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InsIdethIs Issue
New AAS Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Presidents Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
FOS Meeting in LH . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Calling All Volunteers! . . . . . . . . . 4An Amazing Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FOS Student Presentations . . . . . . . . 6
Buttery Festival/Garden . . . . . . . . . . 7
newsletterChanges
Beginning with this issue, the printedition o the newsletter will bepublished bi-monthly. For timelynotications about events, subscribeto the AAS email notication list at:www.groups.google.com/group/
apalachee-audubon
September program Speaker: DaviD CoppS
Beyond the Birdfeeder: Habitat Landscaping for Songbirds
Thursday, September 23rd
David will present a method or creating natural landscapes that are attractive towildlie and appealing to people by blending meadow, hedgerow and woodlandpatches.
He has a masters degree in landscape architecture and more than 25 years o
experience in landscape design and conservation in the Big Bend region. David hascollaborated on projects ranging in size rom thousands o acres to small, backyardgardens. His special interest is the design and management o natural habitatgardens that bring people close to nature and protect Floridas water, wildowersand wildlie.
oCtober program Speaker: terry peaCoCk
Update on Operation Migration, Class of 2010
Thursday, October 28th
Find out whats happening with the new class o Whooping Cranes that will bemigrating to St. Marks NWR this winter and how the classes o 2008 and 2009 ar
aring.
Date: September 26, 2010 (Sunday)ime: 9:00 a.m., ED
Location: Bald Point State Park with Alternate Side rip toAlligator PointTeme: Fall Passerine Migration (All skill levels welcome)
Leader: C.K. Borg (Conservation Biologist with all imbersResearch Station)Meet at: Te rst parking lot upon entering the parkBring: Binoculars, eld guide, water, snacks, insect repellent,sunscreen, clothing appropriate or the weather, and expectlight to moderate walkingCar Pool Location at: Wacovia Bank (3400 S. Monroe St.,allahassee; opposite the Fairgrounds)Car Pool Meeting ime: 8:00 a.m. ED (approximate drivetime to the Park is 50 minutes)Directions: Visit the parks web site at,www.oridastateparks.org/baldpoint/aboutthepark.cm
Date: October 10, 2010 (Sunday)ime: 10:30 a.m. ED
Location: St. Joseph Peninsula State ParkTeme: Hawk Migration (All skill levels welcome)
Leader: C.K. Borg (Conservation Biologist with all imbersResearch Station)Meet at: Eagle Harbor Parking LotBring: Binoculars, eld guide, water, snacks, insect repellent,sunscreen, clothing appropriate or the weather, and expectlight walkingCar Pool Location at: Wacovia Bank (3400 S. Monroe St.,allahassee; opposite the Fairgrounds)Car Pool Meeting ime: 8:00 a.m. ED (approximate drivetime to the Park is 2 hours 18 minutes)Directions: Visit the parks web site at,www.oridastateparks.org/stjoseph/aboutthepark.cm
UpComing aaS FielD tripS Field rip contact [email protected]
or Phone: (850) 545-3982
Newsletter o the Apalachee Audubon Society, Inc.
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We are pleased to present our new chapter logo, whichincorporates the artwork o local artist Charlotte Forehand.
Charlotte teaches art at the Brush & Palette studio inallahassee and has graciously donated this beautiul limpkindrawing, which the chapter will be using or the newsletter,stationary, other publications and soon, t-shirts!
Well have inormation about how you can order a t-shirtin our next newsletter. And i Charlottes last name strikes aamiliar chord, yes, board member Melissa Forehand is proudto call her Mom.
Apalachee Audubon Society (AAS)
2009 2010 Ofcers and Board Members
President: Julie Wraithmell (850) 425-1170
Vice President: Jan Bordelon (850) 942-8078
Secretary: Ann Bruce (850) 224-4760
Treasurer: Harvey Goldman (850) 385-5222
Directors:
Ed Gartner (850) 386-6543 (Past President)
Chris Borg (850) 893-4153
Ben Fusaro (850) 297-2052
Melissa Forehand (850) 510-4877
Dr. Sean McGlynn (850) 222-4895
Sunny Phillips (850) 445-6555
Leann Watts Williams (850) 284-2103
Newsletter Editor: Kathleen Carr (850) 322-7910
Newsletter is published 6 times yearly
(Sept.-May, except December).
