Program and Field Trip Calendar
Program & Activity Calendar in PDF
Field Trip Details and Guide
Riverbend Field Trip Photos March 22
Field Trip Bird Lists
Field Trip Archive
Program meetings are held at Treasure Coast Hopsices located at 1201 SE Indian Street., Stuart. The entrance is located on the north side of Indian Street; in the public room in the main building in the middle of the campus. Hospitality - 6:30 p.m., Program - 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise specified. For details about programs or field trips, see the Scrub Jay newsletter or call the AoMC office at 772.288.2637.
Board of Directors meetings are generally held from 6:00 - 8:00 pm on the second Tuesday of every month at the AoMC office. Members and prospective Board members are welcome to attend; call in advance to confirm day.
November | December |
January
February | March | April
November 2007 _____________
2-3 (Fri-Sat) Audubon Assembly - Cocoa Beach
15 (Thu) Program Meeting, Maggy Hurchalla, 20 year Martin County Commissioner, Comp Plan and the Birds.
17 (Sat) Eaglewatch Orientation 10 am Jonathan Dickinson State Park Kimbell Education Center with Linda White, Bird of Prey Center and ‘Paige’ the Education Eagle
17 (Sat) Possum Long Worker Bees 9:00 - 12:00
23 (Sat) Field Trip -Hungryland Wildlife Area Leave at 7 am sharp at Cracker Barrel Rt 76 and I-95
December 2007 ____________
5 (Wed) Pre-Christmas Bird Count Seminar 7:00 pm at the AoMC office. Contact- Liz Hailman 561-746-7293
20 (Thu) Program Meeting, Claudine Laabs: An Odyssey of South Florida’s Birding Hot-Spots
15 (Sat) FieldTrip- Gators and Gardenias. Meet at 8:30 am at Cracker Barrel
January 2008 _____________
3-18 Audubon Art Show- Courthouse Cultural Center
5 (Sat) Christmas Bird Count
17 (Thu) Program Meeting, Brian Lapointe, Harbor Branch, What is Happening to our Estuaries and Near Shore Reefs?
19 (Sat) Fieldtrip- Manatee Observation Center. Meet at Cracker Barrel at 8:30 am.
22 (Tue) Jaywatch Orientation Mtg.10am AoMC office
23-28 (Wed-Mon) 11th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival
February 2008 ____________
15 (Fri) Bird Identification Course begins.
21 (Thu)- Program Meeting, Joanne Davis, 1000 Friends of Florida.
23 (Sat) Field Trip - Jay Watch - 7:30 am at AoMC office
March 2008 _____________
4 (Tue) Crane Watch Orientation 10am AoMC office
8 (Sat) Crane Watch excursion- call to register.
15 (Sat) Growth Management Forum
20 (Thu) Program Meeting, David Hitzig, Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, Jupiter
22 (Sat) Field Trip- Riverbend Park and Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
April 2008 _____________
4-6 (Fri-Sun) Audubon Academy in Vero Beach
12 (Sat) Birdathon
17 - (Thu) Program Meeting, Jim Egan, Marine Resources Council
19 (Sat) Field Trip- South Fork Natural Lands including Delaplane peninsula
26 (Sat) Annual Picnic & Student Essay Awards.
Riverbend Field Trip Photos March 22 by Albert Williams
   
Field Trip Bird Lists
Adaptable Birds Trip List 8/18/07
Hungryland Field Trip List 11 24 07
Archive of Field Trips Summer 07
June | July | August | September | October
June
Saturday, June 9th BIG Lake "O"
A unique opportunity to view a greatly diminished Lake Okeechobee, and the birds attracted to the vast flats now exposed. We will be viewing the Lake from the Locks at Port Mayaka, Jaycee's Park in Okeechobee and Okeetantee Park at the
mouth of the Kissimmee River. Lunch at a restaurant in Okeetantee specializing in Florida food. We will be accompanied by Dr. Paul Gray, staff biologist of Audubon of Florida and renowned Lake Okeechobee expert. Meet at Cracker Barrel east side parking lot behind the McDonalds at Routes 76 (Kanner Highway) and I-95 at 7:30 a.m. Donation to Audubon of Martin County of $10.00 for non-members, $5 for members. Cell phone number for that morning is 772.341.8978. See you there!
