Meeting place for all trips and meetings are indicated in the right hand
column:
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B - Belk’s
parking lot at the lower end close to Burger King (our traditional meeting place)
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P -
Paradise
Recreation
Center
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WM -
Wal-Mart on Rt. 466 near the store’s garden center at the end of the parking
lot closest to 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 for any last minute
changes: www.villagebirders.org
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Walk/Drive &
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Meeting
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Time
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Walk Location
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Estimated Time
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Place
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October
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Friday
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9
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7:00 am
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Withlacoochee (Croom/Chinsengut)
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D
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Half Day (L)
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WM
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Friday
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16
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7:30 am
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Sunnyhill Reclamation Area
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W
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3 Hours
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B
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Saturday
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24
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9:00 am
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REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
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2 Hours
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P
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Speaker Paul Nistico –
Nevada
/
Utah
Birding
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Thursday
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29
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7:15 am
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Carney Island
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W
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3 Hours
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B
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November
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Friday
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6
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6:30 am
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Cedar Key
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D
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All Day
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WM
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Thursday
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12
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7:30 am
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Special Event – Ocklawaha Prairie
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D
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Half Day (L)
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B
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Friday
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20
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7:30 am
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Ponce Inlet
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W/D
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Half Day (L)
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B
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Thursday
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26
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Happy
Thanksgiving
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Saturday
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28
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9:00 am
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REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
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2 Hours
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P
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Speaker Lyn Comans – Anatomy
and Physiology of birds
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December
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Friday
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4
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7:30 am
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Bear’s Head and Citrus
County Landfill
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W/D
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Half Day
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WM
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Friday |
11
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7:15 am
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Spec. Event – Avian Reconditioning Ctr.
-$10 donation per person |
W
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Half Day (L)
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B
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Monday
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14
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Christmas Bird Count
(Ocklawaha/Emeralda Marsh)
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Friday
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25
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Merry
Christmas |
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January
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Friday
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1
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Happy
New Year
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Monday
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4
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SW Marion
County
Christmas
Bird Count
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Friday
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8
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8:00 am
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Bird the Villages
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W/D
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Half Day
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B
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Thursday
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14
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6:00 am
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Merritt Island N.W.R.
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D
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All Day (L)
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B
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Saturday
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23
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9:00 am
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REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
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2 Hours
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P
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Speaker Norm Lantz –
Romance in the Life of Birds
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Saturday
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30
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7:15 am
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Zellwood Reclamation Area
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D
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Half Day
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B
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NOTES:
(L) Optional stop for
lunch at a location near the walk
Your
Bird Walk & Special Events Committee would love your input for future walks
& events. If there is a place you would like added to our calendar
please submit your request to Steve Norton, Chairman at: nort42@embarqmail.com. |