By Ned Steel
Jim Pedersen was a long-time member of the Space Coast Audubon Society
He is the immediate past President of the Merritt Island Wildlife Association. We support and contribute to the MINWR. With Jim's leadership, we have grown to be the largest Refuge Friends Group in the US.
Jim taught Science at Titusville High, Astronaut High and Brevard Community College for more than 30 years.
In addition to being the MIWA President, Jim was also a Refuge Volunteer for many years. He and I led Beginning Birding and various other Nature Tours several times a week at the MI Refuge for about 10 years.
He was Camp Director for the Youth Conservation Corps at the Refuge in the late 1970's.
Jim and I and several other Teachers taught a Summer Environmental Education/Conservation Course at Astronaut High for about 15 years. Jim wrote the annual State Grant Applications each year that secured this Education Grant for us.
For 20+ years, Jim has been involved with the Sea Turtle Nest Protection Program at the Canaveral National Seashore
At Jim's Church Service, Dr. Fred Johnson delivered the Eulogy. Dr. Johnson said that many, many of us gathered there that day would say that Jim Pedersen was their Best Friend-he was that kind of person. Jim Pedersen was my Best Friend.
For more inspiration, go on facebook and check this out. "Remembering Mr. Pedersen" https://www.facebook.com/events/208139255947254/
He was loved by so many.
Ned
Sunday, March 4, 2012
New Research Reveals Crucial Habitat Design Needed for Endangered Florida Scrub-Jay Survival
Reprinted from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Florida Scrub-Jay photo by Louise HuntIthaca, NY—A team of researchers has found a key to the habitat puzzle for improving long-term survival of the endangered Florida Scrub-Jay.
New research published online today in The Royal Society’s journal Biology Letters shows that clustered habitat networks are needed to maintain the genetic diversity of Florida Scrub-Jays, a species at risk of extinction with just over 5,000 birds left in the world.
The new research reveals, for the first time, a direct connection between genetic variation of Florida Scrub-Jay groups and geographic distances separating patches of their favored scrub-oak habitat. Researchers analyzed DNA samples of Florida Scrub-Jays and evaluated how genetic differences between them were affected by the gaps of habitat in between them. They found that if habitat patches were separated by more than 2 to 3 miles from one another, the distance was too far to permit free interbreeding—thereby resulting in more inbreeding within isolated groups. Inbreeding reduces genetic fitness, and raises the risk that an isolated population will blink out.
“We now know how to configure the stepping stones of scrub-oak habitat so they can link together Florida Scrub-Jay populations and maintain sufficient genetic diversity to promote long-term survival of the species," says Dr. John Fitzpatrick, co-author of the research and executive director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. “These research findings will be critical to a revision of the recovery plan for endangered Florida Scrub-Jays.”
Fitzpatrick says the findings lay out, for the first time, a precise prescription for sustaining fragmented populations of an endangered species, and could be a model for other examples around the country. For Florida Scrub-Jays, that prescription is to maintain or restore networks of the bird’s scrub-oak habitat so that individual preserves would be located within 2 to 3 miles of each other. Fitzpatrick says that because the Florida Scrub-Jay population is broken up into 10 distinct genetic units, these habitat networks would only need to be established locally within the 10 regions of individual populations, not across the bird’s entire range in Florida.
"We are now revising the Florida Scrub-Jay Recovery Plan to create the geometry of habitat preserves needed within each of the 10 units of the Florida-Scrub Jay population,” says Fitzpatrick, who is also a team leader for the group of government and university biologists working on submitting a revised Florida Scrub-Jay recovery plan to the US Fish and Wildlife Service by year’s end.
The Florida Scrub-Jay is the only bird found exclusively in Florida. It was added to the federal Endangered Species List in 1987, with a dwindling population down to less than 10 percent of its pre-settlement numbers. The high, dry, sandy scrub-oak patches where the bird lives and breeds exclusively have been prime real estate for Florida developers and for citrus farms. Today, only about 5 percent of the original scrub-oak habitat remains.
“The pizza is gone,” Fitzpatrick says. “We’re just trying to save the crumbs, so we can keep the Florida Scrub-Jay and a host of other scrub animals and plants in existence.”
