The Wrack Line - February 2017 edition

 
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Newsletter of the Florida Shorebird Alliance

FEBRUARY 2017

 


In this issue


Events & reminders

FSA Partnership Meetings: 

February 9: Florida Panhandle Shorebird Working Group, 10am-3:30pm, 810 Garden Club Dr., Panama City. Contact Ashley.Warren@myfwc.com. 

 

February 16: Southeast Florida Partnership, 11am-12:30pm,1850 Eller Drive, Fort Lauderdale  . Contact shorebird@myfwc.com. 

 

February 20: Keys Partnership, 10:30am-12:30pm, location emailed soon. Contact shorebird@myfwc.com.

 

February 21: Collier County Partnership, 1-4pm, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. Contact adinuovo@audubon.org.

 

February 22: Lee County Partnership, time and location emailed soon. Contact anhinga42@comcast.net 

 

March 2: St. John’s/Flagler Partnership, 9am-12pm, 999 Anastasia, Blvd, St.Augustine. Contact cfarrell@audubon.org.

 

March 2: Suncoast Partnership, 1-4pm,  Pelican Rm, CEC Bldg, Eckard College, St. Pete.  Contact forysea@eckerd.edu

 

March 2: Timucuan Partnership, 1-4pm, 11241 Fort George Road, Jacksonville. Contact Megan.Wallrichs@myfwc.com.

 

March 6: Nature Coast Partnership, 1-4pm, 11350 SW 153rd Ct, Cedar Key.  Contact Megan.Wallrichs@myfwc.com.

 

 

Upcoming Events:

February 3 - 9: Florida's annual Winter Shorebird Survey (a.k.a. the First Friday in February Survey).  More info below.  

February 10 - 11: Southwest Florida Birding Seminar, Florida SouthWestern State College, Fort Myers 

February 17 - 20: 20th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count, in your backyard!  

 

Save the Dates:

March 7: FSD Webinar for new surveyors, 1-2pm.  Learn the basics of the Breeding Bird Protocol and how to enter surveys in the database.

March 8: FSD Webinar for returning surveyors, 1-2pm. This refresher includes 2017 updates to the database and protocol review.

March 9: FSD Webinar for rooftop monitors, 1-2pm. Learn the basics of monitoring seabirds and shorebirds on rooftops.

 

Announcements:

Job Opening: Avian Ecology Program Coordinator, Rookery Bay NERR, Closes 2/26

 

 

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