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PHOTO GALLERY: 1st annual Bird-A-Thon


  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • | 5:00 a.m. November 12, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY: 1st annual Bird-A-Thon
Venice High School’s Spoonbills celebrate their victory
Venice High School’s Spoonbills celebrate their victory
An Anhinga soars over the Celery Fields
An Anhinga soars over the Celery Fields
Telescopes are available to birders from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. every day until May 1
Telescopes are available to birders from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. every day until May 1
217 recorded species of birds reside or migrate to Celery fields every year
217 recorded species of birds reside or migrate to Celery fields every year
A Loggerheard Shrike sits on top of a newly planted palm
A Loggerheard Shrike sits on top of a newly planted palm
The Sarasota Audubon Society supplied Wildlife Bingo boards for families to play with at the Bird-A-Thon
The Sarasota Audubon Society supplied Wildlife Bingo boards for families to play with at the Bird-A-Thon
Celery Fields is a 440-acre storm water facility with a wetland preserve of more than 100 acres
Celery Fields is a 440-acre storm water facility with a wetland preserve of more than 100 acres

 

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