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Posted by Brian Rapoza on 15:53:17 03/18/10
Another reminder about space available for upcoming TAS trips:
FT. DESOTO, APRIL 16-18: Paul Bithorn and I lead this three-day, two-night van trip to Ft. DeSoto and other spring migration hotspots in the Tampa Bay area. Stops en-route will include Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area, Oscar Scherer State Park and Celery Fields Regional Stormwater Facility. Costs: $300.00 per person double occupancy; $75.00 single supplement (includes hotel and van/gas). Reservations are required by April 3.
OFFSHORE MIAMI PELAGIC BIRDING, MAY 22: Roberto Torres, Larry Manfredi, Paul Bithorn and Raul Urgelles will lead this all-day boat trip in search of shearwaters, storm-petrels, tropicbirds and other pelagic species. We'll visit Fowey Light, a reliable location for Brown Booby, then head to the edge of the Gulf Stream to search for weed lines and associated pelagic birds. Our vessel will be the Another Reward, a 70-foot air-conditioned party fishing boat based out of Miami Beach. Cost is $160.00 per person and reservations are required by April 30.
GREAT LAKES TO PRAIRIE POTHOLES, JUNE 12-20: John Boyd and I lead this nine-day, eight-night trip, beginning in Detroit, Michigan and ending in Fargo, North Dakota. Target species include Kirtland's and Connecticut Warbler, Great Grey Owl, Yellow Rail and Baird's Sparrow. This trip involves eight full days of birding. Costs: $1,390.00 per person double occupancy (not including air fare); $400.00 single supplement. Cost includes van transportation, hotel accommodations and park entrance fees.
Contact me at fieldtrips@tropicalaudubon.org if you'd like a detailed itinerary for any of these trips. Time is running out, so act now!
Brian Rapoza
Field Trip Coordinator
Tropical Audubon Society
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