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Posted by Vince Lucas on 07:39:40 07/20/06
I just wanted to remind birders that the next opportunity to bird STA-5 (Stormwater Treatment Area) in Hendry County, south of Clewiston, will be Saturday, July 29th. STA-5 is not normally open to birders but due to efforts of the recently formed Hendry-Glades Audubon Society, in cooperation with the South Florida Water Management District, birders can bird there during one day a month, and July 29th is this month's open date. We will meet at the main gate at STA-5 at 8:30AM or you can carpool with Margaret England from the LaBelle McDonald's at 7:00AM or the Clewiston McDonald's at 7:45AM. We will be allowed to drive around the northeast impoundment at STA-5 and birders can stop and get out and bird or do photography at any point along the impoundment. With fall migration, especially for shorebirds, underway, we are hoping to add some migrants and possibly new species to the ever-growing bird checklist for STA-5. In addition, the first wave of migrant shorebirds should be arriving at nearby locales such as the King Ranch & Duda Sod Farms south of Belle Glade. One could easily make a full day of birding in this area of Hendry & Palm Beach Counties.
To sign-up for the STA-5 trip, contact Margaret England at sta5birding@earthlink.net with your name and contact information including an emergency cell number and the number in your party. You may also leave a message at (863) 674-0695 or (863) 517-0202. Tours are subject to cancellation in case of inclement weather. Directions are available at:
http://www.orgsites.com/fl/hgaudubon/
See you there.
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