| Sunday 11/11/07 |
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] |
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| Monday 11/12/07 |
8:00 AM | Devil's Garden (Alvah's Alley). Meet at Barron Park, [Map] LaBelle. Carpool a MUST! -- Bring Lunch. Lunch at Cannon Hammock Park. (FYI - optional carpooling, meet at the Six Mile Cypress Parkway entrance at the WalMart shopping center at Six Mile and Colonial at 7am to carpool to Barron Park. |
V. McGrath |
| Monday 11/19/07 | 8:00 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] |
H. & C. Johnstone |
| Saturday 11/24/07 | 8:30 AM | STA -5
Directions To Storm Treatment Area (STA)5: * From Immokalee: Continue east on C.R. 846 (Immokalee Rd.) in to Hendry County. Turn right (east) at the intersection with C.R. 833 and drive to the intersection with C.R. 835 (signed). Turn left. Stay on C.R. 835 to Blumberg Road (watch for the big communication tower) and turn right (south). Continue another 9 miles to the STA-5 turnoff (dirt road). Go south for 2-1/2 miles on the dirt road to the STA-5 entrance gate. Park before the gate in the area to the right (map below). ***** Click Here for Important Additional Trip Information ***** Click Here for STA-5 Bird List You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view and print-out the bird list. The Acrobat Reader is available free at Adobe's website. Reminders: Bring sunscreen, water, lunch/snacks. A spotting scope is very helpful. Wear hats and closed-toe shoes. Tour-participants must stay on the levee. We are allowed to drive around the levee. There is a port-o-let on site. All participants must sign a liability release upon arrival. Lunch on your own. |
V. Lucas (239) 514-7512 or vplucas@comcast.net |
| Monday 11/26/07 | 8:00 AM | Bunche Beach, & 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. |
W.Saunders R. M. Hackney |
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Monday 12/03/07 |
8:00 AM | 10,000 Islands
N.W.R. and Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk.
Where We Will Meet: We will meet at the entrance to Collier-Seminole State Park on US Rte. 41 aka Tamiami Trail, south of Naples at 8:00 A.M. From there, we will caravan the few miles to Oil Pad Road in the 10,000 Islands N.W.R. – the only land access road within the refuge. Note: parking along US Rte. 41 at the entrance to Oil Pad Road is very limited! Please carpool from home as much as possible! Considerable walking is involved although part of the road is paved but most of it isn’t. There are no facilities. After birding this area, we will continue onto the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk in the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve State Park. Further east, we will have lunch at either the Everglades City Visitor Center (jct. US Rte. 41 & SR 29) or possibly the H.P. Williams Rest Area (jct. US Rte. 41 & Turner River Rd.). Afterward, some members may want to bird the nearby Kirby Storter Boardwalk or the Turner River/Wagonwheel Rd./Birdon Rd. “Loop” or even the famous Loop Road – all within the Big Cypress National Preserve. * A lot of walking is involved. |
V. Lucas (239) 514-7512 or vplucas@comcast.net |
| Sunday 12/9/07 |
2:00 PM | Monthly Meeting at Tropicana Mobile Park. 16731 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. [Map] | |
| Monday 12/10/07 | 8:00 AM |
Ding
Darling N.W.R. [Map]
& [Website]
and Bailey Tract [Map].
To carpool, meet at 7:30 in parking lot at The Country Inn, on the corner of Summerlin Road and Shell Point Blvd. Meet at the Visitor's Center at Ding Darling N.W.R. at 8:00am. |
G. Hadwen
J. Steege
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| Monday 12/17/07 |
Christmas Bird Count WE NEED HELP PLEASE! Call Vince Lucas to sign up. |
V. Lucas | |
| Monday 12/25/07 |
No activity - MERRY CHRISTMAS! Happy Holidays! | ||
| Monday 01/01/08 | No activity - Happy New Year! | ||
| Sun/Mon 01/6-7/08 |
8:00 AM | Everglades
National Park Please click [Here] for full details.
