Birding

Tag

Explore Laidlaw Plantation Sanctuary in Vernon May 14

The Choctawhatchee Audubon Society will be hosted by the Bay County Audubon Chapter at their 400 acre Laidlaw Plantation Sanctuary on May 14. Meet at 7 a.m. in the CVS parking lot in Niceville’s Oak Creek Shopping center. Laidlaw Plantation is just north of Vernon in Washington County. Bring a sack lunch, bug spray, binoculars, camera and dress appropriately for walking in the woods. Contact Ron Houser, Bay Audubon Leader at 850 381-5651 or Margaret Benner our Choctawhatchee Audubon Activities...

Choctawhatchee Audubon Society events for February and March 2016

February 27: Bird Walk at FWB Landfill.   Alan Knothe, Choctawhatchee Audubon Society President and resident birding expert, will lead a walk at the FWB landfill, an area noted for it’s abundance and diversity of birds. Meet at Pepitos, 1313 N Lewis Turner Blvd, FWB at 7:30. Dress for the weather, wear closed toed shoes and bring binoculars. Call Alan for more details at 850 208-1780. March 3: MONTHLY MEETING: “The Biology of Marine Birds” by Professor Emeritus Don Baltz,...

Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 12-15, 2016

Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time. Since then, more than 100,000 people of all ages and walks of life have joined the four-day count each February to create an annual snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds. To participate, imply tally the numbers and kinds of birds you...

Take a paddle down Boiling Creek and Yellow River

Enjoy abundant flora while paddling down Boiling creek Located off of Hwy. 87, south of Milton and north of Navarre, Boiling Creek is lined with towering old-growth cypress trees, and an abundance of flora, including water lilies, pitcher plants, and spatterdocks. The water is clear, and colorful underwater grasses rippling below can be easily viewed as you meander down the seepage spring creek. Boiling Creek is approximately 25 feet wide for most of the paddle, and common sights are turtles,...

Choctawhatchee Audubon Society December events

December 3: Monthly Meeting and Program: Pictorial Survey of Birds that are Rare or Difficult to Identify during the Christmas Bird Count by Alan Knothe, biologist. The Christmas Bird Count is an internationally recognized survey monitoring the population of birds. Alan, a noted local birding expert, will explain the key identification features for rare or unusual sightings using high quality digital photography. The meeting will be held in Room 130 on the ground floor of the Student Services Building (Bld....

Keep your eyes to the sky for white pelicans migrating through Northwest Florida

By Stan Kirkland, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission One of the many benefits of living in the Florida panhandle and particularly near the coast is the vast variety of wildlife we often see. Daily, you’re apt to see bald eagles, ospreys, fox squirrels, black bears, wild turkeys, deer and numerous other species. It’s all about being in the right place at the right time. One species you may miss that’s migrating through our area now are white pelicans. Just...

Choctawhatchee Audubon Society November activities

NOV 5: Monthly meeting and program: Respected local birder, Lenny Fenimore, will present a pictorial program entitled, “Birds of the New World” at the regular monthly meeting of the Choctawhatchee Audubon Society. It will focus on the evolution of bird families unique to the western hemisphere using images from his travels, along with photos provided by other birders. Lenny projects infectious enthusiasm for the subject, and leavens his narrative with droll humor and fascinating details. The meeting will be held...

Audubon bird walk at Conservation Park Oct. 14

The Bay County Audubon will be hosting a bird walk at Conservation Park in Panama City Beach Oct. 14.  The walk will be from 7:30 – 9 a.m. Enjoy a leisurely morning walk around the trails of the Panama City Beach Conservation Park guided by the Bay county Audubon. Binoculars are available for these free events.  Meet at the trail head building by the parking lot. For more information call PCB Parks & recreation Dept. (850) 233-4413. Conservation Park can...