Cocoa Christmas Bird Count Needs Volunteers

By Nedra Sekera

The Cocoa CBC will be held on Saturday, December 14. Participants will meet at the Steak N Shake the intersection of SR-520 and Sykes Creek Parkway on Merritt Island at no later than 5:30 a.m. They are open 24 hours so you may come earlier if you wish to have breakfast. Participants will go into the field at 6:00 a.m.

At the end of the day there will be a pot luck supper for all counters and helpers at the Lutheran Church on Merritt > Avenue beginning at 6:00 p.m. The church will be open at 5:00 p.m. The tally will begin immediately after supper.

All levels of expertise are welcome as well as feeder watchers and “sitters’ in the count area. Although we always welcome beginning birders and consider it a good way to get experience for future counts, you probably won’t > be getting much one-on-one help with bird identification. Please come and help spot birds, learn how to count large flocks, help tally, and take part in the excitement of covering an area in only12 or so hours.

Roughly, the count circle’s northern arc is at Camp Road in Sharpes, east to the Port, south from there at about 14th Street in Cocoa Beach, across the river to the south point of Horti Point, west to Hacienda Drive on S. Tropical Trail, west to a small portion of the Duda Ranch, and northwest to Lake Pointsett.

If you wish to participate or have any questions please contact either Nedra Sekera (254-8587) or Dick Novier (723-5487).

P.S. There is always a great need for food for the count supper. If you can’t count, please cook!