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Lunch & Learn Lecture: Rookery Bay
through the Eyes of the Pioneer Family
December 18, 2018 • 12 – 1 pm • $15, includes lunch
Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/calendar
Please join us for the second in a series of six lectures in honor
of the 40th anniversary of the Rookery Bay Research Reserve -
Rookery Bay through the Eyes of the Pioneer Family. Ray Carroll,
Local Historian, will present about the trials and tribulations of
early Florida pioneers living along Henderson Creek and in the
Rookery Bay Reserve area. Lunch will be provided.
The 2018-19 lecture series will focus on the history of
the Rookery Bay area and the establishment of the Research
Reserve. Lectures by staff and volunteers will describe 3,000
years of use of the estuary, the grassroots movement to save
the bay, fisheries research, the establishment of the Research
Reserve and Environmental Learning Center, as well as some
of the more recent accomplishments and notable events in the
Reserve’s timeline.
Birds of the Beach
December 15, 2018 • 8 am – 12 pm • $40
Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/calendar
Southwest Florida is a critical stopover site for thousands of
migrating and wintering shorebirds. In this class, Adam DiNuovo
of Audubon Florida will discuss the life history of these birds
and the amazing journeys many of them make annually. Winter
shorebirds are notoriously difficult to ID, so practicing the
skills learned in this class is essential. You will learn how to use
plumage, size, and behavior to help with identification.
The classroom session will take place at the Rookery Bay
Field Station on Shell Island Road. It will be followed by a trip
to Tigertail Beach, one of the most important winter shorebird
sites in Florida, where we will see many of the birds discussed.
Be prepared to wade in water up to your knees, with adequate
footwear that will protect your feet (no flip flops). Collier County
beach parking fee applies ($8, free with sticker). This class is geared
toward those with some birding experience. If you are new to Birding Basics
birding, we recommend taking the Birding Basics class first.
December 21, 2018 • 8:30 am – 12:30 pm • $40
Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/calendar
Enjoy this fun and informative
class designed to help you identify
birds around you. Oriented
toward the beginning birder, the
classroom session explores how to
use birds’ plumage, shape, behavior
and habitat to recognize various
species. It also covers the effective
use of binoculars and field guides. During the second part of
the class you will learn more tricks of the trade during a field
trip to a nearby park where you can enjoy practicing new skills.
Celebrate Winter Solstice
December 21, 2018 • BOGO Admission!
No registration necessary
You’ll get more than your money’s worth out of the shortest
day of the year with a buy one get one free entrance to the
Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center.

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