AAS Logo Design: Charlotte Forehand
Webmaster: John Boutelle (850) 656-3346
Apalachee Audubon Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 1237Tallahassee, FL 32303
www.apalachee.org
AAS is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. All contributionsare tax deductible. Inquiries can also be sent to 1819 Doric
Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32303.
Mission Statement: Protection of the environment through
education, appreciation, and conservation.
Join National Audubon Societyand Apalachee Audubon!
For just $20 a year you can be a member o both NationalAudubon and our local Apalachee Audubon chapter. Yourmembership will includeAudubon, our bimonthly agshippublication. Each issue o this award-winning publicationeatures beautiul photography and provocative journalism.Our chapter newsletter will keep you inormed o local andstatewide Audubon and other nature-related events.
You can pay or membership using a credit card by callingAudubons toll ree membership number. (Please mentionour chapter ID, E19, for AAS to get full credit for a newmembership).
1-800-274-4201
I you preer to pay by check or an annual membership, sendyour $20 check made payable to National Audubon Societyand mail to:
National Audubon SocietyPO Box 422246
Palm Coast, FL 32142-2246
Allow 4-6 weeks or arrival o your rst issue oAudubon. Tecost o membership is tax deductible except or $7.50 (whichis allocated toAudubon magazine).
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AmtrakStation
aaS program meeting loCation
Historic Amtrak Station918 Railroad AvenueTallahassee, Florida
Electronic version of this newsletter
is available on the AAS web site.
new logoFor apalaChee aUDUbon
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Apalachee Audubon members have a great chance to learnmuch more about those wonderul creatures that visit eedersand sing rom the trees. Te Florida Ornithological Society(FOS) meets in allahassee rom October 8-10, 2010. Temeeting eatures eld trips led by some o Floridas mostexperienced birders, special presentations on bird studiesunderway throughout the state, and social events where yourenot considered nerdy i you know the call o a Mississippi
Kite.
FOS includes a diverse group o amateur and proessionalbird watchers that share a common goal o advancing thestudy o wild birds in Florida. FOS supports research,education, and conservation and helps birders enjoy all thosepretty colors with a scientic eye. Come learn more aboutthe birdlie o the Big Bend and also meet others that shareyour passion or birds. Complete details about the meetingcan be ound on the FOS web sitewww.osbirds.org, but the
thumbnail sketch ollows:
FridayInitial Flocking, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at St. Stephen LutheranChurch (pictures and brie presentations)
SaturdayField trips, 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Research presentations at all imbers, 2:00-5:00 p.m.Social and banquet, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at all imbers (eaturedspeaker is Felicia Coleman, director o FSU Marine Lab)
SundayField trips, 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Volunteers also are needed or some events and will receiveree passes to several events. For inormation on how you canhelp, contact Jim Cox (893-4153 ext. 223 or [email protected]).See page 6 or a list o student presentations that will takeplace at all imbers on Saturday, October 9.
FloriDa ornithologiCal SoCiety meetSin tallahaSSeeby Jim Cox
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preSiDentS meSSage: howyoUCanmakeaDiFFerenCebyJulieWraithmell
Tis past July, black lumps o tar coated in sand werescattered around my eet as I watched the Least ern chicksat Perdido Key testing their wings. Parents bringing a steadystream o sh back to their chicks called rom the steel graysky, and I ound mysel watching the tentative youngsterswith a bittersweet uncertainty o what their uture held. Tis
uncertainty seemed to hang like a cloud over our communitythis summer, as we all watched in horror as the impendingdoom o the Deepwater Horizon Incident crept closer to ourcoast, with many o us making somber visits to our avoritecoastal spots, paying our nal respects to the places that havemade our hearts sing.
I was humbled by the tidal wave o people eager to volunteer,and overwhelmed by the sheer lack o volunteer activitiespermitted by authorities in the preparation and response.Apalachee Audubon members were not to be turned awayhowever. Many registered to volunteer in whatever capacity
they could be useul. Some helped post imperiled beach-nesting bird sites in nearby state parks, others helpedrehabbers prepare or an inux o birds, and others still tooktheir concerns to the Florida Legislature during its SpecialSession in July.
