Florida Aquarium

& Wild Dolphin Cruise

Orange Audubon Society’s (OAS) May field trip, Sat. May 18th, will be a reserved group trip (minimum of 15 required) to the Florida Aquarium and its 90-min Wild Dolphin Cruise. The Aquarium opens at 9:30 and we will plan to arrive there shortly before opening to check in and get our admission materials; then all will be free to do an on-your-own visit of the Aquarium prior to boarding the cruise. Two cruises (12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.) are available on a first-come, first-served basis and your seats will be reserved as your payments are received by OAS. Once your cruise is over, you may return to the Aquarium or head back to Orlando.
Each person reserving a spot for the trip will ‘donate’ $3.05 to OAS to defray handling costs, as well as paying the group admission rate for the Aquarium plus the Cruise. Group fees, including the OAS contribution, are:

$35 (senior 60+);

$39 (adult);

$31 (age 2–12) and

$3.05 (up to 2 yrs).

Parking is $6 per vehicle.

Accessibility for the cruise is somewhat limited; please call the Aquarium [813-273-4000] if this could be a problem for you.
A location in Orlando will be chosen for meeting and carpooling and will be announced in the May OASis. If you wish to reserve a space, please contact Loretta at 407-886-2925 or LNS-oas@att.net for payment details.

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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