Upcoming Events

The Florida Bluebird Society
is an affiliate of the
North American Bluebird Society
 
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Photo by FBS Member
Glenda Simmons
The Florida Bluebird Society is a registered IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
The Florida Bluebird Society is a registered Florida not-for-profit organization
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN FLORIDA 800-435-7325.
REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
REGISTRATION NUMBER IS CH29239.
This website is sponsored by:
The Penney Birders
Penney Retirement Community
Penney Farms, Florida
www.penneyretirementcommunity.org

Tuesday, January 10, 10:00 a.m., Gainesville Garden Club, 1350 NW 75th St., Gainesville, FL, 32067, presentation, “It Takes More Than a House,” and placement of nest boxes by FBS Founding President Bill Pennewill.

 

Tuesday, January 17, 12:00 noon,  Florida Bluebird Society Board of Directors' monthly teleconference. 

 

Friday, March 16, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Orange Park, FL, Garden Club, "March into Spring," Orange Park Lodge, 511 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park, FL, 32073, presentation by FBS Founding President Bill Pennewill.

 

Saturday, March 31, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon,  Green Industries Institute, North Florida Community College, 2729 W. Washington St., Monticello, FL, 32344, Workshop on "Attracting Birds for Pest Control in Your Garden." Dr. Katie Sieving, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida and a member of the Florida Bluebird Society's Board of Directors, will present her research on the role of birds in pest control, and Bill Pennewill, Florida Bluebird Society Founding President, will do a hands-on construction and placement of bluebird nest boxes.

 

Monday, April 9, 10:30 a.m., Towhee Circle of the Orange Park, FL, Garden Club, field trip to Penney Retirement Community, Penney Farms, to view bluebird nest boxes, to be led by FBS Founding President Bill Pennewill.

 

Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14, Florida Bluebird Society’s Statewide Spring Bluebird Blitz.  A two-day concentrated effort to visibly locate as many Eastern Bluebirds as possible in Florida. Additional information and a reporting form is available on the FBS website, floridabluebirdsociety.com, or by contacting Faith Jones, FBS Statewide Bluebird Blitz Chair, at floridabluebirdsociety@gmail.com, or at 763 Mallard Drive, Sanford, FL, 32771.

 

Saturday, April 28, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Florida Bluebird Society booth at Earthfest @ Arbor Day in the Great Outdoors, Tuscawilla Park, 899 NE Sanchez Ave., Ocala, FL, 34470, to be staffed by Elena Sachs, Barbie Arms, and Bill and Nell Pennewill.

Florida Bluebird Society