Lake O Field Trip Report
Lake O Trip List
Low Low Lake O- Video by Capt Phill
Wednesday, June 20th River Rookery Cruise
Cruise up the scenic North Fork of the St. Lucie River aboard the River Lily pontoon boat. We’ll be knee deep in experts too, not only boat owners Deanna and Dana but also Laura Herron, Manager of this 5,000 acre Aquatics Preserve . Although late in the season, the birds arrived late so we hope that there will still be families in the rookery. $25 per person, includes boat trip, beverages and breakfast munchies. Cruise will be over by 10:00 a.m., so we may stop elsewhere, or may just call it an early day. Meet at Audubon of Martin County’s Possum Long parking lot at 7:30 a.m. of at Rivergate Park, opposite the Post Office on Midport Road, north turn off PSL Blvd. At 8:00 a.m. Please reserve early as participation is limited! more
North Fork Trip List
July
Saturday, July 21st Scrub Jay Day
Babies should have fledged and be out and about! The Scrub Jay is our mascot, and we will devote the morning to viewing and learning more about the uniqueness of these endangered birds and their disappearing habitat. Leading our group in South County will be Jonathan Dickenson State Park Jay expert Steph Grant, and for the Stuart area our own Jay expert Pam Hopkins. Meet at AoMC's Possum Long Parking lot at 7:30 a.m., or at Fire Station Park, County Line Road, Tequesta at 8:00 a.m. Please reserve early - let us know where we will meet you.
August
Saturday, August 18th Adaptable Birds!
Beach nesting birds- where have they all gone? Loss of habitat and disturbance by hurricanes, human and animal inferences have driven many birds away for good. Not so for all. Let AoMC's Executive Director, Greg Braun, show you some adaptable survivors ; Martin County birds who have totally changed their breeding habits and colony locations in pursuit of the preservation of the species. Meet at AoMC's Possum Long parking lot at 7:30 a.m.
See adaptable bird list.
September
Wednesday, September 19th Local Habitats I
“Say Goodnight, Gracie”. First of three field trips this year focusing on very local and compact destinations, this one will be at day‘s close. Haney Creek Park and maybe nearby Rio Nature Park, both sites just north of the Roosevelt Bridge. It will be interesting to once again view Haney Creek as the new wetlands mature, explore a newly opened area too. This will be our first evening trip! Meet at Haney Creek Park on the north side of Baker Road east of Rt. 1 at 6:00 p.m. Sunset will be at 7:30.
October 07
Wednesday, October 17 - Field Trip, Lake Okeeechobee Ridge: (See field trip info) Would you believe one can still hike along the original shoreline of Lake O? Join AoMC as we explore the Rafael E. Sanchez Memorial Trail, a unique six-mile trail through a park that averages only 150 feet wide! But the park contains some of the only old growth cypress and oak in the area. Being fall migration, we have the potential of seeing many transiting songbirds that are attracted to the east shore of the lake. R.S.V.P. or questions to Laurie Odlum- Email lodlum@att.net indicate subject: "FIELDTRIPS"
Saturday, October 20 - Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge: After birding on the trails of the Refuge, as a follow-up to her talk at our monthly meet, Debbie Fritz-Quincy, Director of the Hobe Sound Nature Center, will lead us on a tour of their brand new Nature Center on the Indian River Lagoon, which replaces the former facility lost in the hurricanes. See
Hobe Sound NWR Meet at Possum Long at 7:30AM or at the refuge See directions and map) at 8:00AM. R.S.V.P. or questions to Laurie Odlum- Email lodlum@att.net indicate subject: "FIELDTRIPS"
See Hobe Sound Field Trip Bird List |