Te well is now capped, and we are all breathing an uneasysigh o hopeul relie, beginning to take stock o the changeon our coasts.
Tese long-term eects will be difcult to detect, measure andcombat, so one o the most meaningul things we can do is
to address the challenges coastal species ace that ARE within
our power. Helping to post protected areas or coastal birds,chaperoning colonies to protect them rom disturbance, andhelping rootop nesting individuals o these species who callallahassee home will all help to oset these losses.
Help us build our community o conservation. Audubonsgreatest strength is neither our science nor our policyacumenboth o which are substantialbut in actour human capital, the grassroots volunteers that give othemselves to act and speak on behal o Floridas wildlie.I ask each o you who were willing to clean oiled wildlie,to consider contributing your time to help us build ourconservation community in the allahassee area. Attend ourchapter meetings. Bring your riends and neighbors. Join aeld trip. Volunteer your talents, whether its helping with ourbuttery garden at St. Marks, learning to identiy shorebirdsto assist with coastal surveys, sharing the joys o nature withchildren, or baking goodies to share at the monthly program.
I one good thing has come rom this disaster, it hasmotivated Floridians to dedicate their time and energy toconservation. Just because the well is capped does not meanthe threat is past. Help us make Apalachee Audubon YOURchapter more than just in name. We have included a listo volunteer needs on page 4 and encourage you that nocontribution o time or creativity is too small. I look orwardto hear rom each o you your ideas or how we can help ourcommunity and coast recover in the coming year.
You can email me at [email protected].
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Calling all volUnteerS!
It takes a village to build a strong Audubon chapter, and you dont have to be on the board or an ofcer to make adierence! We are looking or help with the ollowing opportunities, and will continue to update this eature in eachnewsletter, to let you know how you can be most helpul to Apalachee Audubon and conservation in our region.Contact VP Jan Bordelon at (850) 942-8078 or [email protected] to learn more or sign up. Find out moreabout us by visiting our website.
Outreach volunteer: Sta the Apalachee Audubon display table at a regional estival (dates/locations below). Shareyour enthusiasm or birds and the environment with adults, or help with kids activities at our booth. Volunteerswork in pairs, and no experience is neededwe are happy to pair you with a board member or another seasonedvolunteer. Only job requirement is: an enjoyment o talking about nature! We need volunteers to help with tabling atthe ollowing events:
Big Bend Environmental Forum Candidates Forum: October 7, 6:00-9:00 p.m. allahasseeSt. Marks NWR Monarch Festival: October 23, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., St. Marks (We need volunteers willingto work two-hour-long shits.)St. Marks Wildlie & Outdoors Heritage Festival: February BA, St. Marks NWR
Wakulla Wildlie Festival: April 2, 2011, Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State ParkBirdsong Nature Center Festival: April 2011 (date BA), Tomasville, GASenior Days: Put on by the Leon County Senior Outreach program
- Bradordville, October 13, 10:30 a.m.-12-30 p.m.- Woodville, October 14, 10:30 a.m.-12-30 p.m.- Ft. Braden, October 19, 10:30 a.m.-12-30 p.m.- Chaires-Capitola, October 26, 10:30 a.m.-12-30 p.m.- Miccosukee, November 26, 10:30 a.m.-12-30 p.m.
Buttery Garden ending: Join other Audubon volunteers in tending Apalachee Audubons buttery garden atSt. Marks NWR. Dates/times exible. Knowledgeable gardeners and those willing to learn all welcome! Buttery
Garden Chairperson is Ann Bruce. Contact Ann at home (850) 224-4760 or cell (850) 766-3061 OR [email protected].
Nature Writer: Work to develop a brochure or our St. Marks Buttery Garden. Writing and layout/design skillswelcome!
Te Bringer o reats: Everyone loves the person who brings the goodies to the monthly program meetings. Signup to be the most popular person in the room or as many meetings as you are willing! Our program meetingsare held on the 4th Tursday o the month in allahassee at the historic Amtrak Station, 918 Railroad Square.Upcoming dates include: September 23, October 28, November 18.
