EVERGLADE KITE NEWSLETTER OF THE
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF THE EVERGLADES
CALENDAR
Saturday, March 6, 7:30 a.m. Tropical
Audubon invites you to Everglades
National Park, Leader: John Boyd, TAS.
Friday, March 12, 8:00 a.m. Green Cay.
Meet at Nature Center, 12800 Hagen
Ranch Road, Boynton Beach. Leader:
Valeri Brauer
Saturday, March 13, 8:00 a.m.
Okeeheelee Park. Meet at Nature
Center, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd., West
Palm Beach. Nature Center is all the
way in the back (north). Leader: Scott
Scheinhaus
Friday, March 19 Tour of Lake Worth
Backyard Bird Gardens. See article
inside for details.
Saturday, March 20, 8:00 a.m.
Riverbend Park, Jupiter. Meet at the
parking lot on Indiantown Road,
~1 mile west of the turnpike. 9060
Indiantown Road. Leader: Chuck
Weber
Tuesday, March 23, 4:30 p.m.
Wakodahatchee. Meet in parking
lot, 13026 Jog Road, Delray Beach.
Leaders: Paton White/Linda Humphries
Saturday, March 27, 4:30 p.m. SUNSET
WALK, ARM Loxahatchee NWR. Meet
in Marsh Trail parking lot. Leaders:
Paton White/Linda Humphries
Sunday, March 28, 6:30 p.m. SUNSET/
MOONRISE CRUISE Lake Worth
Lagoon. For more information, see
inside. Call Claudine (561) 655-9779
Saturday, April 3, 7:30 a.m. Join
ARM Loxahatchee NWR’s weekly
walk. Meet in Marsh Trail parking lot.
Leader: Pat Canning
Wednesday, April 7, 7:30 a.m.
Okeeheelee Park. Meet as above.
Leader: Ethel Kujanpaa
Saturday, April 10, 7:30 a.m. Lake
Worth Pier. Leader: Claudine Laabs
April 17–18 Fort DeSoto. Space is
limited contact Linda Humphries 561-
742-7791.
Serving Palm Beach County, Florida
Volume 50, Number 6
March 2010
General Meeting, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
“Florida Scrub-Jay update”
Anne Cox has been working since 2003 with the scrub jay data of
the late Grace Iverson and Jack Gardner through the Coalition for
Wilderness Islands, Inc. The CWI team put together the data from the
Iverson-Gardner study for Palm Beach County and also conducted a
study for USFWS on the effects of 2003–2004 hurricanes on the scrub
jays in Palm Beach County in 2006. Anne worked with the Coalition
for Wilderness Islands team to start the first Jay Watch Program in
2008 in Palm Beach County. The talk will focus on the status of the
Florida Scrub-Jay in Palm Beach County. It includes information from
the Iverson-Gardner study from 1992–2003, information about the
Jay Watch Program and a comparison with the results from the 2008
and 2009 Jay Watch Program.
Join us at the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 W.
Summit Blvd., in West Palm Beach at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:00.
Gumbo Limbo Meeting: “Birding in Caribbean Countries“
by Paul A. Thomas
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
Paul obtained a BA in zoology and MS in ecology from The University
of Nebraska and a PhD in entomology from The University of Kansas.
He also spent five summers at biological stations of The University
of Minnesota, the University of Michigan, and the Duke University
Marine Laboratory.
After serving for 3 years as an officer in the U S Air Force at Eglin AFB,
in the Florida panhandle, he spent 27 years working in Agricultural
Product Research & Development for the Dow Chemical Company.
Nine of the 27 years were spent living and working in Europe and
Asia.
Paul has been a birder for over 55 years and during that time he has
been able to observe and photograph birds on all seven continents. In
his presentation on “Birding in Caribbean Countries,” he will show
and discuss the best of the nature images that he has taken on visits to
13 of the 25 member states of The Association of Caribbean States.