Online access to the paper requires a subscription to Biology Letters. A .pdf of the paper is available upon request, but cannot be posted online or distributed in any way. To read an abstract of the paper, visit
rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/lookup/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2011.1244.
Florida Scrub-Jay photo by Louise HuntIthaca, NY—A team of researchers has found a key to the habitat puzzle for improving long-term survival of the endangered Florida Scrub-Jay.
New research published online today in The Royal Society’s journal Biology Letters shows that clustered habitat networks are needed to maintain the genetic diversity of Florida Scrub-Jays, a species at risk of extinction with just over 5,000 birds left in the world.
The new research reveals, for the first time, a direct connection between genetic variation of Florida Scrub-Jay groups and geographic distances separating patches of their favored scrub-oak habitat. Researchers analyzed DNA samples of Florida Scrub-Jays and evaluated how genetic differences between them were affected by the gaps of habitat in between them. They found that if habitat patches were separated by more than 2 to 3 miles from one another, the distance was too far to permit free interbreeding—thereby resulting in more inbreeding within isolated groups. Inbreeding reduces genetic fitness, and raises the risk that an isolated population will blink out.
“We now know how to configure the stepping stones of scrub-oak habitat so they can link together Florida Scrub-Jay populations and maintain sufficient genetic diversity to promote long-term survival of the species," says Dr. John Fitzpatrick, co-author of the research and executive director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. “These research findings will be critical to a revision of the recovery plan for endangered Florida Scrub-Jays.”
Fitzpatrick says the findings lay out, for the first time, a precise prescription for sustaining fragmented populations of an endangered species, and could be a model for other examples around the country. For Florida Scrub-Jays, that prescription is to maintain or restore networks of the bird’s scrub-oak habitat so that individual preserves would be located within 2 to 3 miles of each other. Fitzpatrick says that because the Florida Scrub-Jay population is broken up into 10 distinct genetic units, these habitat networks would only need to be established locally within the 10 regions of individual populations, not across the bird’s entire range in Florida.
"We are now revising the Florida Scrub-Jay Recovery Plan to create the geometry of habitat preserves needed within each of the 10 units of the Florida-Scrub Jay population,” says Fitzpatrick, who is also a team leader for the group of government and university biologists working on submitting a revised Florida Scrub-Jay recovery plan to the US Fish and Wildlife Service by year’s end.
The Florida Scrub-Jay is the only bird found exclusively in Florida. It was added to the federal Endangered Species List in 1987, with a dwindling population down to less than 10 percent of its pre-settlement numbers. The high, dry, sandy scrub-oak patches where the bird lives and breeds exclusively have been prime real estate for Florida developers and for citrus farms. Today, only about 5 percent of the original scrub-oak habitat remains.
“The pizza is gone,” Fitzpatrick says. “We’re just trying to save the crumbs, so we can keep the Florida Scrub-Jay and a host of other scrub animals and plants in existence.”
Online access to the paper requires a subscription to Biology Letters. A .pdf of the paper is available upon request, but cannot be posted online or distributed in any way. To read an abstract of the paper, visit
rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/lookup/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2011.1244.
Capture the Sounds of Nature at Recording Workshop - Register now for Cornell Lab of Ornithology course
Ithaca, NY— The annual Sound Recording Workshop offered by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology immerses students in field recording and shows them techniques used by the pros to capture bird sounds. The next workshop is taking place June 16 through 23 at San Francisco State University's Sierra Nevada Field Campus in the Tahoe National Forest.
“This workshop is appropriate for all who have an interest in recording wildlife sounds,” says audio curator Greg Budney. “Whether you are a seasoned researcher or someone who’s never recorded a bird before, we give you the knowledge and skills to make wildlife recordings for education, research, and conservation or just for your own enjoyment.”
Through daily field recording sessions, lectures, and demonstrations, participants learn how to get the most out of their field recording equipment and take advantage of every recording opportunity. They also receive an introduction to sound analysis software that converts sound waves into visual images so they can “see” a bird’s sounds, revealing details that the human ear alone cannot detect.
Alumni of the program have gone on to record natural sounds around the world and contribute recordings to the Cornell Lab's Macaulay Library archive—the largest archive of bird and animal sounds in the world.