Child at Heart: Conceive o and prepare sel-contained childrens activities about birds or use at outreach events.
Are you a teacher? Are you craty? Or just a big kid? We need you!Field rip Leaders: Interested in leading a eld tripor adults, kids or both? We can never have too manyeldtrips!
I you are interested in helping AAS with anything listed above,pleaselet us know.Contact VP Jan Bordelon at (850) 942-8078 or [email protected] to learn more or sign up.
Jan will be glad to chat with you about details o anything weve listed here.
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Hummer host and AAS member Pam Flynn with bird in herlet hand, and holding the shing line to the trap.
Prole shot while being held by Fred Dietrich. Note birds sizecompared to Freds thumb.
On June 28, 2010, I received someastonishing news. A emale ruoushummingbird I banded on January13, 2010 at Pam Flynns home inallahassee had been recaptured thatday by Kate McLaughlin in Chenega
Bay, Alaska, in Prince William Sound.Tat was an incredible 3,523 miles,straight-line distance, rom where shewas banded. Prince William Sound isin the most northwestern range o theruous breeding territory, and where shemost certainly was born and had comeback to breed.
Tis recapture is by ar the longestdistance ever recorded or any specieso hummingbird between the banding
and recapture site. Te previousrecord was a bird that was recovered onVancouver Island, British Columbiaater being banded by Dave Pattonin Laayette, LA, about 2,200 miles.While it has long been believed thatthe ruous hummingbirds that winterin the SE states may have come rom asar away as Alaska, this is the rst timethat we have been able to documentit at both ends o the migration route.Te exciting thing is that this bird
is still alive and healthy and we havethe opportunity to see i it returns toallahassee next winter.
FloriDato alaSkaa hUmmingbirDS amazing JoUrney by Fred Dietrich
Tis bird hadcome intoPams yardabout a weekearlier and wasbeing chasedaround by amale ruousI had bandedthere onOctober 24,2009. Myrst attempt toband her wasunsuccessul asthe male wouldnot allow hernear the trap,
orcing her to nd other eeders in theneighborhood. I came back a coupleo days later with a new plan. I let oneeeder up, ar enough rom me that themale would come eed at it, but closeenough so I could run her o i shetried to eed there instead o going tothe trap. Shortly ater one o the malesvisits to the eeder, the emale snuckaround the house, went into the trapand I quickly closed the door. She hungaround or another week beore eitherhaving enough o battling the male orsetting o on her long trip home.
When I examined her culmen underhigh magnication, Iound approximately50% containedgrooving, indicatingthis was a youngbird, born lastsummer, mostlikely in June 2009.Instead o migratingsouth to Mexico,like most ruous,she came east andspent the winterhere. Over the past20 years o so, anincreasing number
o western hummingbirds have been
documented by hummingbird bandersin the East and Southeastern UnitedStates.
As part o the documentation o eachwinter bird, a series o photos are takeno the bill, back, gorget, wing and tail.Te photos o this bird are located at:http://pbase.com/dietrich/alaska. Telast page is a record o the measurementthat were collected and reported to theBird Banding Laboratory in Maryland,
the repository o all data that is collectedthrough bird banding.
Her epic journey dees all logic. Tis3.7 gram bird, about 1/8 o an ounce,was only 6 months old when shetook o rom Alaska, heading or herwintering grounds. She was completelyon her own, no experience to rely on,no ock o hummingbirds to y withand no mom to ollow on this longround trip journey o more than 7,000
miles. At the time she was recapturedshe was just completing her rst year olie and appeared no worse or the wear,other than being covered with pollenrom owers she had been eedingon, getting ready to begin her nextmigration cycle.