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| Sunday 01/13/08 | 2:00 PM | Monthly Meeting at Tropicana Mobile Park. 16731 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. [Map] | |
| Monday 01/14/08 |
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. $1.00/hr parking. | J. Barber |
| Monday 01/21/08 | 8:00 AM | Mosaic 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. |
V. McGrath |
| Monday 01/28/08 | 06:00-08:00 AM | Florida Panther
N.W.R Please note that the 6:00AM start time is because we are going to see the American Woodcock flight displays. This is a rare treat to see this spectacle so far south in Florida and we have been given special permission to see (hear is more apropos) it. We will meet at 6:00AM at the entrance to the Roth Work Center which is approximately one mile north on S.R. 29 from Exit 80 of I-75 (Alligator Alley). The Roth Work Center is located on the west side of S.R. 29. Look for the mailbox and gated road going to the Roth Work Center on your left as you head north from Exit 80 of I-75. Directions to the Florida Panther N.W.R.: Recommended: Take I-75 from Ft. Myers/Naples as if heading toward Ft. Lauderdale/Miami. S.R. 29 is approximately 20 miles east of the toll booth on I-75 (Alligator Alley). The toll is $2.50. After meeting at the Roth Work center, we will caravan to the helipad area of the Refuge where Larry Richardson, Florida Panther N.W.R. biologist and I have seen the woodcocks displaying in previous years. Afterward, we will bird some other areas of the refuge including the Hunt Club Road. Lunch will be a tailgate affair. |
V. Lucas |
| Monday 02/04/08 | 8:00 AM | Sarasota Celery
Fields & vicinity including Myakka River.
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 |
| Sunday 02/10/08 | 2:00 PM | Monthly Meeting at Tropicana Mobile Park. 16731 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. [Map] | |
| Monday 02/11/08 |
8:00 AM | "Birding the Punta Gorda Area." Meet at Publix at the Del Tura Shopping Plaza on U.S. Rte. 41 in North Fort Myers. The Del Tura Shopping Plaza is 3 1/2 miles north of the Shell Factory. [Map] We'll search for ducks at the Aqui Esta Ponds, [Map], as well as the canals along West Marion Ave. (including searching for Burrowing Owls) and Ponce De Leon Park. [Map] Lunch at Ponce De Leon Park. If time permits, we can also check-out likely waterfowl & shorebird spots along the Peace River. | J.
Winters |
| Monday 02/18/08 | See notes |
Wakodahatchee [Website]-
Green Cay Wetlands,[Website],
Okeehelee Park bus trip. 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. The cost for the bus will be $30.00 per person. Checks are payable to the Caloosa Bird Club and may be sent or given to Pat Gladstone. Participants should bring a sack lunch and enough money for dinner at a buffet restaurant. The bus will return to Fort Myers around 8:00 PM. |
P. Gladstone G. Schmidt
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| Monday
02/25/08
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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 $3.00 all day. County and volunteer stickers work as well. | J. Turner |
| Monday 03/03/08 | 8:00 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. | R. Stanton |
| Sunday 03/09/08 | 2:00 PM | Monthly Meeting at Tropicana Mobile Park. 16731 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. [Map] Pot Luck Dinner. Bring a covered dish to share, and your own silverware and dish. Ice tea, and coffee will be provided. In addition to being the final meeting of the year with election of officers, this will be the 50th Anniversary Celebration with presentations on the history of the CBC. This is a meeting not to be missed. | |
| Monday 03/10/08 | 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 3/09/08 MEETING AT THE VERY LATEST. | R.Woodall
G.Schmidt
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| Mon-Tues 03/17/08 |
Boat trip to the Rookery Islands run by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. We will be having an afternoon boat ride out to the rookery islands on the Good Fortune boat. Members should plan to be there at 4:30 PM. The trip is 2 hours. The cost, etc will be discussed at the Board meeting on Feb 3rd and sign up at the meeting in Feb and Mar. This trip will be limited to 30 people. Directions are : At 951 and Hwy 41, head south towards Marco Island. Continue south on 951 for approximately 3 miles and turn right onto Shell Island Road. Shell Island Road is just before fiddler's creek, which is on the left. Continue on Shell Island Road for 2.5 miles, following the "Conservancy Boat Tour" signs to the Good Fortune. Shell Island Road is primitive; please allow 15 minutes for the 2.5 mile road. The parking area will be on your right. After you park, follow the path to the boat dock. For more details & directions [Click Here] |
J. Davis
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| Monday 03/24/08 | 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. Bring a lawn chair for bird viewing at the White's. |
L & L White |
| Monday 03/31/08 | 8:00 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 W.Mulheim |
| Monday 04/07/08 | See notes | 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. |
M. Schafer J.Gieryic
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| Monday 04/14/08 | 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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