Monthly Meetings
Monthly meetings are on the third Saturday of the month from October to April, at 9:00 AM in the Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center, 4505 Okahumpka Run. in The Villages. Monthly meetings feature a brief business meeting followed by a program.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
December 21, 2024. No Monthly Meeting.
January 18, 2025. Speaker: Tammy Martin: "Birding Panama."
February 15, 2025. Speaker: Mark Cudney: "Birding Alaska."
March 15, 2025. Speaker: Pete Helmuth, (Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission): "Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in the Withlacoochee State Forest."
April 12, 2025. Annual Member Only Picnic: Lake Griffin State Park, 3089 US-441, Fruitland Park.
April 19 (Saturday) Monthly Club Meeting: Program: Birding 101.
Followed with Binocular & Spotting Scope demos on the boardwalk behind the Rec Center.
Recordings of previous Zoom meetings.
November 18, 2023
Speaker: Gary Babic
Bird Families of The Villages
March 19, 2022
Speaker: Jerry and Linda Bell:
"Deserts, Grasslands and Rain Forests:
Birdwatching in Namibia and Rwanda."
February 19, 2022
Speaker: Nicole Koeltzow (2018 winner of the ABA BIG YEAR).
Presentation (on Zoom): "My Accidental Big Year."
January 15, 2022
Heather Wolf, Web Developer, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
“Patch Birding Makes a Difference”
October 17, 2020
Speaker: Paul Nistico
"Birding California -- Desert, Mountains and Ocean"
November 21, 2020
Speaker: Deborah Green
"Lake Apopka and Birding Opportunities"
December 19, 2020
Speaker: Gary Babic
"Christmas Bird Count -- History and Local Activities"
January 16, 2021
Emma LeClerc, Florida Shorebird Alliance
"Seabird conservation efforts of the Florida Shorebird Alliance."
February 20, 2121
Speaker: Stan Lavender
"Points South: New Birding Destinations in The Villages"
March 20, 2121
Speaker: Gina Kent
(Avian Research and Conservation Institute)
"Conservation of the Swallow-tailed Kite: nest sites, roost sites, migration, and wintering sites"