The Limpkin Call

Oklawaha Valley Audubon Society Volume XVII No. 13 January – February 2002

Birding Overnight Trip Dream the Impossible

Mary Ellen Cannon
Get ready for the biggest birding adventure of the year.
Dream
The musical Man of La Mancha will be presented at
Our Overnight Trip will include three days and two
2:00 PM, Saturday Jan 26 at
nights of wonderful birding in a variety of Brevard
the Leesburg Melon Patch
County habitats. Tentative itinerary:
Theater. Tickets are $15 and
Thurs Feb 18 - Car pool to Titusville, meet for lunch,
available at the Jan 13th meet-
observe birds at Blue Heron Water Area, then continue
ing or from any OVAS officer.
to motel in Melbourne. Evening birding at Indialantic
Complimentary refreshments
Beach Park on the Atlantic shore. Visit optional parks.
will be served at intermission.
Friday Feb 19 - Visit Turkey Creek Nature Center,
For more info call Martha Anderson at 735-2499.
lunch, then off to Capt H’s. Indian River Lagoon boat
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ride. Evening free for individual trips to local parks, in-
cluding Suntree Rotary Park, Fl Tech Botanical Gar-
dens, and Coconut Point Beach.
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Painting Auction ----------------------------------------------------
OVAS is conducting a silent action of two
beautiful original water colors by St. Peters-
SJRWMA Survey
John Stenberg of the St. John’s River Wa-
burg artist, Dale Wiles. One is of a Florida ter Management Area along with Ruth
lighthouse and shoreline (20 3/8 by 28), the other of a Duesing, OVAS field trip leader make bird counts at
butterfly on a plant (15 1/2 by 18 3/4). View and bid on Emeralda Marsh ever 4th Saturday,. They start at
these paintings at OVAS meetings and at the musical 8:00 AM from the Wood Duck parking lot on the
play Man of La Mancha on Jan 26. Bid minimums are road going northwest out of Lisbon, FL.(continues)
$50 and will be accepted no later than Jan 26, 2002.
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Coming Events
Jan 12 – Sat 8 AM, Golden Triangle Shopg Ctr PL – Field Trip on Dikes of the N. Shore Restoration Project
Jan 12 – Sun 1:30 PM, Trout Lake NC – Reg. Mtg – ”Cryptic Critters”, Steve Decresle, Nature Nerd Co.
Jan 23 – Wed 7 AM, Golden Triangle SC PL – All day field trip to the Bartow Phosphate Mines
Jan 26 – Sat 2 PM, Leesburg Melon Patch Theater – Man of LaMancha benefit for children's environmental ed.
Feb 9 – Sat 8 AM, Winn Dixie PL – Field Trip to the Emeralda Marsh
Feb 18 to 20 – Monday to Wednesday – Overnight Trip to Brevard County birding areas
Feb 26 –Tues 1:30 PM, Reg. Mtg – “Orlando Wetlands, From Experiment to Success”, Mark Sees, Analyst

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Due to heavy rain the Sept. count was postponed to
Oct 6 when 56 species and 2321 individual birds were
Conserve to Observe
Frank Miller, Editor
seen. On Oct 27. 62 species and 2373 individuals were
I joined Audubon 5 years ago because I enjoy
seen. Special was the return of 3 species not seen re-
birding and wanted to go to some of the best birding
cently. Last seen
spots around. The OVAS certainly has fulfilled my
Coopers Hawk Feb 1998
desires.
Common Nighthawk 5/11/1996
As an Audubon magazine subscriber, I notice
Loggerhead Shrike 1/29/2000
that the National and State Audubon Societies have a
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strong emphasis on advocacy, that is, they emphasize
Web Site Comments legislation for many conservation projects. Not being a
www.oklawaha-audubon.org legal beagle I shyed away from this emphasis, until 2
years ago. It was then I realized that to see birds, one
From Todd Jones, Seattle WA: Need your help to settle a
bet. Recently saw flocks of buzzards flying in downtown must save their habitat so they will be plentiful. In
Miami. Coworkers bet me they were hawks. I know they other words: you must Conserve to Observe.
were buzzards. Can you pro- Be assured, OVAS will remain a strong
vide additional information - “observing” chapter. Plan to enjoy our birds now.
species, habits, photos.
Thanks - $4 is riding on this! Plus we hope you will plan to continue to enjoy them
(OVAS gave him what he by supporting Audubon’s conservation efforts. Send
asked for plus advised him to your letters of support when the call comes. Your
go outside, lay down quietly letters to government officials and attendance at public
and see if he is attacked. He
replied: “I like the idea of ly- events really do count.
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interest of chicks.....”)
Conservation Briefs
Whopping Crane Reports Yvonne Rice
Spotted 4 banded Whooping Cranes in field with approx.
Ocklawaha River restoration is moving closer. The
15 Sandhill cranes on 12/9/01 @ 9:50 AM. 4 miles west of
intersection 33 & 48 (Okahumpka, FL) on CR 470 (north US Forest Service is nearing definition of a time limit
side). 2 were in the same area 12/10/01 @ 5:20 PM for Florida to remove the Rodman Pool and breaching
Judi Ross ...... via website comments form a portion of the Kirkpatrick (Rodman) Dam. If
Jerry, Steve and Kathy Day and I saw our first the deadline is not meet then the US Forest Service
Whoopers on November 30 at The Villages in Lady Lake. will attempt to obtain necessary permits and funding
They are quite a site.
Frances Sellers ..... via email to proceed with breaching the dam.
Judi’s report was immediately sent via email to all who Arctic Refuge drilling is still undecided. Call, email or
have given us their email addresses. We request yours. Ed. write Sen. Graham and Sen. Nelson and ask them to
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Audubon Adventures National Wildlife Refuge. See the blue pages or go to
our web site’s Conservation Page for addresses.
Elizabeth Ballard, President www.oklawaha-audubon.org/ovascons.html
Revise your New Year's Resolutions to include $41.50
to sponsor an Audubon Adventures classroom. It is THE LIMPKIN CALL
is the newsletter of the Oklawaha Valley Audubon Society, Inc.
vital that we reach these young people now and in the Published 4 times a year, circulation is 600. The editor, Frank
future. Please send a check, in any amount, to OVAS Miller, accepts inputs and comments at P.O. Box 641, Eustis FL.
32727-0641 or through our Web Site at:
Treasurer, Box 641, Eustis, FL 32727, noting on the www.oklawaha-audubon.org
check Audubon Adventures. You’ll be glad you did.

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