The Sound Recording Workshop fee of $985 covers tuition, class materials, local transportation, food, lodging, and the loan of a recording system for the course to the first six registrants who request it. A deposit is requested to reserve a space in the workshop, which is limited to 20 students. Registration and a $100 down-payment are due by May 15.
To register or get more information: Kelly Smith at (607) 254-6323 or kls66@cornell.edu.
“This workshop is appropriate for all who have an interest in recording wildlife sounds,” says audio curator Greg Budney. “Whether you are a seasoned researcher or someone who’s never recorded a bird before, we give you the knowledge and skills to make wildlife recordings for education, research, and conservation or just for your own enjoyment.”
Through daily field recording sessions, lectures, and demonstrations, participants learn how to get the most out of their field recording equipment and take advantage of every recording opportunity. They also receive an introduction to sound analysis software that converts sound waves into visual images so they can “see” a bird’s sounds, revealing details that the human ear alone cannot detect.
Alumni of the program have gone on to record natural sounds around the world and contribute recordings to the Cornell Lab's Macaulay Library archive—the largest archive of bird and animal sounds in the world.
The Sound Recording Workshop fee of $985 covers tuition, class materials, local transportation, food, lodging, and the loan of a recording system for the course to the first six registrants who request it. A deposit is requested to reserve a space in the workshop, which is limited to 20 students. Registration and a $100 down-payment are due by May 15.
To register or get more information: Kelly Smith at (607) 254-6323 or kls66@cornell.edu.
The Great American Cleanup Trash Bash 2012
The Great American Cleanup Trash Bash 2012 will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2012. In this event, is a friendly spirit competition prevails to recruit volunteers and reduce the most litter.
Contact Barb Venuto for more information at: 321-631-0501, ext. 203, or 321-480-9273 (cell), or bvenutokbb@yahoo.com http://keepbrevardbeautiful.com/events_trashbash.html.
Contact Barb Venuto for more information at: 321-631-0501, ext. 203, or 321-480-9273 (cell), or bvenutokbb@yahoo.com http://keepbrevardbeautiful.com/events_trashbash.html.
New Window Tape Can Significantly Reduce Bird Collisions at Homes
Reprinted from the American Bird Conservancy news
A new, translucent adhesive tape, which tests show can significantly reduce bird collisions with glass windows and doors, is now available to the public. The product is being sold by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and production of ABC; BirdTape is made possible through the generous support of the Rusinow Family Foundation.
Birds can't see glass and don't understand the architectural cues, such as window frames, mullions, and handles, that alert people to the hazard. Experts estimate that up to one billion birds may die each year from resulting collisions. Unlike some sources of bird mortality that predominantly kill weaker individuals, there is no distinction among victims of glass. Because glass is equally dangerous for strong, healthy, breeding adults, it can have a particularly serious impact on populations. Studies have shown that even small windows can be dangerous to birds that are accustomed to flying through gaps between trees and shrubs.
To learn more about ABC Bird Tape, go to: www.abcbirdtape.org. ABC has produced a video that demonstrates how to install the bird tape.
A new, translucent adhesive tape, which tests show can significantly reduce bird collisions with glass windows and doors, is now available to the public. The product is being sold by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and production of ABC; BirdTape is made possible through the generous support of the Rusinow Family Foundation.
Birds can't see glass and don't understand the architectural cues, such as window frames, mullions, and handles, that alert people to the hazard. Experts estimate that up to one billion birds may die each year from resulting collisions. Unlike some sources of bird mortality that predominantly kill weaker individuals, there is no distinction among victims of glass. Because glass is equally dangerous for strong, healthy, breeding adults, it can have a particularly serious impact on populations. Studies have shown that even small windows can be dangerous to birds that are accustomed to flying through gaps between trees and shrubs.
To learn more about ABC Bird Tape, go to: www.abcbirdtape.org. ABC has produced a video that demonstrates how to install the bird tape.
2012 Great American Arctic Birding Challenge
Reprinted From Audubon Chapter Services newsletter
Birds that breed in the Arctic have ranges that reach all 50 states and 6 continents. How many can you find in your state?
The Challenge: From March 1-June 1, try to beat the reigning record of 91 species! All you have to do is form a great team, record the Arctic birds you find, and submit your checklist.
Find detailed challenge instructions here: http://bit.ly/yQpGfM
Birds that breed in the Arctic have ranges that reach all 50 states and 6 continents. How many can you find in your state?
