Come join us on Wednesday, April 13th at 6:30 pm for Alachua Audubon’s annual pot luck dinner celebration and help us welcome our newest AAS Board Members. This event will be held at Bubba and Ingrid Scales’ house at 3002 SW 1st Way, Gainesville, located in the Colclough Hills neighborhood between south Main Street and Williston Road. (Look for the AAS signs!) Bring some food to share and a drink of choice, and enjoy visiting with Alachua Audubon members and the Board of Directors. This will be a fun gathering and an opportunity to share our more recent spring migration observations! The Alachua Audubon Society is a volunteer organization. The Board of Directors is comprised of four officers and 15 members. Officers of Alachua Audubon are: President: Anne Casella, Vice President:: Scott Flamand, Secretary: Felicia Lee, and (new) Treasurer: Trina Anderson. Returning board members are Mike Manetz, Emily Schwartz, Dotty Robbins, Debbie Segal, Barbara Shea, Sharon Kuchinski, Bob Simons, Will Sexton, Katie Sieving, Charlene Leonard, Ted Goodman, Adam Zions, and John Sivinski. We would like to welcome our newest board members Steven Goodman, Kim Chaney, and Karen Brown. Please join us on April 13th as we celebrate Alachua Audubon and welcome our newest board members.
Start at Thomas Center parking lot and bird to downtown.
You do not need to preregister for this event but it would be nice to let us know you are coming. Children must be accompanied by an adult. To reserve loaner binoculars or for more information, contact us at audubonyouthbirding@gmail.com
You do not need to preregister for this event but it would be nice to let us know you are coming. Children must be accompanied by an adult. To reserve loaner binoculars or for more information, contact us at audubonyouthbirding@gmail.com
Contact Mike Manetz (mmanetz@yahoo.com) if you’re interested in participating in this all-day event.
Difficulty: 3 (may involve elevation change, uneven terrain, and/or greater than two miles).
This activity at the new and beautiful Depot Park in downtown Gainesville is for young people 6 to 18 who are accompanied by a parent or guardian. We will walk the park looking for birds using binoculars. You must be registered to attend. Register at audubonyouthbirding@gmail.com.
Saturday, February 18, 2017 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Family Birding opportunity! Meet guide Adam Kent at the Thomas Center in downtown Gainesville (302 NE 6 th Avenue) on Saturday, April 8 at 9:00 a.m. We will walk the Thomas Center grounds, city streets, and the Duckpond area looking for city birds and animals. Binoculars will be available for use. Please register for this event at audubonyouthbirding@gmail.com . Be sure to bring water and a hat.
Come join us on Wednesday, April 12th at 6:30 pm for Alachua Audubon’s annual pot luck dinner celebration and help us welcome our newest AAS Board Members.
The Alachua Audubon Society is a volunteer organization. The Board of Directors is comprised of four officers and 15 members. Officers of Alachua Audubon are: President: Anne Casella, Vice President: Scott Flamand, Secretary: Felicia Lee, and Treasurer: Trina Anderson. Returning board members are Mike Manetz, Emily Schwartz, , Debbie Segal, Barbara Shea, Sharon Kuchinski, Bob Simons, Will Sexton, Katie Sieving, Charlene Leonard, Adam Zions, Kim Chaney, and Karen Brown. We would like to welcome our newest board members Alan Shapiro and Michael Brock. We would also like to thank the outgoing Board members Dotty Robbins, Steven Goodman, Ted Goodman, and John Sivinski for their time and effort in make this a successful organization, especially Dotty for her 10 years of service keeping us financially sound.
This event will be held at Bubba and Ingrid Scales’ house at 3002 SW 1st Way, Gainesville, located in the Colclough Hills neighborhood between south Main Street and Williston Road. (Look for the AAS signs!)
Bring some food to share and a drink of choice, and enjoy visiting with Alachua Audubon members and the Board of Directors. This will be a fun gathering and an opportunity to share our more recent spring migration observations!
This field trip is geared for kids from 6 to 18. Northeast Park is a small, urban park in the heart of Gainesville that is home to a variety of songbirds, including at least 4 species of woodpeckers. The park provides the perfect setting to get acquainted with these colorful, animated birds.
Ted Goodman will be your guide for this trip. We’ll meet at the parking lot by the tennis courts at 9:00 a.m. for a brief introduction, followed by birding in the park. Loaner binoculars will be available on a first-come-first served basis. Drinks and snacks will be provided. For insurance reasons, all children must be accompanied by an adult. It is not necessary to preregister.
Audubon EagleWatch is seeking volunteers to monitor Bald Eagle nests for the 2017-2018 breeding season. EagleWatch provides valuable information on nesting activity and the current trends of the Bald Eagle population in Florida. As a volunteer, you’ll be assigned to monitor one or more eagle nests in your vicinity. The data you collect helps eagle biologists determine the right conservation measures to ensure the success of the species in our state.
Go to this web site to register.