NEWS 2023 Charlotte County Birdathon – March 31, April 1-3 White Bird Newsletter March 2023 Saturday, March 18 – PRAS Field Trip to Pinecraft Park March 16 – PRAS General Meeting – Speaker Brad Cornell on “Protection for the Florida Panther” Walkabout Tuesday, March 14 at Larry Taylor Kiwanis Park White Bird Newsletter February 2023 February 17 Friday PRAS Field Trip to Crowley Museum 8am with 7am early bird option FEB 16 – PRAS General Meeting – Speaker Jayne Johnson on “How to Cope with Backyard Wildlife” Walkabout Tuesday, Feb 14 with Mike Weisensee at Wildflower Preserve Introduction to Birdwatching Class by Michael Weisensee Saturday, January 21 Field Trip to Prairie Creek Preserve JAN 19 – PRAS General Meeting – Speakers Tony Licata and Barb Segal on “CBC Bird Slide Show” White Bird Newsletter January 2023 JAN 10 – Guided walk at CHEC’s Cedar Point Park 2022 Photo Contest Winners WALKABOUT JANUARY 1st – Ollie’s Pond Dec 17, 2022 – Annual Christmas Bird Count Dec 15th – PRAS Holiday Pot Luck Dinner and Program Walkabout Tuesday Amberjack Dec 13th. 8 AM. Fog alert White Bird Newsletter December 2022 White Bird Newsletter November 2022 PRAS receives $2500 grant from FPL for the Audubon Plants For Birds program NOV 17 – PRAS General Meeting – Speaker Kate Borduas on “So you Think You Know Pelicans” November 19 Field Trip to Celery Fields with Bren Curtis November Walkabout – Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 Cleanup help needed at Audubon Pennington Park Volunteers needed at CHEC Alligator Creek “Birds Along the Peace River – A Conservation Talk” – November 4th October 15 Field Trip to STA 5/6 with Steve Buczynski White Bird Newsletter October 2022 Peace River Audubon Work Day – September 24 September 17 Field Trip: Kayak the Mangroves of Don Pedro State Park White Bird Newsletter September 2022 SEPT 15 – PRAS General Meeting – Speaker Dr. Jennifer Zoebelein on “Calusa Indians of SW FL” 2022-2023 Programs Brochure is now online! White Bird Newsletter August 2022 President’s Letter Flatwoods Summary of June 8th meeting White Bird Newsletter July 2022 White Bird Newsletter June 2022 Did you miss Reinier Munguia’s talk on “Climate Change: Effect on Birds? Check it out online here. White Bird Newsletter May 2022 PRAS Annual Meeting May 19, 2022 – Presentation: Reinier Munguia “Climate Change: Effect on Birds” PRAS Online Meeting April 21, 2022 with Jerry Water’s presentation – “The Fascination of Flight” TIME TO ELECT OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2022 PRAS Bird-a-thon Raises $1,839.25 for Environmental Conservation PRAS IS PARTICIPATING IN THE GIVING CHALLENGE! FLORIDA GO NATIVE! April 29th Native Plant Giveaway White Bird Newsletter April 2022 Did you miss Charles Sobczak’s presentation “Rewilding Florida”? Check it out online here. PRAS Field Trip to Fort DeSoto Park – Saturday, April 16, 2022 Announcement – We are looking for members to join our PRAS Board of Directors! PRAS Walkabout at Seaboard Grade Road – Tuesday, April 5, 2022 PRAS Online Meeting March 24, 2022 with Charles Sobczak’s presentation – “Rewilding Florida” Birdability: Free Online Workshop – April 12, 2022 at 6pm 2022 PRAS Birdathon – March 19 White Bird Newsletter March 2022 Peace River Kayak Trip – Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Habitat Restoration at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve – Eva Furner’s ZOOM presentation to PRAS PRAS Guided Walk at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve – Saturday, February 26, 2022 PRAS Online Meeting February 17, 2022 with Eva Furner’s presentation “Habitat Restoration at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve” White Bird Newsletter February 2022 PRAS Online Meeting January 20, 2022 with Tony Licata’s presentation “Christmas Bird Count Results” CANCELLED – PRAS TRIP TO OSCAR SCHEARER STATE PARK – Tuesday, January 18, 2022 White Bird Newsletter January 2022 Announcement – ZOOM