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Some people still reer to the hummingbirds that migrateeast rather than south as vagrants, lost, wayward ordoomed. From our research these terms hardly seem toapply. In Fred Bassetts winter 2009-10 summary o hisbanding eorts in the Southeast, South Alabama and NorthFlorida, 79 ruous were captured. O these 16 were alreadybanded, returning or at least their 2nd winter. Included
among the returnees were two back or their 5th year, twoor their 7th year and two or their 8th year. Tere was alsoa black-chinned back or its 8th winter. I had one o the 5thyear ruous in my own yard and one o the 7th year ruous wasalso in allahassee. Tese birds show tremendous site delity,returning to the same perches in the same yards year ateryear. Obviously there is nothing wrong with these birds andthey are not just wandering around, they just have a dierentplan.
Without banding hummingbirds, we could not documenttheir migration habits or distinguish this bird rom the other
thousands that breed in Prince William Sound. Obviouslythere was no harm done to this bird during banding andcarrying the band didnt aect its ability to y. Te weighto the band is less than 0.2% o its body weight, roughly
the same ratio as the wrist watch that is worn by humanmarathon runners. Since the bird tucks its legs up into itsbody eathers when it ies, there is no increased aerodynamicdrag caused by the band.
Now we will patiently wait to see i our little rock star ndsher way back to allahassee. Many ngers all across thecountry are crossed with hopes that she will. You just never
know what youre going to learn when you put a band on abirds leg.
I you are interested in helping with this important research,leave your hummingbird eeders up during the winter andcontact me i one shows up at your home.
[email protected](850) 591-7430
See photos o this bird and the banding session at:http://pbase.com/dietrich/alaska
Fred Dietrich lives in Tallahassee and is one o a ew dozenbanders in the country trying to learn more about the movementsand ecology o western hummingbird species that are migratingand wintering in the East and Southeast in growing numbers.
FoS oCtober meetingStUDent preSentationS
A group o nine students will by vying or cash prizes and other awards at the upcoming all meeting o the FloridaOrnithological Society in allahassee (October 8-10). itles or the presentations are provided below and highlight some greatprojects spearheaded by up-and-coming graduate and undergraduate students at ve universities. Te session takes place atall imbers Research Station on Saturday, October 9.
Presentations are arranged by the students last name, not by the order o presentations:Te genetic consequences o habitat ragmentation on Brown-headed Nuthatch. Kin-Lan Han, University o Florida,Gainesville, FLWinter homing behavior in orest birds and the eects o orest cover. Chelsea Heatherington, University o Florida,Gainesville, Fl.Landscape permeability o southern pine orests by Bachmans Sparrows at Ft. Benning, GA. Clark Jones, Universityo Georgia, Athens, GA.Dierences in breeding ecology o Seaside Sparrows in Gul and Atlantic coastal marsh habitats. Anna JoyLehmicke, University o Georgia, Athens, GA
Te eects o breeding status on singing requency in Bachmans Sparrow. Aubrey Sirman, Florida State University,allahassee, FL.American Oystercatcher nesting on the gul coast o peninsular Florida. Matthew Smith, Audubon o Florida FloridaCoastal Islands Sanctuaries, ampa, FL.Eects o sociality in the Bahama Parrot. Caroline Stahala, Florida State University, allahassee, FL.Eastern Painted Bunting habitat use in Florida. Derrick Trasher, University o Florida, Gainesville, FL.Quality vs. quantity: how urbanization aects body and plumage condition in nestling and juvenile Florida Scrub-Jays. Angela ringali, University o Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
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See Lou Kellenbergers online slideshow o the butterfy garden at:loukellenbergerphotography.zenolio.com/audubonpollinatorgarden
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You are invited to help uscelebrate the First Birthdayo Apalachee Audubons St.Marks Wildlie ReugePollinator Garden. Tecelebration will be duringthe 22ndAnnual MonarchButtery Festival andthe Families in NatureMonarch eventonSaturday, October 23starting at 10:00 a.m. Te2600 square oot gardenis located at the St. MarksNWRPicnic Pondarea.