The Challenge: From March 1-June 1, try to beat the reigning record of 91 species! All you have to do is form a great team, record the Arctic birds you find, and submit your checklist.
Find detailed challenge instructions here: http://bit.ly/yQpGfM
Extremely Belated South Brevard Count Results
by Dee Fairbanks Simpson
This is an extremely belated thanks an update on the South Brevard Christmas Count. First, thanks so much to all of the volunteers who made it happen. Special thanks to Roy Book for handling the count in previous years, and for helping me through my first year. Special thanks also to the kind folks at the St. Sebastian River Preserve State park for providing vehicles and assistance with access to the park. And of course, thanks to all of the folks who counted.
Without further ado, here is the final tally (around 155 species, not sure if/what will be rejected by the official state compiler):
Canada Goose: 1
Graylag Goose: 1
Muscovey : 25
Wood Duck: 1
American Wigeon: 3
Mallard: 8
Mottled Duck: 193
Blue-Winged Teal: 48
Northern Shoveler: 12
Green-Winged Teal (American): 669
Ring-Necked Duck: 30
Lesser Scaup: 10
Hooded Merganser: 290
Red-Breasted Merganser: 18
Peafowl: 7
Wild Turkey: 74
Northern Bobwhite: 2
Common Loon: 4
Pied-Billed Grebe: 43
Horned Grebe: 2
Northern Gannet: 20
American White Pelican: 261
Brown Pelican: 351
Double Crested Cormorant: 1,013
Anhinga: 87
Magnificent Frigatebird: 4
American Bittern: 2
Great Blue Heron (Blue): 135
Great Egret: 167
Snowy Egret: 126
Little Blue Heron: 91
Tricolored Heron: 62
Reddish Egret: 3
Cattle Egret: 239
Green Heron: 11
Black-Crowned Night Heron: 29
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron: 2
White Ibis: 475
Glossy Ibis: 5
Roseate Spoonbill: 37
Wood Stork: 90
Black Vulture: 581
Turkey Vulture: 397
Osprey: 136
Bald Eagle (ad): 7
Bald Eagle (im): 8
Bald Eagle (uk): 2
Northern Harrier: 20
Sharp-Shinned Hawk: 2
Cooper's Hawk: 6
Red-Shouldered Hawk: 52
Broad-Winged Hawk: 2
Red-Tailed Hawk: 10
Crested Caracara: 4
American Kestrel: 138
King Rail: 1
Sora: 4
Common Moorhen: 62
American Coot: 187
Limpkin: 14
Sandhill Crane: 133
Black-Bellied Plover: 55
Killdeer: 203
American Oystercatcher: 6
Spotted Sandpiper: 4
Greater Yellowlegs: 108
Willet: 78
Lesser Yellowlegs: 57
Ruddy Turnstone: 78
Sanderling: 294
Least Sandpiper: 39
Dunlin: 406
Short-Billed Dowitcher: 452
Wilson's Snipe: 33
American Woodcock: 2
Laughing Gull: 286
Bonaparte's Gull: 1
Ring-Billed Gull: 740
Herring Gull: 6
Lesser Black-Backed Gull: 1
Great Black-Backed Gull: 22
Caspian Tern: 24
Forster's Tern: 22
Royal Tern: 228
Black Skimmer: 155
Rock Pigeon: 72
Eurasian Collared Dove: 134
White-Winged Dove: 196
Mourning Dove: 516
Common Ground Dove: 52
Barn Owl: 5
Eastern Screech Owl: 17
Great Horned Owl: 11
Barred Owl: 7
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird: 2
Belted Kingfisher: 59
Red-Headed Woodpecker: 1
Red-Bellied Woodpecker: 146
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker: 15
Downy Woodpecker: 29
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: 5
Northern (Yel-sh.) Flicker: 3
Pileated Woodpecker: 16
Eastern Phoebe: 97
Loggerhead Shrike: 42
White-Eyed Vireo: 21
Blue-Headed Vireo: 9
Blue Jay: 101
Florida Scrub-Jay: 43
American Crow: 9
Fish Crow: 321
Tree Swallow: 4,233
Brown-Headed Nuthatch: 9
Carolina Wren: 95
House Wren: 51
Sedge Wren: 4
Marsh Wren: 2
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet: 17
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher: 36
