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From: Dave Goodwin <(email address filtered)>
To: BRDBRAIN <(email address filtered)>
Sent: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 7:28 am
Subject: [BRDBRAIN] FOS Birding Weekend at Lake Okeechebee - Get to Know the Florida Ornithological Society!

Hi all,

I would like to invite as many of you as possible to join me in Clewiston for the Great Backyard Bird Count and to get to learn more about the Florida Ornithological Society. The dates are Saturday,February 18 and Sunday, February 19. There are no fees or registration involved - all you need to do is show up! We will bird around the "Big O" on Saturday, then spend the evening talking about birds, FOS, etc. Sunday morning we will join Margaret England for a trip to STA-5, one of the state's great birding spots as participants in the GBBC. If you can't make it Saturday for the birding, you can join us for dinner & socializing Saturday night, then STA-5 on Sunday. This is not yet an "official" FOS activity, but could become a regular event. I hope as many FOS members as possible can come, but I really hope non-members can come an find out what FOS is all about. With the upcoming Breeding Bird Atlas project (starting now), we need everyone's help.
The "rough" schedule is as follows:
Saturday 2/18 - 8:00 AM Meet at the McDonalds on US 27 near the west end of town for birding around the Big O (earlier if you want to eat). Will will grab lunch on the road or bring your own. We will be back in Clewiston by late afternoon. 6:30 - Dinner on your own at Sonny's BBQ (or elsewhere if BBQ isn't your style) with social time following (location TBA).
Sunday - meet at 7:00 AM in front of the Clewiston Inn for a birding trip down Blumberg Rd to STA-5, meeting at the entrance by 8:00 AM. The tour will end in the afternoon giving you time to travel home.
You can find accommodations on your own - there are several motels/hotels in town.
If you can come, please email me so I have a general idea of who is coming. Maybe I will see some of you at the Space Coast Birding Festival this week!

Thanks!

Dave Goodwin
Brandon FL
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