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St. Petersburg Audubon Society

Wingspan

St. Petersburg Audubon Society’s Monthly Newsletter

December 2024

Order your 2025 Calendar!

Get your calendar just in time for the holidays! Featuring 14 beautiful photos, this year’s calendar shows off the uniqueness of Florida’s bird species. We would also love to thank our new partners at Pinch Penny Press for helping us create our 2025 calendar. Our calendars will be discounted this weekend only!

 Order now! 
 

General Meeting & Program: Lights Out Miami

Join us for our monthly meeting, virtually! Brian Rapoza of Tropical Audubon Society will cover the chapter’s project focusing on bird window strikes during peak migration over bright cities like Miami, Florida. This meeting and program will be held December 17th at 7:00pm.

Register here.

 

Become a Member in 2025!

Sign up or renew your membership today for St. Pete Audubon. Your local or patron membership goes toward our conservation and education programs, such as Teacher Ecology Camp and our brand-new Let’s Go Birding event in the spring. Your membership helps support our virtual meetings and programs and helps fund student research projects! Members also get extra perks, such as first access to special field trips and events. We look forward to welcoming you to our flock!

 Join today! 
 

Brews for Birds Fundraiser

Thank you so much to those that joined this FUNdraiser! We raised hundreds of dollars with our partners to fund laboratory tests that can confirm rodenticide cases, aiding in the conservation of vital bird species.

Additional donation made will be going directly to Seaside Seabird Sanctuary for rebuilding efforts.

 

Field Trip Recap: Roosevelt Wetlands

Although a chilly morning, we had a great group of 20 people on our trip to Roosevelt Wetlands, led by Eric Plage. The group documented 49 species, including thousands of Laughing Gulls and Turkey Vultures circling over the nearby county landfill.

 

125th Christmas Bird Count

Join the Audubon Christmas Bird Count this year and add your observations to help scientists and conservationists discover trends that make the work more impactful. It's a fun and meaningful way to spend your winter days.

In Pinellas County, there are three opportunities to get involved. Please see below for your CBC contacts:

December 14th, St. Pete: Eric Plage, eric.plage@gmail.com

December 21st, North Pinellas: Bill Kaempfer, william.kaempfer@colorado.edu

December 29th, Ft. De Soto: Bill Kaempfer, william.kaempfer@colorado.edu

Click here to learn more about the Christmas Bird Count!

 

Lida’s Last-Minute Holiday Market

Meet us at Lida’s Jungle to grab your last-minute birdy gifts for the holidays! We will be selling our 2025 calendars, copies of Birds of Pinellas County, and stickers that are perfect stocking stuffers! Shop small this holiday season!

 

December Field Trips

December 15 (Sunday): Crescent Lake Park with John Ficken

Upcoming Events

December 14: Christmas Bird Count

December 15: Field Trip at Crescent Lake

December 17: General Meeting & Program (Zoom)

December 22: Holiday Market at Lida’s Jungle

Click here for a full description of field trips and events.

 

Local Environmental News

Organizers confident Pinellas County wilderness will be saved from development

Experts monitor red tide blooms in Pinellas, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties

Beach cleanup begins at Ft. De Soto Park following recent hurricane events

News from Audubon

Audubon Florida Recognizes Conservation Leaders for 2024

Our Coasts Are Stronger Than Ever Thanks to a Big Win for This Little-known Law

15 Brilliant Photos That Celebrate the Link Between Birds and Native Plants

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St. Petersburg Audubon Society

St. Petersburg Audubon Society
P.O. Box 12407
St. Petersburg, FL 33733-2407
United States

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