New bird list features more species than ever
By SCCF - | May 14, 2021
AARON WHITE
Cape May warbler
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation recently launched a new Sanibel-Captiva Bird List that includes all of the 298 bird species that have been observed on the barrier islands, officials reported.
The SCCF Sanibel-Captiva Bird List has been developed and vetted by a suite of local birders and ornithologists, and builds upon the 2013 bird list released by the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. It includes historical data and very rare observations, making it the first checklist of its kind.
The comprehensive bird species list has been formatted as a birdwatcher-friendly checklist so that residents and visitors can document the avian species they encounter on Sanibel and Captiva.
On May 7, Tarpon Bay Explorers hosted members of The Chamber of Southwest Florida to kayak through the mangrove forests of Tarpon Bay on a guided tour. More th
The J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge offers a Resident Volunteer program to help with its staff shortfalls. Volunteers receive space and hook-up
Sanibel task force details planned prescribed burns for 2021
By TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com - | May 11, 2021
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The Sanibel Prescribed Fire Task Force recently outlined its plan for this year’s prescribed burn operations on the island, which consist of four areas in total, with two being a high priority.
On May 5, representatives for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation and city’s Natural Resources Department announced the spring-summer plan for the targeted conservation lands during a joint public meeting held virtually this year via Zoom.
The areas for the refuge and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are the Bailey Tract, Botanical Site and Legion Curve, while the SCCF and city staff are focused on the Erick A. Lindblad Preserve.
San-Cap Nature Calendar for sale
By NATURE CALENDAR - | May 11, 2021
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Publisher Jim Fowler with the limited “Blind Pass Tide Edition” of The Sanibel-Captiva Nature Calendar for 2022.
The 34th edition of The Sanibel-Captiva Nature Calendar is now available for purchase, as well as a limited “Blind Pass Tide Edition” that includes the daily tides, sunrise and sunset times, and more.
Publisher Jim Fowler explained that in addition to the same beautiful photographs and narratives, the limited edition contains the daily tide predictions for Blind Pass and conversion times for 24 other points along the Southwest Florida Coast. It also includes selected sunrise and sunset times, moonrise and moonset times, and the four eclipses that occur in 2022.