Eastern Bluebird: 4
American Robin: 7,918
Gray Catbird: 156
Northern Mockingbird: 131
European Starling: 256
Orange-Crowned Warbler: 3
Northern Parula: 3
Yellow-Rumped (Myrtle) Warbler: 1,297
Yellow-Throated Warbler: 4
Pine Warbler: 118
Prairie Warbler: 6
Palm Warbler: 230
Black-and-White Warbler: 7
Common Yellowthroat: 50
Eastern Towhee: 59
Bachman's Sparrow: 3
Chipping Sparrow: 10
Vesper Sparrow: 2
Savannah Sparrow: 113
Grasshopper Sparrow: 5
Song Sparrow: 1
Swamp Sparrow: 6
Northern Cardinal: 133
Indigo Bunting: 1
Painted Bunting: 19
Red-Winged Blackbird: 268
Eastern Meadowlark: 38
Common Grackle: 347
Boat-Tailed Grackle: 596
Brown-Headed Cowbird: 19
American Goldfinch: 2
House Sparrow: 38
Egyptian Goose: 1
Protonitary Warbler: 1
Barn Swallow: 9
Domestic Duck: 2
American Avocet: 2
Crow sp.: 4
Vulture sp.: 21
This is an extremely belated thanks an update on the South Brevard Christmas Count. First, thanks so much to all of the volunteers who made it happen. Special thanks to Roy Book for handling the count in previous years, and for helping me through my first year. Special thanks also to the kind folks at the St. Sebastian River Preserve State park for providing vehicles and assistance with access to the park. And of course, thanks to all of the folks who counted.
Without further ado, here is the final tally (around 155 species, not sure if/what will be rejected by the official state compiler):
Canada Goose: 1
Graylag Goose: 1
Muscovey : 25
Wood Duck: 1
American Wigeon: 3
Mallard: 8
Mottled Duck: 193
Blue-Winged Teal: 48
Northern Shoveler: 12
Green-Winged Teal (American): 669
Ring-Necked Duck: 30
Lesser Scaup: 10
Hooded Merganser: 290
Red-Breasted Merganser: 18
Peafowl: 7
Wild Turkey: 74
Northern Bobwhite: 2
Common Loon: 4
Pied-Billed Grebe: 43
Horned Grebe: 2
Northern Gannet: 20
American White Pelican: 261
Brown Pelican: 351
Double Crested Cormorant: 1,013
Anhinga: 87
Magnificent Frigatebird: 4
American Bittern: 2
Great Blue Heron (Blue): 135
Great Egret: 167
Snowy Egret: 126
Little Blue Heron: 91
Tricolored Heron: 62
Reddish Egret: 3
Cattle Egret: 239
Green Heron: 11
Black-Crowned Night Heron: 29
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron: 2
White Ibis: 475
Glossy Ibis: 5
Roseate Spoonbill: 37
Wood Stork: 90
Black Vulture: 581
Turkey Vulture: 397
Osprey: 136
Bald Eagle (ad): 7
Bald Eagle (im): 8
Bald Eagle (uk): 2
Northern Harrier: 20
Sharp-Shinned Hawk: 2
Cooper's Hawk: 6
Red-Shouldered Hawk: 52
Broad-Winged Hawk: 2
Red-Tailed Hawk: 10
Crested Caracara: 4
American Kestrel: 138
King Rail: 1
Sora: 4
Common Moorhen: 62
American Coot: 187
Limpkin: 14
Sandhill Crane: 133
Black-Bellied Plover: 55
Killdeer: 203
American Oystercatcher: 6
Spotted Sandpiper: 4
Greater Yellowlegs: 108
Willet: 78
Lesser Yellowlegs: 57
Ruddy Turnstone: 78
Sanderling: 294
Least Sandpiper: 39
Dunlin: 406
Short-Billed Dowitcher: 452
Wilson's Snipe: 33
American Woodcock: 2
Laughing Gull: 286
Bonaparte's Gull: 1
Ring-Billed Gull: 740
Herring Gull: 6
Lesser Black-Backed Gull: 1
Great Black-Backed Gull: 22
Caspian Tern: 24
Forster's Tern: 22
Royal Tern: 228
Black Skimmer: 155
Rock Pigeon: 72
Eurasian Collared Dove: 134
White-Winged Dove: 196
Mourning Dove: 516
Common Ground Dove: 52
Barn Owl: 5
Eastern Screech Owl: 17
Great Horned Owl: 11
Barred Owl: 7
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird: 2
Belted Kingfisher: 59
Red-Headed Woodpecker: 1
Red-Bellied Woodpecker: 146
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker: 15