meetings to continue in 2022 Announcement – PRAS Bylaws changes and additions Announcement – The Annual Banquet scheduled for March 24, 2022 is cancelled. January New Year’s Day Walkabout – Saturday, January 1, 2022 White Bird Newsletter December 2021 2021 Christmas Bird Count – Saturday, December 18th, 2021 PRAS Walkabout at Charlotte Flatwoods – Tuesday, December 7, 2021 White Bird Newsletter November 2021 President’s Letter – October 2021 PRAS Field Trip Saturday, November 20, 2021 PRAS Online Meeting October 21, 2021 with Holley Short’s presentation “Nesting Seabirds of Pinellas County” Join us for a Walkabout at CHEC Alligator Creek! Tuesday, November 9, 2021 White Bird Newsletter October 2021 Kayak Tour on the Peace River at the Navigator Grill on October 23, 2021! White Bird Newsletter September 2021 Come and join us for a PRAS Walkabout! – Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Audubon Pennington Nature Park PRAS MEETING ONLINE – THURSDAY NIGHT – SEPTEMBER 16 September Membership Drive 2021-2022 PRAS Bird and Butterfly Sanctuaries Announcement from the PRAS Board Surveillance Form for Wild Bird Die-offs CHNEP August Events Current Issues with Bird Feeding Photos from the 2021 PRAS Birdathon Air Potato Vine Beetles Request from our PRAS Program Chair PRAS MAY VIRTUAL PROGRAM – 5/18/21 – “Owls – The Silent Hunters” Elections for Officers and Board Directors PRAS APRIL VIRTUAL PROGRAM – 4/20/21 – “Raptors – Predators of the Sky” Acting President’s Letter to Peace River Audubon Society Members April Field Trip – Ollie’s Pond – April 10-17 2021 PRAS Birdathon PRAS MARCH VIRTUAL PROGRAM – 3/23/21 – “With The Wild Things” March Field Trip – Kiwanis Park – March 12-19 SIGN UP FOR SHOREBIRD MONITORING Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve Guided Walks – March 3, 7, 12, 14 PRAS FEBRUARY VIRTUAL PROGRAM- 2/23/21-“Ornithology and Audubon Florida” February Field Trip – Celery Fields- Feb. 15-21 PRAS JANUARY VIRTUAL PROGRAM -1/26/21 with Maggie Hass, ‘Swallowtail Kites’ Babcock Webb Self-Directed Birding Trip – January 18-24 Are you interested in shorebird conservation? 2020 Peace River Audubon Christmas Bird Count PRAS – December Meeting Cancelled (Webinar with Dave and Tammy McQuade, ‘Their Big Year 2019’) Peace River Birding Trip – November 21 Self-directed Field Trip to Ollie’s Pond November 22-28 Webinar with Nobel Laureate, Dr. Terry Root, ‘Climate Change is Real: and it is Really Hurting Birds’ – November 24 PRAS October Field Trip – Prairie Creek Preserve October 27 – “How Bird Banding has Changed Migratory Science” Webinar Bird Blind Volunteers Needed Election of Officers and Board of Directors Online Virtual Program – 1st Presentation Sept. 22 Online Membership Renewal 2020-2021 Virtual Plans & September Field Trip: Self-directed Birding with a Virtual Leader PRAS Update – We are looking for a few good members! 2020 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS Giving Challenge Notice COVID-19 Update: PRAS Meetings & Field Trips Cancelled for remainder of season March 19 PRAS Banquet cancelled Field Trip to Babcock-Cecil Webb W.M.A. – Saturday, March 28, 2020 – Cancelled Great American Cleanup/Keep Charlotte Beautiful – Saturday, March 28 – Cancelled Walkabout: Audubon Night Walkabout at Hathaway Park on March 3, 2020 Nature Walks with Bill Dunson Annual Banquet and Fundraiser Thursday, March 19, 2020 featuring Brad Cornell – Cancelled 2020 Birdathon – April 18 Field Trip to Circle Bar B Preserve, Polk County – Saturday, February 22, 2020 Have your yard certified as a Bird and Butterfly Sanctuary Walkabout: Punta Gorda Nature Park on February 4, 2020 Attention Teachers: Free Book Download – “A Tale of a Tern” by Mary Lundeberg PRAS Meeting Thurs. February 20, 2020 – “Insect Ecology and Behavior” Presentation by Jerry Waters & Photo Contest PRAS Meeting Thurs. January 16, 2020 – Tony Licata will report on the Annual Christmas Bird Count Results Field Trip