ASE’s Tuesday afternoon meetings are held at Gumbo Limbo Nature
Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd. (A1A), in Boca Raton. Access A1A
via Palmetto Park (from the south) or Spanish River Blvd. (from the
north).
 The Everglade Kite
is the newsletter of the Audubon
Society of the Everglades, published
10 times a year.
President
Linda Humphries 561-742-7791
1st Vice President
Cynthia Plockelman 585-1278
2nd Vice President
Paton White 818-7574
Secretary
Marcella Munson 367-7689
Treasurer
Janet Schreiber 689-2530
Field Trips
Claudine Laabs 655-9779
Bird ID, Library
Gloria Hunter 585-7714
Conservation Photographers, painters, dancers, sculptors and musicians and
Rosa (Cissie) Durando 965-2420
Education
Susan Snyder 627-7829
roysue@bellsouth.net
Community Relations
Debbie Smith 967-4879
Publicity
Sheila Hollihan-Elliot 845-304-6988
Sales
Stella Rossi 732-4786
Hospitality
Judy Hill 585-1344
Kite, Webmaster 367-7689
Ben Kolstad ben@kolstad.com
ASE on the Internet
http://www.auduboneverglades.org
Audubon Society of the Everglades, incorpo-
rated in 1966, serves communities in Palm
Beach County. Our purpose is to promote the
conservation of wildlife and the natural envi-
ronment and to advance human understand-
ing of our place in the total ecological system.
Bird of the Month:
Florida Scrub Jay
The bird of the month for March
is the imperiled and endemic
Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma
coerulescens. Come hear a
special presentation on this
endangered bird. Bring your
photos to share with the group!
Everglades Day 2010 Report
Susan Snyder
ARTS IN THE EVERGLADES, the 11th Everglades Day festival, was
a huge success by any measure—especially considering the cool,
windy weather. Attendance was 4,400 by the refuge count.
Our special guest speakers, Clyde Butcher and Kenn Kaufman, gave
great presentations and we thank them so much for participating.
When asked how Everglades Day compared to other festivals they
attend, both said none of them have as many presentations nor bring
in the number of people Everglades Day does. These statements show
how important this festival is and that all the work of the organizing
committee and refuge staff is definitely worth the time and energy it
takes. Kenn and Clyde are devoted to helping the national wildlife
refuges and did not charge a fee. They donated a portion of book
sales to the ED account
animal presenters enlivened the festival. Evaluations by the public
and exhibitors were very positive. Everglades Day is a free festival,
but costs over $14,000 to put on as tents, buses, trolleys must be
rented. The festival is supported by a PBC Cultural Council grant,
donations, and festival sponsors ASE, Friends of the Loxahatchee
Refuge, and Loxahatchee Everglades Tours.
If you would like to donate money to support this great event please
send it to ASE, PO Box 16914, WPB, FL 33416-6914. Make sure to
mark the check Everglades Day.
ASE would like to thank all of our volunteers and Everglades
DayContributors:
STAFF, A.R.M.LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
AUDUBON AND FRIENDS OF LNWR VOLUNTEERS
EVERGLADES FARM EQUIPMENT
FL. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
LOXAHATACHEE CANOEING
MONTE’S PACKAGING COMPANY
NATHALIE PIERCE—T-SHIRT DESIGNER
PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION
PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT.
PALM BEACH POST & LA PALMA
SIERRA CLUB—LOXAHATCHEE GROUP
SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Backyard Bird Gardens
Come join Audubon Society of the Everglades in a free tour of Backyard
Bird Gardens in the Lake Worth area. There will be 3 different gardens
that you can visit on Friday, March 19, 2010 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.
Dorothy Brindle, Phil and Anne Weinrich, and Cynthia Plockelman
have volunteered their yards. For more information check our website
www.auduboneverglades.org or call Linda 561-742-7791.
 Tips For Success
Spring Migration: Birding At Its Frustrating Best
Paddy Cunningham
Spring migration is a long-anticipated event where you
will have numerous opportunities to see songbirds in
their breeding best.
