Sarasota Audubon presents monthly programs, open to the public, featuring speakers on a variety of environmental issues and birding topics. All meetings are held on the second Monday of the month, October though May, 7:00 PM. Meetings are held at the First Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 1031 South Euclid, Sarasota 34237-8197.
October 10 – Birds of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas
Rick Greenspun will present birds of a recent visit to this US hot spot, highlighting all the parks and NWRs in the area and the specialties of the Rio Grande
November 14 - Alex Chevarria of Aventuras Naturales
will provide an interesting look at the Mayan culture of ancient Belize, and wildlife too
December 12 - Ron Mayberry Photographer
Ron will dazzle us with a travelogue of Ecuador and Costa Rica and the hundreds of tropical birds that he has photographed throughout the years
January 9 – Jon Thaxton
Our county commissioner will discuss balancing development with environmental conservation in Sarasota County
February 13 - Darryl Saffer, the Singing Videographer
Birds of the Celery Fields, a video set to music: beautiful music, beautiful lyrics
March 12 – Stephen Brown, Author & Educator
presents Where Waters Touch the Sky a poetic look at changes through three seasons of Marjorie’s marsh, a wetland behind his condo in Sarasota
April 9 - Suzi Fox, Fins and Feathers
Suzi will talk about the efforts to preserve and protect our nesting shorebirds and sea turtles on our area beaches. She is in charge of turtle and shorebird monitoring in Manatee County and is a regular volunteer at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Clearwater
May 14 – Butterflies
Stu Hills and members of the Sarasota County Butterfly Club will show us dazzling photos of these gems of nature
DIRECTIONS:
US 41 to Bahia Vista. Go east on Bahia Vista to Euclid (YMCA on northeast corner), then north on Euclid to the church. Due to early scheduling, some programs may change. Please refer to our monthly newsletter, THE BROWN PELICAN, or check back to this website for current information.
