The Village Birders
Calendar of Events
February 2010-April 2010
Please wear a nametag on the birdwalks so we can get to know names as well as faces.
Meeting place for all trips and meetings are indicated in the right hand column:
• B - Belk’s parking lot at the lower end, close to Burger King (our traditional meeting place)
• P - Paradise Recreation Center
• WM - Walmart on Rt. 466 in the store’s garden center parking lot - near the railroad tracks.
SPECIAL EVENTS (members only) are announced 30 days prior to the date of the event and reservations are accepted on a first-come basis. Check the website - www.villagebirders.org - for any last minute changes
| Date | Meeting Time |
Walk Location |
Walk /Drive |
Estimated Time |
Meeting Place |
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| Feb. | |||||||
| Fri. | 5 | 7:30AM | Bourlay Historic Nature Park | W | Half Day(-) | B |
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| Thurs. | 18 | 7:45am | Special Event - Blue Springs State Park | Boat | Half Day (L) | B |
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| Fri. | 19 | 7:00am | W/D | All Day | WM |
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| Sat. | 27 | 9:00am | Monthly Meeting “Birds of West Texas and Big Bend Nat’l Park” – Paul Nistico |
2 hours | P |
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| March | |||||||
| Fri. | 5 | 7:15 am | Fort Cooper State Park | W | Half Day (L) | WM |
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| Thurs. | 11 | 7:30 am | Carney Island | W | Half Day | B |
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| Fri. | 19 | 7:30 am | Wood Duck Drive | D | Half Day | B |
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| Sat. | 27 | 9:00 am | Monthly Meeting
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2 hours | P |
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| April | |||||||
| Thurs. | 1 |
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Withlacoochee (Croom/Chinsegut Trail) | W | Half Day | WM |
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| Sun. | 4 | Happy Easter | |||||
| Sun. | 11 | 10:00 am | Picnic and Walk – Lake Panasofkee | W | |||
| Thurs. | 15 | 6:30 am | Cedar Key/Goethe State Forest | W | Full Day (L) | WM |
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| Sat. | 24 | 9:00 am | Monthly Meeting -“Birding Tanzania” – Gary Babic |
2 hours | P |
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| Fri. | 30 | 7:30 am | W | Half Day (+) | WM |
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Executive Board Meetings: Thursday, Feb.2, and Thursday, Mar.2, at Barb Gay’s house. Dates of meetings after March 2, will be determined by new officers elected at the March 27th Annual Meeting of the club.
Have a safe and happy summer. See you in October.
(L) Optional stop for lunch at a location near the walk
(-) maybe a little shorter
(+) maybe a little longer