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Orange Audubon Society meetings are normally held the 3rd Thursday of every month (Sept. - June) at 7 pm in the Camellia Room at:

Harry P. Leu Garden
1920 North Forest Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803-1537

For Directions to Leu Gardens please click HERE

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Orange Audubon Society relies on the involvement and support of individuals like you to conserve the birds, wildlife, and natural ecosystems of the Central Florida area.

Interested in becoming a member? Just print and mail this membership form to become part of the Orange Audubon Society.

If you need to RENEW your membership, please wait for National Audubon to mail you the renewal form, please do not use the membership form .

Your basic membership of $20.00 supports our efforts to help safeguard Florida's natural environment, and also entitles you to receive three publications:

Audubon
The Florida Naturalist
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This Month's Program:

June 20, 2013 6PM

at Harry P. Leu Gardens

OAS’ Annual Chertok Nature Photography Awards Program, Party & Silent Auction

It is time once again to celebrate the end of another Orange Audubon Society (OAS) season with the traditional final program that features entries in the 2013 (25th Annual) Kit and Sidney Chertok Florida Native Nature Photography Contest. A Silent Auction has also become a tradition for this end-of-season event and OAS will furnish tasty and substantial finger foods. Arrive at 6 p.m. with an appetite for delicious food and beautiful photography plus your wallet for the silent auction. Any who wish may also make a small donation ($3 suggested) to help defray the cost of the event.

The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. The theme for the photo contest, Florida’s Creatures and Features, elicited outstanding images from across Florida. You will not want to miss seeing this exclusive show that will feature eligible entries in the Youth, Novice and Advanced categories.

Winners of the 2013 contest will be announced and awards and ribbons presented at the end of the show, but competition will continue throughout the evening for dozens of Silent Auction donations (and still counting) from local restaurants, native nurseries, camera and outdoor retail outfitters, area theme parks, resorts, spas, our fantastic members and more (see ‘Silent Auction’ article for featured items).

Mark the date and don’t forget to bring three things with you: an appetite for good food and camaraderie, your checkbook or cash for our world famous ‘cash-n-carry quickly’ auction (credit cards accepted, but slower to process!!) and your best party attitude. Let’s make a fuss over us!

http://www.leugardens.org/plan/directions.htm.

Teresa Williams, OASCNPC Chair

Boy Scouts Build

Chimney Swift Tower

at Orlando Wetlands Park

Boy Scouts and OAS Erect Chimney Swift Tower at OWP

A Chimney Swift tower was recently constructed and installed at Orlando Wetlands Park (OWP) in Christmas, Florida, by members of Boy Scout Troop 125. Robert Grieger, an Eagle Scout candidate, and his fellow scouts and troop leaders erected the tower next to the environmental education building at OWP. This was a cooperative project with Orange Audubon Society (OAS) and OWP. Chimney Swifts in North America are very dependent on man-made chimneys like this since far fewer chimneys are accessible to swifts nowadays than in the past. "Thanks to the City of Orlando and funding from the Griegers and a special Audubon collaborative grant, two low-light video cameras have been installed in the tower. Now we wait to see "We have built it, will they come?"."

Bob Stamps, rhs-oas@att.net

Orange Audubon Society

is grateful for your

financial support.

Thank you!

Orphaned or

Injured Wildlife?

What to do if you find a baby bird

In many cases “orphaned” baby birds are kidnapped when they should be left alone, not taken to a rehabber.

Audubon Center for Birds of Prey (Raptors Only)
407-644-0190

Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge
407-568-5138

Fly By Night (Bats Only)
407-414-2142

The Avian Reconditioning Center (Birds of Prey)
407-461-1056

Tom's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (small wildlife)
407-737-0015

Haven for Injured and Orphaned Wildlife
407-260-6137

Earth Angels' Wildlife (squirrels, raccoons)
407-292-5232 (Nancy)
407-570-7153 (Laurie)
407-349-2889 (Diane)

All wildlife rehabilitators are supported primarily through donations. Please help support their "labor of love".

Speakers Bureau

Orange Audubon Society has a list of speakers who are willing to address schools and organizations on subjects such as birds, plants, the environment, and Florida outdoors. email

Cynthia Amoruso,

suncyn1031@mac.com