to Myakka River State Park – Saturday, January 18, 2020 Walkabout: Ollie’s Pond – January 1, 2020 Peace River Audubon Society Annual Pot Luck dinner Thursday December 19, 2019 with guest speaker Rachel Kangas. Christmas Bird Count Sat Dec 14, 2019 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Walkabout: Babcock Webb – December 3, 2019 Field Trip to Caloosahatchee & Powell Creek Preserves – Saturday, November 23, 2019 PRAS Meeting Thurs. Nov. 21, 2019 – Master Naturalist Kate Borduas presents “Myths and Mysteries of Bird Migration” Walkabout: Sunset at Hathaway Park – November 5, 2019 PRAS Meeting Thurs. Oct. 17, 2019 – Dr. Dan Carey presents “My Fascination with All Things Wild Bird” Walkabout at Audubon Pennington Nature Park – October 1, 2019 2019-2020 Programs Brochure is now online! PRAS Meeting Thurs. Sept 19, 2019 – Florida Exotic Species – Tegus World Wildlife presentation by PRAS on 9/4/19 at Copperfish Books PRAS Meeting with Members’ Video & Slide Shows, plus Election, Thursday, May 16, 2019 Audubon Folklore Walkabout – May 7, 2019 Audubon Earth Day Hike – Saturday, Apr. 27, 2019 PRAS Meeting with presentation “Love is in the Air” by Reinier Munguia, Thursday April 18, 2019 P.R. Audubon Field Trip – Fort DeSoto Park Sat. Apr. 13, 2019 “Birds, Buds, and Blooms” Nature Walk at Amberjack Preserve – April 2, 2019 Great American Cleanup – March 30 Thank You to our 42nd Annual Banquet Raffle Donors Audubon of Southwest Florida – Trip to Equador Audubon of Southwest Florida – Trip to Colombia PRAS Babcock-Webb Field Trip – March 23, 2019 PRAS Sanibel-Captiva Foundation Field Trip, Februrary 23, 2019 42nd Annual Banquet & Fundraiser – March 21, 2019 Audubon Night Walkabout – March 5, 2019 PRAS Meeting February 21, 2019 – presentation by Kellie Phillips and Hunter Folmar 2018 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS January Field Trip: Celery Fields, January 19, 2019 January Meeting with Christmas Bird Count results – January 17, 2019 Walkabout at Ollie’s Pond – January 1, 2019 DECEMBER 20th MEETING – Photo Contest, Potluck Dinner and Guest Speaker Wendy Sprague 2018 Peace River Audubon Christmas Bird Count – December 15, 2018 Walkabout at Charlotte Flatwoods Environmental Park – December 4, 2018 PRAS College Scholarship For Environmental Studies PRAS Meeting November 15, 2018 – Jerry Waters presents “Share Your Passion for Nature” PRAS Field trip Nov 10, 2018 – Caloosahatchee Creeks & Powell Creek Preserve Walkabout at Peace River Wildlife Center – November 6, 2018 Trip Report for October 2 Walkabout Audubon Pennington Nature Park Upcoming Charlotte County Sierra Club Meetings Audubon EagleWatch Training 2018 Florida Birding and Nature Festival 2017 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS May 17 – General Meeting, Elections, Members’ Video and Slide Shows Thanking Our 2018 Giving Challenge Participants Peace River Audubon Society Giving Challenge May 1 – Walkabout at the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center Trip Report for April 3 Walkabout to Kiwanis Park April 2018 Monthly General Meeting PRAS April Field Trip to Fort Desoto 2018 Annual Banquet Thanks The Walkabout at Kiwanis Park will be on Tuesday 3 April 2018 at 8 AM. Wrap Up of the Saturday 17 March 2018 Babcock-Webb field trip PRAS Walkabout Hathaway Park, March 6 Saturday ,17 March 2018 Field trip at Babcock-Cecil Webb W M A PEACE RIVER AUDUBON Walkabout, Hathaway Park, Tuesday March 6 PRAS February 17 Field Trip to the Venice Rookery 2018 Banquet Information. Florida Burrowing Owls, March 15, 2018 PRAS Walkabout February 6, 4:00 PM at History Park, Punta Gorda PRAS General Meeting, February 15, 2018 FIELD TRIP REPORT CELERY FIELDS 1/20/18 Audubon Pennington Nature Park Open House Peace River Audubon Field Trip: Celery Fields. January 20, 2018 PRAS General Meeting January 18, 2018, Results of 2017-2018 Christmas Bird Count New Years Walkabout at Ollie’s Pond DECEMBER MEETING – Photo Contest, Potluck Dinner and Guest Speaker PRAS December Walkabout Report – Deer Prairie Creek A Note From Venice Audubon Society REMINDER FROM PRAS TO USE AMAZON SMILE PRAS Field Trip to Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve & Powell Creek Preserve. Nov 11 PRAS TRIP REPORT FOR OCTOBER 3RD NIGHT WALKABOUT PRAS FIELD TRIP TO HARNES MARSH, October 21, 2017 Audubon Night Walkabout October 3. 