Grab your binoculars and field guide and go on an interesting local field trip. You do not have to be a member to participate.
All trips and times are subject to change. Check the news letter or call Ron Houser at 763-7485 or e-mail him at rdhouser@knology.net.
Be sure to confirm the trip before going (especially if it has rained), call Ron at 763-7485. Bring binoculars, field guides, insect repellant, sunscreen, drinks, water, snacks and lunch where noted.
Saturday, Sep 19 - Fall Migration Count - contact Mary Jo Capra at
233-1313 to participate.
Saturday, Sep 26 - Beginner Bird Walk/Breakfast With the Birds
8:00 at Memorial Park at the Panama City Garden Club on Garden Club Drive.
October Field Trip - Saturday, Oct 17 - Tyndall AFB hosted by Wendy Gierhart, base biologist, leave from the Panama City Mall Theater sign at 7:00 AM or Bagel Maker on Tyndall Pkwy at 7:15. Call Ron Houser at 763-7485 for details.
November Field Trip - Saturday Nov 7 - Laidlaw Audubon Preserve Joint trip with Choctawhatchee Audubon. Leave from rear of Taco Bell parking lot on Thomas Dr. at 7:30 am. Call Ron Houser at 763-7485 for details.
November 14 Field Trip to the Bear Creek Feline Center The meeting place for this trip is the theater sign at the PC Mall, leave by 9:40 AM.
Christmas Bird Count. Saturday, December 19. Bay County Audubon Society’s 46th Annual Christmas Bird Count done in conjunction with the 110th Annual National Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Contact Lisa Keppner at 769-6247 or lkeppner@bellsouth.net to participate.
January Field Trip - Saturday, Jan 16 – Hobbs Pasture – New water management property off Hwy 388. Meet at the mall under the theater sign for a 7:30 departure. Bring snacks and drinks, as well as binoculars and cameras. Call Ron Houser at 763-7485 for details.
Saturday, Feb 13 - Great Backyard Bird Count - go to www.birdsource.org/gbbc to participate.
February Field Trip - Saturday, Feb. 20 – Topsail Hill State Park. Meet at Taco Bell at Hwy 98 and Thomas Drive for a 7:00 AM departure. Call Ron Houser at 763-7485 for details.
March Field Trip - Saturday Mar 13 - Florida Caverns State Park –migrants, spring wildflowers. Meet at the theater sign at the mall for a 7:30 AM departure. Bring water and a snack. We will stop at a restaurant in St Joe for lunch on the way back. Call Ron Houser at 763-7485 for details.
Additional March Field Trip - March 20 – Jackson County farm areas led by Brian Specht. Time TBA
April 18-24 – Texas trip to San Antonio area – call ron Houser or Richard Ingram for info.
May 8 - Spring Migration Count - contact Lisa Keppner at 769-6247 or LKeppner@bellsouth.net for details.
