Venice Landfill

Please join the Peace River Audubon Society for a field trip to the Venice Landfill on Feb. 18, 2012. The Venice Landfill is a popular birding spot, providing good numbers and good views of eagles and hawks. The open fields are good habitat for meadowlarks, savannah sparrows, etc. In the fringe ponds along the road, there are usually gatherings of
wood storks and ibis, as well as other wading birds and ducks. If we’re lucky, we may see the American Bittern and Peregrine Falcon. We should see a variety of other birds, including woodpeckers, bluebirds, and warblers....
We will be a driving through the entrance gate and around the loop, making stops to bird at various spots. There should be some good photo opportunities.
Rest rooms are available at the entrance of the landfill. For those who would like to bring a lunch, we’ll stop at a park after the landfill to eat and look for more birds.
We’ll meet at 7 a.m. at the north location, the Peachland Mall behind MacDonalds near I-75 and Kings Highway. For more info, call Stu Lewis at (941) 235-2590.
All of our meetings, field trips, and WalkAbouts are free and open to the public. For our complete schedule, please visit www.PeaceRiverAudubon.com.