2017 “CHANGE OF LOCATION!!” EAGLE WATCH UPDATE SEPTEMBER MEETING – Dr. Ken Meyer, Swallow-tailed Kite Program Amazon Smile Donations EAGLE WATCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED PRAS Board of Directors and Committee Chairs Annual Planning Meeting AUDUBON PENNINGTON NATURE PARK WILL BE CLOSED DURING JUNE, 2017 PRAS Awards $2,000 in College Scholarship MAY MEETING – Members’ Video and Slide Shows plus Election of New Officers and Board Members TRIP REPORT FOR WALKABOUT AT TIPPECANOE ENVIRONMENTAL PARK MERCHANTS WHO CONTRIBUTED ITEMS FOR THE 2017 PRAS BANQUET SILENT AUCTION 2017 PRAS Earth Day Celebration Trip Report WALKABOUT – TIPPECANOE I ENVIRONMENTAL PARK Tuesday, May 2 PRAS Earth Day Event at Deep Creek Preserve Saturday, April 22 Field Trip Report – Fort DeSoto Park Trip Report from Kiwanis Park WALKABOUT – KIWANIS PARK Great American Cleanup – PRAS volunteers will be at Kiwanis Park Field Trip Report Babcock Webb Jay Watch 2017 Field Trip Report, Morgan Park FIELD TRIP – Babcock Webb Wildlife Management Area 2016 PRAS Photo Contest Winners PRAS Banquet and Silent Auction with Dr. Reed Bowman WALKABOUT – Morgan Park, Arcadia Field Trip Report – Archbold Biological Station Event Report – Wildflower Preserve Open House Field Trip Report – Myakka River State Park TRIP REPORT FOR HISTORY PARK AND Ponce De Leon PARK You’re Invited: Feb. 18 Open House at Wildflower Preserve! FEBRUARY MEETING – Raptor Rehabilitation with John Hime and friends Announcement for Peace River Audubon Society Scholarship for Environmental Studies Walkabout to History Park on February 7, 2017 FIELD TRIP TO ARCHBOLD SCIENTIFIC STATION FEBRUARY 18, 2017 FIELD TRIP – Myakka River State Park JANUARY MEETING – Christmas Bird Count Results Walkabout Report – Ollie’s Pond CALL FOR PHOTOS for Christmas Bird Count Show Walkabout Report – Walton Ranch Christmas Bird Count PHOTO CONTEST and POTLUCK DINNER – December Meeting WALKABOUT – Walton Ranch FIELD TRIP REPORT – Paynes Creek Historic State Park WALKABOUT REPORT – Kiwanis Park NOVEMBER MEETING – Dennis J. Giardina – Orchid Restoration Project/Burmese Pythons in the Everglades Presidents Message 10.29.16 FIELD TRIP REPORT – Conservatory Park and celery Fields WALKABOUT REPORT – Prairie Shell Creek Lee County 20/20 Program Video PROGRAMS BROCHURE 2016-2017 Kayaking Trip Report – Myrtle Slough Walkabout Report – Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park Field Trip Report – Pinecraft Park in Sarasota Walkabout Report – Kiwanis Park 2016 SILENT AUCTION MERCHANT CONTRIBUTORS 2015 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS The Peace River Audubon Society Scholarship for Environmental Studies Trip Report – Circle B Bar Ranch Field Trip Walkabout Report – History Park & Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda Field Trip Report – Celery Fields The Peace River Audubon Society Scholarship for Environmental Studies News from Audubon Florida about Climate Change AUDUBON KAYAKS PRAIRIE CREEK President’s Message PRAS Annual Meeting 2014 PRAS Photo Contest Scholarship Announcement Reminder White Bird Newsletter – April 2015 April Field Trip – April 18, Fort DeSoto 2015 SILENT AUCTION MERCHANT CONTRIBUTORS General Meeting with presentation by Charles Sobczak PRAS April Photo Trip Hathaway Park Hike SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Ollie’s Pond Memorial Plaque Dedication 2014 PRAS Banquet – Silent Auction Sponsors 2013 PRAS Photo Contest 2012 PRAS Photo Contest 2011 PRAS Photo Contest 2009 PRAS Photo Contest
