
Elam K. Hertzler
Adam HJean M. White
Jinny Wiseman
Bill Mies
Joanne Miller
Sandra Hasenjager
Martin & Nina Young
Ivan & Margaret Kristjanson
Denise Almy
Ethel Anderson
Ethan Best
Nikki Crowder
Edwina Curtis
Piedad Dodson
Kathye Dotson
Lois Duffy
Suzanne Flagler
Ann Koerbel
Jack Lungmus
E. Maldoff
Margaret McCampbell
Tweedie McCollister
Margretta Patterson
Jack Rieke
Linda Salisbury
Philip Saul
Melissa Stevenson
Donna Twardowski
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Support our friends at Wild Bird Center. Matt & Karen Holman have donated time and funds to us.
Wild Bird Center
8323 Lockwood Ridge Rd
Sarasota, Fl 34243
(941) 341-9500 |
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Happy Holidays
Your SAS Board wishes you and yours very happy holidays. We value each and every one of you . Your interest and support make all of our activities possible. We thank you.
We hope to see many of you at our Holiday Lunch Dec. 9 at 11:45 am at the University Park Country Club,
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Membership Renewal Due Now
All local SAS memberships need to be renewed for 2011 before the end of the year. Your $20 membership stays right here in Sarasota, helping fund local projects like the Celery Fields, educational programs and scholarships. Renew by mail or visit Lynn Jakubowicz at our membership table at our monthly meetings. Please check that she has your current
address.membership@sarasotaaudubon.org.
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The Sarasota Christmas Bird Count is scheduled for Sunday, Jan 2, 2011. Participate in one of the largest and longest-running Citizen Science projects in the world. Data gathered on bird populations over the past 100 years has provided scientists with valuable information about declines and movements and helps shape National Audubon's agenda for saving them. Be a part of this critically important project. If you'd like to participate, either on a team or from your backyard, contact CBC Coordinator Judi Linell at judi@sarasotaaudubon.org or 355-3157. All reports are gratefully received.
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Sandhill Cranes at Celery Fields
The Sandhill Cranes' nightly gathering and early morning lift off at the Celery Fields are attracting many people. Unfortunately some or maybe just one photographer has been feeding the cranes in order to bring them in to get a "better shot." See photo attached; note the grackles. The purpose of long lenses is to be able to shoot from afar, thus avoiding disturbing the wildlife.. Along with food come grackles, crows and gulls, not to mention that the ponds become trash heaps of human food.
Sandhill Cranes have federal and state protection; feeding them is against the law. If you do go to the CF to enjoy this marvelous sight, please be aware of the law and make others aware if possible.
The photo below exemplifies the problem -grackles feeding on "non-natural" foods along with the cranes.
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Need Gift Ideas?
Visit our sales table for hats, note cards, books, SAS & NAS patches and Martha Straub's wonderful beaded, birdy necklaces and earrings.
See Stu Hills' hand crafted and painted bird wood carvings on sale through December. Give a very special gift to that special person. All proceeds go to SAS
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Meet a Board Member: Sara King, Member At Large: Greeter I began birding and photography in the South Louisiana swamps and bayous in the early 1960's. I studied Fine Art at Centenary College in Shreveport, LA. and University of South Louisiana in Lafayette, LA. Arriving in Sarasota in 1969, my family soon affiliated with the Sarasota Sailing Squadron . I completed training in Radiologic Technology at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in 1973, specializing in Low Dose Mammography and DEXA Bone Density testing.
I joined the Sarasota Audubon Society in t he early 1980's and soon became the Historian, The Keeper of the Scrapbooks. In the late 80's , I held the post of Secretary, and moved on to become the Greeter. I quite enjoy making newcomers and visitors, as well as returning members, feel welcome to our general meetings.
When the first "Hot Spots" was being compiled, I was asked to submit sketches of local birds to illustrate it and it is an honor they have been used in all our newer editions. My illustrations have been used for fundraising, note cards, the Care Free Learner sign at Marina Jacks and general illustration as needed. I hope to use my talents as a bird illustrator in the future to help raise funds for the Celery Field Project.
I am proud of my daughter Sara Beth and her daughters, Anamilok and Santosha Spickerd, who have become excellent birders, and have volunteered with SAS through the years. Now I have time to enjoy our annual "Trips and Tours", so look for me there , at the general meetings, or at Earth Days at Oscar Scherer Park, where I help with the Children's Educational tent.
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Wildlife Bingo Needs Volunteers
Help us provide educational fun at Urfer Family Park. Kids will be given wildlife bingo cards and sent out to hunt for various plants, birds & critters. Meet in pavilion at 3:30 pm on Jan.7.
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Subscribe to Bird Alerts!
Need the latest birding info for our area? To subscribe, just send an e-mail. Thanks to Peter Rice for providing this service.
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SAS Name Tags
If you are a new member or do not have an official SAS name tag, you can have one delivered right to your door. Send your name, address and telephone number and a check for $4.50 made out to: Michael Fox, 2749 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34237. For an extra $2.00, you can order a badge which attaches by magnet. No pinholes!
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