Treasure Coast Birding Festival to Feature Keynote Speech by Bob Montanaro

Lecture on Osprey by Bob Montanaro

Time: Cocktails/Dinner at 6 p.m., lecture at 8 p.m.
Date: Saturday, October 27
Place: Vero Beach Elks Lodge 1350 26th Street Vero Beach

The First Annual Treasure Coast Birding Festival features a keynote speech by Bob Montanaro, Bob is a native Floridian and grew up in Vero Beach.  He holds a B.A. in history from the University of Central Florida and an M.A. in U.S. History from Florida State University.  More importantly from our point of view, he is a long-time volunteer at both Pelican Island & Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuges and is the current office manager for the Pelican Island Audubon Society.  He has been interested in photography and wildlife, especially the Osprey, all his life.  He maintains a website http://www.ospreywatch.org/ which displays many of his photographs and lists his presentation schedule. He is also leading a tour the next day (Sunday) to Treasure Hammock Ranch, tours are still available.

Bob's lecture is at 8 p.m. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. and there will be a silent auction which benefits the Cultural Council of Indian River County and the Pelican Island Preservation Society. The auction closes and awards for the juried art show will be at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for the dinner/lecture are $30 and can be purchased from the Cultural Council at 772-770-4857 or info@cultural-council.org. Visit the Treasure Coast Birding Festival website for complete details about the festival.