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SUMMARY:Black Point Wildlife Drive Bus Tour
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, Fridays and Saturdays\, Feb 6- Mar 29\, 2025\n  \n\n\nBlack Point Wildlife Drive Bus Tour\nCost: $10 per person ($5 for America The Beautiful passholders and Merritt Island Wildlife Association members)\nCheck-In: Arrive at 9:40am to check in and pay at the Merritt Island NWR Contact Station trailer (look for Pink Flamingo statues).\nBoarding the Bus: After checking in\, please drive to Parrish Park (across the street from the Contact Station) to park and board the bus.\nQuestions: Call our welcome center at 321-861-0669 (Tues to Sat from 8am to 4pm) \nPick a Date and Register Here \nHop aboard our Nature Bus Tour to take in the beauty of local wildlife from the comfort of your seat. Your Naturalist guide will share background about Merritt Island NWR while providing highlights about wildlife seen along the journey. The Refuge is home to many species of migratory birds along with year round residents that include freshwater frogs\, turtles\, alligators\, and armadillos. Every day is different\, and you never know what you might see on Black Point Wildlife Drive because ‘wild’ is literally in the name.\nLogistics: The bus will make a stop for a restroom break approximately 1.25 hours into the tour. Our bus has limited accessibility; unfortunately\, the bus is not equipped for wheelchairs\, however we have space for walkers and canes. The tour includes use of loaner binoculars and wildlife identification resource guides. \n\n\n 
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SUMMARY:eBird Tips and Tricks: Maximizing Your Use of the World’s Largest Citizen Science Database
DESCRIPTION:Join Will Johnson\, regional eBird reviewer for Brevard\, Volusia\, and Indian River counties\, for an interactive and wide-ranging discussion on how to make the most of eBird for reporting and tracking your bird observations\, exploring the bird life in your area\, and contributing to impactful citizen science. In this session we will place particular emphasis on demystifying the eBird review process and learning best practices for documenting your sightings so that you can become a more skilled and intentional (e)birder in the field. Whether you’re a veteran eBird user or completely new to the program\, this session is designed so that everybody will take away valuable lessons they can apply to increase the value of your contribution to community science. \nAbout the Presenter: Will Johnson serves as the regional eBird reviewer for Brevard\, Volusia\, and Indian River counties and contributes to local environmental organizations as a frequent guest speaker and tour leader. A lifelong resident and avid birder of east-central Florida\, Will has developed a thorough expertise of local birdlife and is particularly knowledgeable about this area’s migration patterns\, vagrancy trends\, and biogeography. In addition to spending extensive time in the field\, Will enjoys expressing his love of birds through art and illustration and has had his artwork featured in multiple local and national publications. Will recently graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover\, NH with a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies\, and he currently works remotely from Vero Beach\, FL for a climate tech startup supporting nature-based carbon removal projects.
URL:https://miwarefuge.org/event/ebird-tips-and-tricks-maximizing-your-use-of-the-worlds-largest-citizen-science-database/
LOCATION:Sams House\, Pine Island\, 6195 N. Tropical Trail\, Merritt Island\, FL\, 32953\, United States
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