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Field Trip Index
2006 |
Below is an index of all our great trips from 2006. Each entry
contains a brief summary, but much more detail can be enjoyed by
clicking on the 'read more' underneath each entry. In browsing
through these pages, you will find trip reports, species
listings, and many photos - who knows, you may even find
yourself out there!
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November 18, 2006
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Merritt Island
National Wildlife Refuge
(MINWR) -
88 species
Five birders met Tom Dunkerton at a
rather crisp (chilly) 7AM at the MINWR boat ramp ready for action. We
determined with this size group, we
would change our itinerary to
include Viera Wetlands, since a few
of us had never been
there before and it was
showcasing the Masked
Duck at one of the
ponds...
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November 12, 2006 |
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Pelagic Birding Trip
with the Marine Science
Center
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November 12, 2006
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Washington Oaks State
Park -
77 species
Beautiful
Washington Oaks Gardens, 77 species
of birds, and 10 birdwatchers of the
human variety make for one super
day. Our group included: Teddy, Ned,
Peggy, Jacky, Els, Joanie, Fran,
Margaret, Diane, and
Jane. If your name
isn’t here, you missed a
good one... |
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October 28, 2006
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Vaill Point Park (St.
Augustine) -
38 species
Several participants
joined us at the new
(under construction)
park at the end of Vaill Point Road. Billy
Zeits, our trip leader, took us on a
leisurely stroll through
the paved trails and we
identified plants and
birds. The day started
on the windy side, but
we still managed to get
an impressive list of
birds for the park's
first birding trip...
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October 19, 2006 |
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Tomoka State Park
Banding Station -
7 species banded
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October 8, 2006 |
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Alpine Groves Park -
26 species
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September 30, 2006 |
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Ft. George Island,
Huguenot, & Beyond -
Century Run! -
109 species
Nearly
30 intrepid birders
greeted the dawn at
Kingsley Plantation on
Fort George Island. Led
by Roger Clark, the
day’s theme was simple,
identify over 100
species of birds - 100
species in a relatively
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September 17, 2006 |
Ft. Clinch & Egan's
Creek Greenway,
Fernandina Beach -
84 species
Eight field trip
participants met at the
Great Florida Birding
Trail Gateway station at
Ft. Clinch Pier parking
lot. We were all treated
to a male Painted
Bunting at the feeders. This was
a wonderful life bird
for some of the birders
to begin the trip with...
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September 10, 2006 |
GTMNERR/Guana,
St. Augustine -
51 species
Thirteen birders arrived
at Guana dam at around
7:15 AM for our first
field trip of the
season. We scoped the
areas at the dam and
picked up our wading
birds, plus had a
Roseate Spoonbill fly
over the causeway...
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May
27, 2006 |
Guana River Wildlife
Management Area Driving
Tour -
55 species
Matthew Hortman, FWC Biologist, led
the Guana Field Trip (drive-thru) on
May 27th. We
started at approximately
7am and ended at around
11:30am. With a
total of 5 cars and 14
people, our first stop
was the Savannah pond
observation platform.
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May 6, 2006 |
Kingsley Plantation, Ft.
George Island -
103 species
About 20 birders arrived at Kingsley
Plantation at 7:15 AM for a full day
of birding.
Roger Clark led this
group of intrepid birders well into
the day until nearly 4pm, as he set
out to accomplish his goal of 100
species...
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April 1, 2006 |
Ft. Matanzas National
Monument -
46 species
Fifteen eager bird enthusiasts
showed up for the trip. There were
excellent views of
bald eagles,
Eastern towhee,
gray catbird,
palm warblers
and ground
doves in the shrubs at the
edge of the beach access. At the
main entrance of the Fort, we had
great-crested
flycatcher,
black & white
warbler,
northern
parula warblers,
prairie
warblers,
blue-headed
vireo,
blue-gray gnatcatchers and
belted
kingfisher. A respectable
total of 46 species (in four hours)
was compiled. Special thanks to
Skip
and Lisa
for co-leading the trip.
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