Category Archives: Posts of Interest
Long Time CBC Member Passed Away
It is with sadness that news has come that long time CBC member Zaida Aponte passed away on July 8th at the age of 96. Zaida was in Hospice for 2 weeks and died peacefully. Zaida was very active with the … Continue reading
Bluebirds at Babcock
John Barber reporting on the Bluebird boxes at Babcock Ranch “I was out to the Babcock-Web property today, Monday, April 25, 2016, to check the Bluebird boxes. The grounds were finally dry enough to check them all and it was … Continue reading
FWC conserves painted, indigo buntings, focuses on illegal trapping
Important Information from FWC Painted and indigo buntings breed in northern Florida, spend the winter primarily in southern Florida and can be found throughout much of the state during spring and fall migration. Poachers illegally trap these beautiful birds to … Continue reading
North Cape Coral Trip Results are Posted
December 28, 2015 Results from the trip to North Cape Coral, Sirenia Vista Park, Joe Stonis Park and Festival Park have been posted. The trip bird was the Florida Scrub Jay. The bird shown in this photo landed on a members … Continue reading
Christmas Bird Count Map
In case anyone is interested in seeing where the Caloosa Bird Club’s count is, Gail Campbell graciously took a photo of the map for everyone to see. This is a very historical map. Who knows how many years the club … Continue reading
Audubon Urban Birding Trip
Come join SWFL Audubon as they tour the abandoned Golf Course in Cape Coral. Some want to develop the property, other want to make it a “central park”. Come see what this endangered piece of property has to offer. … Continue reading
Interesting Bird Report from Bird Brain
To: BRDBRAIN <BRDBRAIN@LISTSERV.USF.EDU> Sent: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 10:11 am Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Shorebird Bonanza Plus / CCC Beach It is presently 10:10AM Friday morning at The Courtney Campbell Causeway Beach in extreme eastern Clearwater in Pinellas County. With the water … Continue reading
Recent Sightings Nov. 2015
A Mountain Bluebird is at the Oasis Visitor Center on old Rt 41. It has been seen on the fence in parking lot. The visitors center is located about 40 miles east of Naples. past Kirby Storter. A Cinnamon … Continue reading
Redpoll Mania
Trip chair Ken Hodgson passed along this interesting info about a Redpoll migration discussion coming out of Tadoussac Bird Observatory, located near the end of the St. Lawrence in Quebec. From 26-28 Oct, they counted more than 70,000 migrating redpolls, with a one-day … Continue reading
A Note About the Bluebirds at Babcock Ranch
John Barber, CBC member who monitors the bluebirds at Babcock Ranch sent in this note about the birds. I was out to Babcock-Webb today for the third time this season to check the bluebird boxes. We have our best results yet–one … Continue reading