FOS Yellow-rumped Warblers Arrive at Crosby

Numerous "first of season" Yellow-rumped Warblers were observed by Pete Johnson at Crosby on October 26, 2011! We were out there for our monthly work session from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. It had been raining early in the morning, so nobody else showed up except for Ed Rutherford and myself.

As usually happens, when the weather is bad the birding is good. I observed about 30 different species of birds in a couple hours, then entered species/numbers count data in eBird.org when I got home!

Bird Species List -- 101 Species total

A list of the species of birds observed at Crosby is available from the Links section at right of this blog page, or from DAS website. There are now 101 resident and migratory bird species known to occur at Crosby. The real number of bird species is probably considerably higher than this.

Bird records from Crosby are recorded on www.eBird.org, where Crosby Sanctuary listed as a hotspot.

Bird surveys are conducted on a regular basis on the first Saturday of each month starting at 8 a.m.

Volunteers are welcome! Contact petejohnson71@comcast.net for more info.

5th Annual Air Potato Roundup report

The air potato roundup this year was a success. We only found 16 pound of potatoes, but that's a good thing. It means we are getting ahead of them, finally after 4 years!

I want to thank the North Florida Audubon Chapter Regional Conservation Committee members for coming out to help. Thank you Ed Rutherford. I also want to thank Jacob and the Ely brothers from the neighborhood. Thank you all!

Help educate a child to become a good steward of the earth

A good cause/fundraising drive for our chapter's Audubon Adventures program in the elementary schools.

Help educate a child to become a good steward of the earth

Pete

Activity Schedule for 2011

Crosby Sanctuary Activity

Schedule for 2011:

Open House -- First Saturday of the Month from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Crosby Sanctuary will be open for birding, photography, hiking, nature study and enjoyment.

Workdays -- Last Saturday of the Month from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Please come help maintain entrance landscaping and improve wildlife habitat by controlling invasive exotic plants.

2011 First Coast Air Potato Roundup at Crosby -- March 5 from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m.