Monthly Meetings
Monthly meetings are on the third Saturday of the month from October to March, at 9:00 AM in the Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center, 4505 Okahumpka Run. in The Villages. Monthly meetings feature a brief business meeting followed by a program.
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Upcoming Meetings and Events
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October 18 (Saturday) Monthly Club Meeting: Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center at 9:00 AM. Program: “The importance of gardening for butterflies and the entire ecosystem including birds”, presented by Alycyn Culbertson from The Villages Butterfly Garden Club.
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November 15 (Saturday) Monthly Club Meeting: Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center at 9:00 AM. Program “The Story Behind the Photo” presented by Village Birder, Paul Nistico.
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December 20 (Saturday) Monthly Club Meeting: Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center at 9:00 AM. Program: Birding 101 presented by Village Birder Bob Smidt. Bring your own Binoculars. After the program the club will have extra binoculars and spotting scopes as demos on the boardwalk behind the Rec Center. If you need help with adjustments or general binocular questions, see Susan Pepper.
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Recordings of previous Zoom meetings.
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November 18, 2023
Speaker: Gary Babic
Bird Families of The Villages
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March 19, 2022
Speaker: Jerry and Linda Bell:
"Deserts, Grasslands and Rain Forests:
Birdwatching in Namibia and Rwanda."
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February 19, 2022
Speaker: Nicole Koeltzow (2018 winner of the ABA BIG YEAR).
Presentation (on Zoom): "My Accidental Big Year."
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January 15, 2022
Heather Wolf, Web Developer, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
“Patch Birding Makes a Difference”
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October 17, 2020
Speaker: Paul Nistico
"Birding California -- Desert, Mountains and Ocean"
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November 21, 2020
Speaker: Deborah Green
"Lake Apopka and Birding Opportunities"
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December 19, 2020
Speaker: Gary Babic
"Christmas Bird Count -- History and Local Activities"
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January 16, 2021
Emma LeClerc, Florida Shorebird Alliance
"Seabird conservation efforts of the Florida Shorebird Alliance."
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February 20, 2121
Speaker: Stan Lavender
"Points South: New Birding Destinations in The Villages"
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March 20, 2121
Speaker: Gina Kent
(Avian Research and Conservation Institute)
"Conservation of the Swallow-tailed Kite: nest sites, roost sites, migration, and wintering sites"
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