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FLORIDA’S NATURAL HABITATS

Here are some simple definitions of various Floridahabitats. Understanding the differences will help youfind the birds and wildlife that frequent them. Forindepth information, check out Florida Natural AreasInventory at www.fnai.org .

Marsh: Wetland with grasses and low vegetation, butno trees.Swamp (also a Wooded Wetland): Wetland withtrees.Pine Flatwoods: Well-drained pine uplands (inFlorida that can mean just 10 or 20 feet above sealevel).Hammock: Mid-levelarea in which trees grow thickly. Sometimes they flood and sometimes not.Riparian or Riverine: Habitat close to anddependent upon a river.Scrub: Old dune with deep fine sand substrate;

occasional or rare fire (20-80 years); vegetation: sandpine and/or scrub oaks and/or rosemary and lichens.

Coastal Uplands: Substrate and vegetation

influenced primarily by such coastal processes aserosion, deposition, salt spray, and storms.Hardwood Forest: Upland with sand/clay and/orcalcareous substrate;mesic; temperate; rareor no fire; vegetationincludes: spruce pine,magnol ia , beech,pignut hickory, whiteoak and mixedhardwoods.DryPrairie: Flatland with sand substrate; subtropical

or temperate; annual or frequent fire; vegetation: wiregrass, saw palmeto, and mixed grasses and herbs.Slough: Broad, shallow channel with peat overmineral substrate; seasonally inundated, flowing water;subtropical; occasional or rare fire; vegetation: pop ashand/or pond apple or water lily.Dome: Rounded depression in sand/limestonesubstrate with peat accumulating toward center:seasonally inundated, occasional or rare fire; vegetation: cypress, blackgum, or bays, often tallest incenter. Tidal Marsh: Intertidal area occupied primarily by

cord grass, needlerush, saw grass, saltwort, saltgrassand glasswort.



November 11, 2007 Volume VII

~JANUARY CALENDAR~

Saturday, Jan 5: Christmas Bird Count: Sarasota:Coordinators Jeanne Dubi, 355-1709, and Edith Miller,364-3637.

Tuesday, Jan 8: North Longboat Key. Meet at 8a.m. inparking lot opposite Chevron station at the very north end

of Longboat Key. Leaders: Betty & Wade Matthews,923-0671. Optional lunch at Moore’s restaurant.

Thursday, Jan 10: “Colonial Waterbirds of SarasotaBay”. Ann Paul Regional Coordinator for Audubon of Florida will give a presentation, 9a.m. at Mote Marineabout our diverse population of waterbirds, which includesover 30 different species.

Saturday, Jan 12: Monthly Walk at the Celery Fields.Meet at the gazebo at Palmer & Raymond at 8a.m. ContactMark Leggett at 925-7220.

Monday, January 14: Monthly Sarasota Audubonmeeting. The State of Our Environment - Commissioner Jon Thaxton looks toward the future of Sarasota County.

Tuesday, Jan 15: Phosphate Mines, Polk County. Thistrip is filled - sign up early next year. All those that did signup look for an email from [email protected] for tripdetails, or call 924-5565 (Kathryn Young).

Wednesday, Jan 30: ClayGully & Sidell Roads.Round trip behind MyakkaSP. This area is good wintering habitat forspecialties such as Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, Short Tailed Hawks and CrestedCaracara. Leader: Owen

Comora, 378-5166. Meet at McDonald’s (Bee Ridge/Cattlemen) at 8a.m. BRING LUNCH.

Tuesday, Feb 5: Venice Rookery, Manasota Scrub,Lemon Bay Park. Great photo ops and great birding.Leader: Mark Leggett, 925-7220. Leave McDonald’s at7:30a.m

Saturday, Feb 9: Monthly Walk at the Celery Fields.Meet at the gazebo at Palmer & Raymond at 8a.m. ContactMark Leggett at 925-7220.

Roberts Bay on the Carefree Learner - Sail withSarasota High School students to monitor breedingbirds on the mangrove islands. Members more than welcome. Two trips on Jan. 25 and Feb. 27 10:45a.m. and 12:45p.m. Call Rick Greenspun a284-2055 for trip details and reservations.

Oscar Scherer SP. Join Mark Leggett of Sarasota Audubon Society and RoseMarie Nehig of Venic Audubon Society on a 2-hour birdwalk every Thursdaymorning from January thru April at Oscar Scherer SPMeet at 8a.m. at the Nature Center. Free withadmission to the Park.

