| Sunday 11/13/05 |
1:00 PM | Monthly Meeting - Pot Luck at Tropicana Mobile Park. 16731 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. Bring a covered dish as well as your own table setting including plates: both lunch and dessert, cup, cutlery etc. [Map] | J. Barber
J.Buenzow V.Lucas
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| Monday 11/14/05 |
8:00 AM | Devil's Garden (Alvah's Alley). Meet at Barron Park, [Map] LaBelle. Carpool! -- south on S.R. 29 to Keri Rd. (aka C.R. 832 aka Alvah's Alley) [Map], Okaloacoochee S.F. and then all the way to jct. C.R. 833 aka Devil's Garden. Lunch at Cannon Hammock Park. Directions to Barron Park in LaBelle: From I-75 take Exit 141 (Old Exit 25 aka S.R. 80 aka Palm Beach Blvd.) east to S.R. 29. Left on S.R. 29. Barron Park is on right, just before the Caloosahatchee. | V. McGrath |
| Monday 11/21/05 |
8:00 AM | Little Estero Lagoon (Fort Myers Beach) and Bowditch Point Park. Meet at Villa Santini Plaza (diagonally across from Holiday Inn on Estero Blvd.) [Map] Lunch at Bowditch Point Park. 0.75/hr parking. | M. Harpham K. Hyatt J. Barber |
| Monday 11/28/05 |
8:00 AM | Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk [Map, Fakahatchee Strand, Turner River Road and New Kirby Storter Boardwalk. Meet at Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk on north side of US 41, 2 miles east of Port of the Islands Resort. Park next to Seminole Village. Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk is a half-mile long. Lunch at H. P. Williams Boardwalk. | V. Lucas |
| Monday 12/05/05 |
Estero Bay Preserve State Park [Map] From US 41, go west on Broadway in Estero about 1 1/4 miles. A sign on the right near the power station will mark the site as Estero Bay State Buffer Preserve. No restrooms, but there are gas stations and shopping areas nearby where one can find facilities prior to arrival. Trails may be muddy. Wear sturdy shoes. Lunch will be via carpool to Koreshan State Historical Site.[Map] $4.00 entrance fee per car. Go to the picnic area. Restrooms are available in picnic area. | Pat Gladstone | |
| Sunday 12/11/05 |
2:00 PM | Monthly Meeting at Tropicana Mobile Park. 16731 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. [Map] |
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| Monday 12/12/05 |
Charlotte County Birding, Zemel Road Landfill, [Map] Aqui Esta Ponds, [Map] Ponce de Leon Park with a possible trip to north side of Peace River Meet at the Publix Parking lot on Rt. 41 in North Fort Myers, 3.5 miles north of the Shell Factory. | J. Winters | |
| Monday 12/19/05 |
Christmas Bird Count WE NEED HELP PLEASE! Call Vince Lucas to sign up. |
V. Lucas | |
| Monday 12/26/05 |
No activity - MERRY CHRISTMAS! |
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| Monday 01/01/06 |
No activity - Happy New Year! |
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| Monday 01/09/06 | 8:00 AM | Bunche Beach , Shell Point Pond, & Lakes Park. Meet at Bunche Beach parking lot at end of John Morris Rd.[Map] Lunch at Lakes Park.[Map]. Note: Lakes Park is a Lee County park, parking is 75¢ an hour or $3.00 per day. | |
| Monday 01/15/06 | 2:00 PM | Monthly Meeting at Tropicana Mobile Park. 16731 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. [Map] | |
| Monday 01/16/06
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8:00 AM | Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve [Map]. Meet at parking lot. This is a Lee County Park and there is a parking fee of 75¢ an hour or $3.00 all day. | R. Fleming J. Turner |
| Monday 01/23/06 | 8:30 AM | Phosphate Mines Meet at Peace River Park (Map & Directions) Approximate driving time from Fort Myers: 2-2 1/2 hrs. Optional overnight: Davis Bros. Motel 1-800-424-0711. |
J. Winters |
| Monday 01/30/06 | 8:30 AM | Sarasota Celery Fields
Meet at Ackerman Park [Map] off of I-75, Exit 210 (aka Old Exit 39 aka Fruitville Rd. aka S.R. 780). Count starts here. |
M. & F. Yorkston |
| Monday 02/06/06 | 8:00 AM | Birding Lake Okeechobee
Meet at Clewiston Inn. See Clewiston Inn website for map and further information. |
V. McGrath |
| Sunday 02/12/06 | 2:00 PM | Monthly Meeting at Tropicana Mobile Park. 16731 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. [Map] | |
| Monday 02/13/06 | 8:30 AM | Tigertail Beach [Map] & Marco Island locales. Meet at parking lot. Fee $3.00. Afterwards, we'll check on Burrowing Owl sites [Map] & bird Mackle Park [Map] and have lunch there. | C. Levreault I. Gotti |
| Monday 02/20/06 | 8:00 AM | Ding
Darling N.W.R. [Map]
& [Website]
and Bailey Tract [Map].
