Species: Alachua County Birder (Ornithophilus dementis alachuensis)
Identification:
Extremely variable. Frequently adorned with silly hats. Can usually be detected by listening for a sibilant noise made to attract birds and annoy others, otherwise known as pishing.
Habitat:
Pine Flatwoods, Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Sandhills, Marsh, Swamp, Grasslands, Farm lands, Wastewater Treatment Ponds, Dairy Lagoons, Parking Lots
Behavior:
Gregarious, especially in roadways.
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Meet Some of the Birders of Alachua County
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- Howard Adams
- Trina Anderson
- Dave Beatty
- Matt Bruce
- Bob Carroll
- Anne Casella
- Dalcio Dacol
- Lloyd Davis
- Chip Deutsch
- Jennifer Donsky
- Michael Drummond
- Joni Ellis
- Becky Enneis
- Sam Ewing
- Scott Flamand
- Tina Greenberg
- Brad Hall
- Sue and Darrell Hartman
- John Hintermister (1943-2019)
- Stephen Hofstetter
- Linda Holt
- Maralee Joos
- Erin Kalinowski
- Adam Kent
- Grace Kiltie
- Richard Kiltie
- Andy Kratter
- Jerry Krummrich
- Phil Laipis
- Ria Leonard
- John Martin
- Jonathan Mays
- Mike Manetz
- Greg McDermott
- Michael Meisenburg
- Karl Miller
- Barbara Mollison
- Peter Monte
- Ginger Morgan
- Don Morrow
- Andy Muskus
- Mike Paczolt
- Craig Parenteau
- Dan Pearson
- Charlene Pringle
- Dotty Robbins
- Ron Robinson
- Scott Robinson
- Rex Rowan
- Bubba Scales
- Ingrid Scales
- Emily Schwartz
- Debbie Segal & Bob Knight
- Alan and Ellen Shapiro
- Barbara Shea
- Danny Shehee
- Bob Simons
- Pratibha Singh
- Paul & Ann Stodola
- Sidney Wade
- Bob Wallace
- Helen Warren
- Julia Willmott
- John Winn
- Barbara Woodmansee
- Adam Zions