Downy Woodpecker: 29
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: 5
Northern (Yel-sh.) Flicker: 3
Pileated Woodpecker: 16
Eastern Phoebe: 97
Loggerhead Shrike: 42
White-Eyed Vireo: 21
Blue-Headed Vireo: 9
Blue Jay: 101
Florida Scrub-Jay: 43
American Crow: 9
Fish Crow: 321
Tree Swallow: 4,233
Brown-Headed Nuthatch: 9
Carolina Wren: 95
House Wren: 51
Sedge Wren: 4
Marsh Wren: 2
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet: 17
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher: 36
Eastern Bluebird: 4
American Robin: 7,918
Gray Catbird: 156
Northern Mockingbird: 131
European Starling: 256
Orange-Crowned Warbler: 3
Northern Parula: 3
Yellow-Rumped (Myrtle) Warbler: 1,297
Yellow-Throated Warbler: 4
Pine Warbler: 118
Prairie Warbler: 6
Palm Warbler: 230
Black-and-White Warbler: 7
Common Yellowthroat: 50
Eastern Towhee: 59
Bachman's Sparrow: 3
Chipping Sparrow: 10
Vesper Sparrow: 2
Savannah Sparrow: 113
Grasshopper Sparrow: 5
Song Sparrow: 1
Swamp Sparrow: 6
Northern Cardinal: 133
Indigo Bunting: 1
Painted Bunting: 19
Red-Winged Blackbird: 268
Eastern Meadowlark: 38
Common Grackle: 347
Boat-Tailed Grackle: 596
Brown-Headed Cowbird: 19
American Goldfinch: 2
House Sparrow: 38
Egyptian Goose: 1
Protonitary Warbler: 1
Barn Swallow: 9
Domestic Duck: 2
American Avocet: 2
Crow sp.: 4
Vulture sp.: 21
Remembering Friend and SCAS Member Susan Bird
By Pat Meyer
Susan Bird was president of Indian River Audubon from 1991-1993. Her husband, Ralph, was president from 1996-1998.
Susan was a woman of many talents. She was an avid quilter and belonged to quilting clubs.
She worked in real estate for many years.
She worked on a committee to beautify Rockledge.
She organized many Audubon birding trips, including trips to Venezuela, Tobago Trinidad, Peru, Belize, and many trips to Mexico. In 1984, one of our first trips was to Ft. Jefferson in the Tortugas, we boated from Key West.
She also organized a wonderful trip from her house with snacks and we got on a bus to Orlando to see the movie "Winged Migration".
Her mother was the SCAS hostess for some years.
Susan help out at the Cocoa Christmas count potluck supper this year, but passed away a few weeks later. She looked so good at Christmas.
They had a wonderful tribute to her at Susan Nesbitt's house on Tropical Trail; over 100 attended in the back yard on the river. Many spoke of remembrances of Susan.
Susan Bird was president of Indian River Audubon from 1991-1993. Her husband, Ralph, was president from 1996-1998.
Susan was a woman of many talents. She was an avid quilter and belonged to quilting clubs.
She worked in real estate for many years.
She worked on a committee to beautify Rockledge.
She organized many Audubon birding trips, including trips to Venezuela, Tobago Trinidad, Peru, Belize, and many trips to Mexico. In 1984, one of our first trips was to Ft. Jefferson in the Tortugas, we boated from Key West.
She also organized a wonderful trip from her house with snacks and we got on a bus to Orlando to see the movie "Winged Migration".
Her mother was the SCAS hostess for some years.
Susan help out at the Cocoa Christmas count potluck supper this year, but passed away a few weeks later. She looked so good at Christmas.
They had a wonderful tribute to her at Susan Nesbitt's house on Tropical Trail; over 100 attended in the back yard on the river. Many spoke of remembrances of Susan.
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