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Our 45th Year Vol. 45 No. 8 November 2009
Our Mission: To preserve and protect the animals, plants, and natural communities in Indian River County
through advocacy, education, and public awareness.
According to Terry Ross on the web site A round of Robins. (suggested by my husband).
www.baltimorebirdclub.org/gnlist.html : I am sure you can come up with a few too. Check out
“Any of these group names may properly be used by birders www.birdnature.com/groupname.html as well.
who wish to display their erudition, although it is probably Happy Birding.
linguistically inaccurate (and it certainly is bad manners)
Officers
President
Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.
1st Vice President
Pelican Island Audubon Society During the fall, birds, squirrels, and other small creatures
consume its fleshy fruits. Each fruit contains a single
2009 Membership seed, which, after roasting, can be brewed to make a vile-
Because each Audubon chapter is expected to support its operations
without retention of members’ dues -- which are sent to and retained tasting beverage that causes bad headaches. The generic
by National Audubon -- WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL SUP- name, Psychotria, means ‘life’ and refers to the vivifying
PORT for our many educational programs, field trips and environ- properties of some of the members of this genus.
mental advocacy projects; for our handling of public questions; and
the ten issues of our newsletter the Peligram we send to each member.
As a landscape plant, wild coffee usually grows to about
National Audubon* $20_____________ six feet tall. Found in hammocks from the backside of the
beach dune and throughout our county, this tropical plants
Pelican Island Audubon** thrives best in partial shade and is an excellent choice for
Individual $20_____________ under live oak trees. Well-adapted, this native plant rarely
Family $30_____________ is chewed upon by insect pests, though leaf rollers on
Supporting $50_____________ ocassion will roll up a few of its leaves. Add wild coffee
Contribution $ _____________ to your landscape for the birds and butterflies and for it
Student*** $5______________ beauty.
Total $_______________
*National Audubon membership
This includes subscriptions to Audubon Magazine and The
Florida Naturalist.
**Pelican Island Audubon membership
Dues which PIAS will use for environmental education and
advocacy and subscription to the Peligram
***Student Membership receive electronic copy of Peligram
only - requires e-mail address
NAME:________________________________________
ADDRESS:______________________________________
Wild Coffee
_______________________________________________
Maroon berries for birds
E-Mail__________________________________________ Photo by Bob Montanaro.
Please send your name and address along with a check payable
to the “Pelican Island Audubon Society” to:
Pelican Island Audubon Society
P.O. Box 1833, Vero Beach, FL 32961
Advertise in the Peligram
Credit card payments call (772) 567-3520 M - F 9AM-1PM Call 772-567-3520 for information
Please email us if there is a local environmental issue which
concerns you at piaudubon@bellsouth.net or email piaudubon@bellsouth.net