Caloosa Bird Club

The Caloosa Bird Club, founded in 1959, is a seasonal organization for our more northern "snowbirds" of the human persuasion. Many of our members make the Fort Myers, Florida area their winter home, migrating here to warmer climes during the fall and winter months and back north again with the spring. Our interest is the study of birds, including field identification, song, migration, population trends, food, behavior and habitat. There is also a "social" aspect to the club, where members renew old friendships and enjoy each other's company while focusing on their mutual interests of birds and birding.

There is a general meeting at 2:00 PM every second Sunday during the months of November through March. On each Monday during the season, there is a scheduled field trip, usually ending with a picnic-style lunch. A few trips are to more distant birding sites such as St. Marks N.W.R. near Tallahassee or Everglades N.P. and these trips require an overnight or longer stay. At the end of each trip, a list of bird sightings and the number of participants is compiled for club records. On a Monday in December, usually in the latter part of the month, the club conducts the Fort Myers area Christmas Bird Count for the National Audubon Society. The 2009 Fort Myers Christmas Bird Count will be held on Monday, December 15, 2008. Results can be accessed here. You will need to make a table in order to see the results. The count code for Fort Myers is FLFM.

Prospective members must attend one general meeting, participate in two field trips and show serious interest in the purpose and function of the club. Members are expected to lead field trips, participate in the Christmas Bird Count and serve in the various capacities that are vital to the operation of the club. Ruth Woodall is the trip chairman.

If you can fulfill the above requirements and expectations for membership, and are sincerely interested in becoming a Caloosa Bird Club member, please download a copy of the membership application here. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view and print-out the application. The Acrobat Reader is available free at Adobe's website.

AFTER THE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET, send the completed application along with payment to our Membership Chairman, Is Cloak. The application will be submitted to the Executive Committee for action.

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