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Apalachee Audubon Society Mission Statement:

Protecting the rich biodiversity of the Florida Panhandle through education, appreciation, and conservation.

October 1, 2023

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Participants for the field trip to Paynes Prairie enjoyed a beautiful day with lots of birds. Click the photo to read about the day's adventures! 

Erratum: See the flamingo photo below for a correction in the caption. The original caption, in the September 19th issue, credited the wrong person for naming Pinky’s companion. “Coral" was proposed by photographer Elizabeth E. George.

 In this Issue:

Chapter Programs at FSU's King Life Sciences Building auditorium

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Our parking assignment for this year has been changed to the parking garage. See information below.

• Thurs. Oct. 19 Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther, with Craig Pittman
• Thurs. Nov. 16 Exploring Costa Rica Through Science, Culture and Photography, with Hays Cummins

President's Message

Chapter Outings

• Sat. Oct. 14, Guided Walk at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park, with Michael Dayton
• Sat. Nov. 11, Guided Walk at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park, with Kristan Godbeer
• Sat. Dec. 2, Overwintering Ducks at St. Marks NWR, with Don Morrow

Lake Elberta Activities

• October Bird of the Month
• Sat. Nov. 4, Trash Cleanup

President's Message

September Program Recording: If you missed our September program with Mark Tancig about making good use of dead plants, you can watch the recording on our YouTube channel. Grateful for Dead: The Importance of Dead Plants for Wildlife.

Idalia's Pink Wave: What we thought was a local curiosity has turned into a once in a lifetime dispersal event with flamingos showing up as far north as Ohio, Pennsylvania, and even Wisconsin! The Pink Wave has become a phenomenon throughout the eastern USA. Read more.

Education Volunteers Needed: We are looking for people to help out with the Pineview Elementary After School Bird Club starting in January. If you enjoy working with third graders and have a couple of afternoons available each month, please send an email to ApalacheeAudubon@gmail.com.

Happy Birding!

Kathleen Carr, President

Chapter Programs

A mother with three cubs. Photo by David Shindle, Conservancy of Southwest Florida 

Programs will meet in person and via Zoom.

Zoom Program Registration Link: https://bit.ly/45woHJZ

Register early and you will receive a meeting reminder 24 hours before the meeting.

FSU's King Life Science Building

319 Stadium Drive, Tallahassee 32304 

NOTE: FSU has changed our parking arrangements. Please park in the Spirit Way parking garage on the second Floor and above.We will have people outside before the meeting directing program attendees to the correct location. 

Cat Tale:

The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther

with Craig Pittman

Craig Pittman

Book sale by Midtown Reader & signing

Social with coffee and snacks at 6:00 PM 

Announcements at 7:00 PM

Program begins at 7:15 PM

This month, Apalachee Audubon will join with the Sierra Club Big Bend Group in sponsoring a presentation by our favorite chronicler of Florida weirdness and wilderness—Craig Pittman. A native Floridian, he is a best-selling author, a podcaster and an award-winning environmental reporter. Come early with your favorite Pittman books and get them signed! 

Click for more information and Zoom registration

Check out our upcoming November program!

Thurs. Nov. 16 Exploring Costa Rica Through Science, Culture and Photography, with Hays Cummins

Chapter Outings

Black and White Warbler, photo by Lia-Bocchiaro

Sat. Oct. 14, Guided Walk at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park,

with Michael Dayton

7:00 - 10:30 AM

We will walk approximately 3-4 miles looking and listening for fall migrants. The trails are relatively easy but do have some topography and occur on natural terrain. 

Click for more information and to sign up for this trip.

Save the Date! Upcoming Field Trips

Sat. Nov. 11, Guided Walk at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park, with Kristan Godbeer.

Click for more information and to sign up for this trip.

Sat. Dec. 2, Overwintering Ducks at St. Marks NWR, with Don Morrow.

Click for more information and to sign up for this trip.

Lake Elberta Park

October Bird of the Month

Click to learn about this bird frequently found around the park!

November Trash Clean Up | Join us in keeping this beautiful ecosystem healthy!

• Sat. November 4, starting at 8:30 am
• Additional parking is available on FAMU Way, close to Stearns St.
• Kayakers and canoeists are welcome and needed!
• Gloves, trash bags, and other supplies provided
• Water provided, but please bring your own reusable water bottle

RSVP at: apalacheeaudubon@gmail.com

Pinky (left) foraging with Coral (a name proposed by photographer Elizabeth E. George). Her smaller size most likely indicates that she's a female and that Pinky is a male. 

Photo by Karen Willes.

Land Acknowledgement Statement

Apalachee Audubon acknowledges that the region it serves is located on the ancestral and traditional homelands of the Apalachee Indians of the Talimali Band, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. We pay respect to the resiliency of their tribal members, past and present, and to all Indigenous peoples. We encourage all to learn about the significance of Indigenous peoples in this region and throughout this continent.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 2023-2024

Officers

President: Kathleen Carr

Vice President: VACANT

Treasurer: Harvey Goldman

Secretary: James Carr

Directors

Cindy Baisden

Charlie Baisden

Kristin Cohea

Juli deGrummond

Kristan Godbeer

Ben Rangel

Rebecca Wall

Student Directors

Traysea Auger

Christian Watson-Kerr

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS

OTHER COMMITTEES & CHAPTER ACTIVITIES