Meet at the Visitor's Center at Ding Darling N.W.R. Lunch on Sanibel Causeway Island. |
B. Saunders G. Hadwen |
| Monday 02/27/06 | 8:00 AM | Alva area
birding We will visit the White's feeders [Map] & Caloosahatchee Regional Park [Map]. Meet at the Franklin Locks parking lot [Map] on the SOUTH side of the Caloosahatchee off of S.R.80. The parking lot is reached by leaving I-75 at Exit 141 and traveling east on S.R.. 80 for approximately 7 miles. Caloosahatchee Regional Park (which is on the north side of the Caloosahatchee off of S.R. 78) is a Lee County Park. Parking is 75¢ an hour or $3.00 per day. |
L. & L. White |
| Monday 03/06/06 | See notes |
Wakodahatchee [Website]-
Green Cay Wetlands bus trip [Website]
Meet @ 6:30 AM at the Cypress Trace Shopping Center (NW corner of Cypress Lake Drive and Route 41, South Fort Myers) [Map ] and at 6:45 AM at the Cracker Barrel, North Fort Myers. [Map] Please note that the bus LEAVES at the times posted above. Please plan on being there earlier so as not to delay the bus schedule. Fee for the bus is $30.00. |
Sue Moore
Penny Wilbur
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| Sunday 03/12/06 | 2:00 PM | Monthly Meeting at Tropicana Mobile Park. 16731 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. [Map] | |
| Monday 03/13/06 | 8:00 AM | Babcock -Webb W.M.A. [Map#1][Map#2] I-75 Exit 158 (Old Exit 27) then right to parking lot. Car pool with Licensed Resident Florida Senior Driver to avoid fee ($3.00 per person or $6.00 per car.) NOTE: LIMIT OF 10 CARS AND 40 PEOPLE TOTAL. MUST SIGN UP BY 2/12/06 MEETING AT THE VERY LATEST. | H. & C. Johnstone |
| Monday 03/20/06 | 8:30 AM | Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. I-75 Exit 111 (Old Exit 17) - Left on CR 846, approx. 17 miles - Left on CR 849. Meet in parking lot. Fee $5.00 for National Audubon members. [Map] [Website] | R. Hackney
N. Lightman |
| Monday 03/27/06 | 8:30 AM | Naples
birding: Eagle Lakes Community Park [Map]
[Bird Checklist*] and Sugden Regional Park
[Map].
Meet at Eagle Lakes, 1 mile west of Routes 41 and 951. *You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view and print-out the bird check list. The Acrobat Reader is available free at Adobe's website. |
L. Brennan |
| Monday 04/03/06 | Fort
DeSoto Bus Trip.
Meet @ 6:00 AM at the Cypress Trace Shopping Center (NW corner of
Cypress Lake Drive and Route 41, South Fort Myers) and at 6:45 AM at the Cracker Barrel, North Fort Myers.
Please note that the bus LEAVES at the time posted above. Please plan on being there earlier so as not to delay the bus schedule. |
J. & G. Sanderson | |
| Sunday 04/09/06 | 2:00 PM | Monthly Meeting at Tropicana Mobile Park. 16731 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. [Map] | |
| Monday 04/10/06 | 8:00 AM | Sanibel Lighthouse [Map]. Meet at the beachside parking lot. Parking rates at Sanibel Lighthouse are $2.00 an hour with no daily maximum! | V. McGrath |
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