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Field observations consist of significant bird observations compiled by the Field Observations Committee (FOC). "Significant" observations include: high numbers of individuals, unusual distribution (i.e., not usually found here), or early or late records compared to the local or regional historical. Electronic submissions to the FOC should be in the following format: species, number of individuals, age and sex of the bird(s), color morph (if applicable), location (including county), date, observer(s), and significance.
Seasons are:
Submit observations to the regional compilers within two weeks after the close of each season or to the state compiler within one month of the close of each season.
Observation Committee members are:
Kevin Dailey, Chairman/Editor
6661 Beatrix Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32226
2017 - No Term Limit
Jim Eager
350 Fillmore Ave
Apt F-18
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
Robin Diaz
2011 - No Term Limit
Kevin Dailey
6661 Beatrix Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32226
2001 - No Term Limit
Bob and Lucy Duncan
614 Fairpoint Drive
Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561
2000 - No Term Limit
Charlie Ewell
115 SW 51st Terrace
Cape Coral, Florida 33991
2000 - No Term Limit
Bev Hansen
6573 Pine Meadows Drive
Spring Hill, Florida 34606
VACANT
2009 - No Term Limit
John Murphy
766 Alligator Drive
Alligator Point, Florida 32346
2013 - No Term Limit
Ron Smith
1500 85th ave. North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33702
Allan Dudley Cruickshank was a nationally known ornithologist who has been described as “a modern Audubon with a camera.” Cruickshank, a lecturer and teacher, was on the staff of the National Audubon Society for 37 years. He wrote and illustrated many magazine articles and a number of books on ornithology, some with the aid of his wife, Helen.
Pocket Guides included “Birds Around New York City,
The Florida Ornithological Society, sponsored by the Florida Audubon Society, was established October 14, 1972, at a meeting of more than 100 ornithologists and serious birders held in Lakeland, Florida.
The new Society, under the leadership of Dr. William B. Robertson, Jr., President, plans to publish a journal, The Florida Field Naturalist, which will be edited by Dr. Henry Stevenson, assisted by an editorial board comprised of Allan Cruickshank, Dr. Oscar Owre, Dr. Glen Woolfenden, and Dr. Herb Kale.
“ Birds are our most conspicuous and most readily observed form of wildlife, and the search for species–whether new to you or old friends—is an absorbing pastime. Enjoyment of birds can be readily shaped to be valuable to science as well as delightful to you. ”