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Anne Arundel Bird Club Program

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Sue Ricciardi

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Wed, 1 Apr 2009 01:01:30 +0000

Friday, April 3, 2009, 8 p.m.    The Birds of the Everglades and South Florida.   Paul Bithorn , Field Trip Leader of the Tropical Audubon Society (TAS), Florida. 

Come to Arlington Echo Environmental Education Center in Millersville to hear an expert speak on The Birds of the Everglades. There are very few birding destinations in the world that have the allure of the Florida Everglades. The “River of Grass” is home to several endangered species of birds, including the Wood Stork, Everglade Snail Kite, and the “Cape Sable” Seaside Sparrow. Paul Bithorn, a Miami native, an endangered species in his own right, will share his vast knowledge of the Everglades fauna and flora as well as other South Florida birding hotspots.   Paul served for many years as a board member of TAS and has led field trips for over 20 years for many environmental and civic groups. He also served as Mayor of his hometown, the Village of Virginia Gardens, for nine years and encouraged his residents to xeriscape by planting native species of plants and shrubs. He has contributed to several bird-finding guides, including the ABA’s A Birders Guide to Florida, Fourth Edition, A Birders Guide to the Bahama Islands, the Falcon Guide: Birding in Florida and Parrots of South Florida. His documentation of parrot species in Miami was featured in the June/July issue of the National Wildlife Federation magazine. His presentation as a Florida master birder will include photos of the birds of the Everglades, South Florida specialties such as Roseate Spoonbills, Wood Storks, and Great White Herons, many pelagic species, exotic species and the mythical Ghost Orchid. Paul saw his first Black-capped petrel on a recent pelagic trip.   S ome of the interesting rarities seen in south Florida include Masked Duck, White-tailed and Red-billed Tropicbirds, Red-footed Booby, Cuban Pewee, La Sagra's Flycatcher, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Western Spindalis, Bananaquit, and Yellow-faced Grassquit.   



Sue Ricciardi for 

Gerald Winegrad, AABC Program Chair