1. Look for movement in the tree canopy, but don’t
forget half of the warblers are found on or near the
ground.
2. Warblers with wing bars will be in the tree canopy
(Cape May, Blackburian). Those without wing bars
will be on the ground or near it (Kentucky, Hooded,
Wilson’s).Difficulties in locating warblers in the
canopy can include warbler neck and finding the
movement of warblers and songbirds and warblers
on the ground are extremely camouflaged and have
secretive behavior.
3. Check all fruiting and flowering trees for movement.
Strangler Figs, Red Mulberry & Live Oak are
especially good in that they provide good cover;
fruits to eat and the rotting fruit attract insects. For
ground dwelling warblers and thrushes look in leaf-
covered open areas and listen for rustling leaves.
4. It’s either feast or famine. Warblers and Songbirds
tend to move in mixed flocks where you will be
looking frantically or waiting in quiet. Keep walking
until you find the flock.
5. Weather plays a major role in fallouts of warblers.
Go out after and just before an incoming front and
especially west wind.
If you have any questions about birds, birding hot spots
in our area or looking for birding opportunities check
out my website at www.birdadventure.com or contact
me at birdpaddy@yahoo.com
Lake Worth Lagoon Sunset-Moonrise Cruise
March 28
Back by popular demand—we will have our Lake
Worth Lagoon Cruise again!
Please join us for this boat ride down the lagoon to
the Audubon Sanctuary Islands on Sunday, March 28.
Please bring your own refreshments or a picnic dinner.
We will meet at 6:30 PM at the Sailfish Marina on Lake
Drive in Palm Beach Shores (Singer Island) and cruise
from 6:45 to 8:45. The cost is $30. per person.
Please call Claudine for reservations (561)655-9779.
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President’s Column
Linda Humphries
I was lucky that I could attend the Everglades Festival in
Broward, the Space Coast Festival in Titusville, and the
Everglades Day Festival at ARM Loxahatchee National
Wildlife Refuge. I was able to bird with Kevin Karlson,
talk to Pete Dunne, take classes from Kenn Kaufmann
and his wife Kim at the Space Coast Festival, and spend
time with them on Everglades Day. All of these people
are very devoted and extremely knowledgeable. They
all have a passion for birds and enjoy helping people
learn more about birds as they try to show easier ways
to identify the mysterious birds. I never realized how
important bird behavior is. If you ever have the chance to
go and see some of our birding experts do it. I guarantee
you will learn something and it will be worth the time
and expense. Kenn Kaufman’s speech at Space Coast
Festival is one of the best lectures I have ever attended.
It was about being proud that you are a birder and that
birders are not geeks! His point was that birding is a
sport that has grown through the years and is enjoyed
by thousands of people worldwide. Birders bring in lots
of money to the local communities.
One of the important things I learned last month was
that after I finish birding, I need to go home and study my
birding guides. Even though I am familiar with a bird, I
need to brush up on some of the bird’s behaviors. Come
join us on our next birding adventure! The exercise is
great, the birds are beautiful, and the people are fun.
Conservation Meeting
Lantana County Library
Monday, Mar 1, 2010, 1:00 PM
Audubon Society of the Everglades has started a monthly
conservation meeting to discuss upcoming events and
important public meetings being held within our local
area. This is a one-hour informal discussion about
upcoming issues so that we can be better informed.
The meeting is held at the county library in Lantana,
4020 Lantana Rd, Lake Worth. Come join the
discussion! Call Linda at 561-742-7791 for more
information.
Upcoming Birding Events
Bird ID & Behavior Bird Walk--
Science for Seniors Wakodahatchee
March 2, 2010 9:30 am Science for Seniors
Okeeheelee Nature March 16, 2010 8:00 am
Center Meet at Wakodahatchee
Clive Pinnock Presenter Clive Pinnock, Leader
Cost $5 Cost $5
Call: 561-233-1400 to Call: 561-233-1400 to
register register
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