Native plants outliningthe roadside leading tothe garden were added lastspring and initial plantings in the main garden have begunto take hold and thrive. Te garden is looking good! DuringVolunteer Wakulla: Make A Dierence Dayheld Sept.11, 2010, community volunteers began outlining our plantareas with 275 linear eet o limerock. Te cost o limerockwas shared between the St. Marks Reuge Association andApalachee Audubons garden grant rom the National Fishand Wildlie Foundation. Te limerock will be a majorhelp in uture garden maintenance. We express our gratitude
to our partners the St. Marks Reuge Association or theircontribution to this improvement.
oCtober 23bUtterFly garDen birthDay party by Ann Bruce
At 2:00 p.m., during theestival at the PollinatorGarden, there will be a brieAwards Ceremonyto honorApalachee Audubons LynnReynolds, Lincoln HighHorticulture InstructorJames WestandWakullaHigh Advanced PlacementEnvironmental Scienceclass instructorAngelaWilliams or their leadershipin initiating the garden.Apalachee Audubon ispresenting our Presidential
Awardto these individualsrecognizing their exceptional
contributions. Please join usin saying a very special thank you to Lynn, Jim, andAngela!
Manyvolunteer opportunities are available to assist us withcontinuing this important education and conservationproject. Help is always needed with weeding and initialwatering until new plants become established. Were lookingor ellow-enthusiasts to help grow native plants rom seedin the garden. We need help with seeds/plants that are bothcommon and hard-to-nd. I you can lend your expertise
in this area, please let us know. Since we still plan to seekcertication as an ofcial Monarch Waystation rom theUniversity o Kansas,increasing variety andnumber o hardy,native nectar andlarval buttery plantsis an important goal.I you would like to bea volunteer with thegarden, contactAnnBruce or Ed Gartner.
Please bring amilyand riends to the Monarch Festival. Community exhibitors,tours on monarchs, other butteries, buttery-attractantplants, buttery tagging, demonstrations, and specialFamilies in NatureMonarch childrens activities will all bepart o the un.
Photos by Lou Kellenberger
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2010-2011
thUrSDay
program
DateS
September
23,2010
October
28
November18
January27
,2011
February24
March24
April28
Chapter/Audubon Events
September
23 AAS Program Meeting: David Copps will give apresentation about creating natural landscapes thatwill attract birds and other wildlie.
26 Sunday Field rip: Fall migration watch at BaldPoint SP. Details on page 1.
October
10 Sunday Field rip: Hawk watching at St. Joseph
Peninsula SP. Details on page 1.28 AAS Program Meeting: Operation Migration,
Class o 2010. erry Peacock rom St. MarksNWR will give an update on this years class & theupcoming all/winter migration.
22-23 2010 Audubon Assembly: Tis years state assemblyon October 22 and 23 at the Hilton St. PetersburgCarillon Park in St. Petersburg is a great way to takecare o the places that make Florida special. Detailsand registration ino at audubonoforida.org.
apalaChee aUDUbon SoCiety CalenDar: September-oCtober 2010
Non-Proft
Organization
US Postage Paid
Permit No. 30
Apalachee AudubonP.O. Box 1237Tallahassee, FL 32302-1237
Your membership expiration date is shown at top right above your name. For problems with membership, call the National
Audubon Society Ofce at 1-800-274-4201. For problems with mailings, contact Pam Flynn at [email protected].
Social begins at 7:00, meeting at 7:30 p.m. Located at the historic Amtrak Station, 918 Railroad Avenuemap on page 2. Formore information, call (850)510-4877 or visit: www.apalachee.org
Related Events
September
25 25th Annual Coastal Cleanup: Bottoms Road BeachClean-up. Bring gloves, closed toe shoes, & bugspray. Contact Melissa Forehand, (850)510-4877 [email protected].
25 Whats Your Wild: St. Marks NWR
October
8-10 FOS Annual Meeting: Florida Ornithological
Annual Meeting in allahassee. Details on page 4.8-9 Monarch Madness! Fourth Annual Buttery
Festival at the Panhandle Buttery House, 10:00 a.mto 5:00 p.m. Located at 8581 Navarre Parkway onHighway 98 in Navarre, FL.
13 2ndWednesday Reading/Discussion Group: Meetat 7:00 p.m. at the Atlanta Bread Company onGovernors Square Blvd. Details on page 1.
23 22ndAnnual Monarch Buttery Festival: akesplace at the St. Marks National Wildlie Reuge.Begins at 10:00 a.m. and lasts until dusk.