~WHAT IS THAT BIRD!~

Need a refresher? Don’t know a Laughing Gull from aRoyal Tern? Want to ID those common backyard birds? Wecan help. Sign up for our 5-session birding class. First twosessions held in classroom on Jan 21 & 28. Followed by 3

field trips. For more information, contact instructor JeanneDubi at 355-1709. Registration is required.

~RECAPTURE BACKYARD HABITAT~

Your backyard was once a Florida native environment. Signup for a free 3-hour workshop to get practical tips onrecapturing some of the lost habitat. Feb 8 & 9 at TwinLakes Park. We will be giving away a free 10’ x 10’ backyardplot makeover. You have to register to be eligible. Call Jeanne Dubi at 355-1709 for more details.

~OUR ADOPTED ROAD~

Help us keep our adopted road free of garbage. Meet athe gazebo (Palmer and Raymond) at 8a.m. on thefollowing Tuesdays: January 22, March 18, and April 22Coordinator: Jeanne Dubi, 355-1709.

~VOLUNTEERS NEEDED~

Scrap Book We need someone to take over the scrap bookso that the goings on of our society are recorded forposterity. Fun job from your armchair. Call 355-1709.

For Anything Like to keep busy? Have a talent in any areaComputers? Accounting? Organizing? We can put you to work. Call Jeanne Dubi at 355-1709.



November 11, 2007 Volume VII

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~CONSERVATION NEWS~

THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT(WRDA), which contains billions in funding to restoreecosystems, became law after Congress overrode PresidentBush’s veto for the first time in his administration. Alongtime Audubon priority, the bill provides unprecedentedecosystem restoration funding authority in areas like theEVERGLADES, the Great Lakes, coastal Louisiana, andthe Mississippi River. However, Congress still has toappropriate the funds.On November 1, a Senate Environment and Public Works

subcommittee approved a bipartisan cap-and-trade billaimed at REDUCING GLOBAL WARMINGEMISSIONS. While not as strong at this stage as Audubon

would prefer, it includes provisions that would providesignificant funding to protect birds and other wildlifeimperiled by global warming. The full committee heldhearings to evaluate the bill in December.

Following an intense push by Audubon and many others,the U.S. Energy Bill passed the Congress and was signedinto law by the President. It will fight global warming andclimate change by requiring a major increase in U.S. vehiclefuel efficiency standards. Corporate average fuel economy standards (CAFE) were increased to an average of 35 mpg for cars and light trucks by 2020, a roughly 40% increase.

The Bill also includes significant increases in requirementsfor biofuels and electricity conservation measures.

The 15 percent Renewable Electricity Standard (RESincluded in the earlier House version had to be removed tosecure passage in the Senate; However, leaders in Congresindicated that RES and tax credits for wind power will baddressed next year.

The foreign operations appropriations bill contai

funding for INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITYCONSERVATION AND INTERNATIONAL FAMILYPLANNING PROGRAMS through the US Agency foInternational Development.

Both the House and Senate restored the Administration’proposed cuts to international biodiversity programs. Oninternational family planning, Audubon has joined effortto encourage the conference committee to support thhigher level of funding in the Senate version of the bi($461 million, as opposed to $441 million in the Hous version).

Wade Matthews, Conservation Chai

~TRIP REPORTS~

SNOOK HAVEN December 6, We started at 8a.m. ithe parking lot of McDonalds ticking off several species toinclude the Black-hooded Parakeets. Then on to JelkPreserve in Venice off River Rd. We walked around thibeautiful Florida preserve for 2 hours, then headed tSnook Haven for a boat ride down the Myakka. Wrecommend this to everyone. It is a slow tranquil 1-houride down the Myakka. Much of the river in this area ibordered by preserves, so you get a feeling for what Floridalooked like 50 years ago. Kingfishers, Pileate Woodpeckers, egrets, herons, ibis and large alligators werseen along the way.

Kathryn Young and Mark Leggett

Myakka River SP, Dec 12 Seventeen birders spent beautiful morning at this state park. They identified 5species of birds including 1 American Avocet, 8 Limpkins50 Roseate Spoonbills, 8 Stilt Sandpipers, 8 Wilson’s Snipes2 Carolina Wrens, 5 Wild Turkeys, flocks of NorthernPintails and Hooded Mergansers, 12 Black-bellied Ploverand a single Semipalmated Plover. The day started off witha bang when a noisy Pileated Woodpecker flew into nearby tree as we were gathering in the parking lot.

Owen Comora, Trip Leade



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