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Inside This Month

Good Neighbors…………...……………………………… page 3 Marina Update…………………….………………………..page 7 LMA President Report……………………...……………...page 8 Looking up at the Moon…………………………………..page 13 The Eagle’s Eye……………………………..…………....page 16 LRC Christmas Pictorial……………………………...page 18-19 Herald Tribune Publisher to Speak…………………....pages 20 Amateur Gardner…………………..……………………..page 23 Just for Laffs……………………….……….…….……... page 25 Father & Son Tournament……………………………….page 29 Holiday Lights …………………………………………….page 30

LMA Annual Meeting in Feb. Plans for the February Annual meeting of the Landings Man-

agement Association were high on December’s agenda. . At this time it appears the only current Board member eligible for re-election who will not seek re-election is past president and long time board member, Larry Spelman. He plans to be even more of a snowbird spending only the winter months here in years to come. The Spelmans will spend most of their time at an under construction northern home.

The annual meeting is set for February 3, 2005. At the first of three meetings that evening election of new members will take place. If you’re interested in serving on the board you should inform the President of your own condo/homeowners associa-tion. Those officers are the ones who actually vote (either in person of by proxy) at the annual meeting. They also can place names in nomination. It is possible to nominate from the floor the day of the meeting, but it is best to have your name included as a candidate in the letter sent to association presidents by the LMA in mid-January. Therefore, getting your name to your president early this month provides higher visibility.

Two additional meetings are held the same evening. After the annual meeting and election a second meeting is organizational where officers and committees are determined. Finally, the regular monthly meeting occurs with new Board and officers.

All Landings property owners are invited to the three meet-ings. In past years all three have been completed in less than two hours. While voting is limited to association Presidents, property owners are generally invited to make comments if they wish.

The LMA passed specific action on the proposed signage re-(Please see “LMA” on page 2)

January 2005 Volume 4 Number 1

Barks, Dog the LHA The Homeowners Association has three separate dog barking

nuisance complaints it has been asked to handle. Two are still in the preliminary stages of action, requiring written replies from the second party before the LHA will act. One, involving a homeowner and one of the Board members, has been reported here before. It involves an enclosure in which the dog owner allows the animal to play. The second party claims the dog barks in that enclosure and “interferes with their quality of life.”

The Board is clearly frustrated in dealing with a “he said ver-sus he said” situation. It is evident the Board is going out of its way to be impartial despite the involvement of a board member. He has been asked to recluse himself from the discussion. They’ve since made a personal visit to the prior to further ac-tion at the next meeting.

Members are clearly uncomfortable attempting to place blame especially in a situation where interpretation of “nuisance” and the degree of disruption are debatable issues.

(Please se “LHA” on page 10)

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strictions. Ad adopted it reads: The posting by a RESIDENT on or about his/her premises of

announcements, notices, posters, flyers, For Sale signs, or statements of political preferences, is prohibited, provided how-ever that the posting of an announcement of an open house which shall take place on a particular date within specified hours to attract prospective purchasers of a unit is permitted.

The Board decided not to include door-to-door solicitation by

Landings residents in the prohibitions as had been discussed. The rules already prohibit such solicitation by nonresidents.

Other items of interest: ● Ron Ditch, the new Argus representative was introduced. ● President Bob Capo reported work on the Trail and Proctor

entrances is complete but for spotlights on the signs. One addi-tional power cable needs replacement. ● Clarification was offered that the wall along Phillippi

Shores Drive is scheduled for cleaning, not painting. Painting of various parts of that wall may be considered later. ● Costs will be investigated for making part of the North Gate

entry into an attractive storage area, following-up a suggesting by Fritz Drybrough. ● The policy on delivery trucks was clarified. Moving trucks

are prohibited on Saturdays; furniture/appliance store deliver-ies are allowed. Landins are reminded, whenever large moving trucks are allowed in the Landings, it is up to the property owner to guide the truck in to avoid damage to Landings prop-erty. The new Traffic Committee will undertake review of trac-tor-trailer policy. One option may be to prohibit large trucks prone to causing damage on narrow streets and curves.

(“LMA” from page 1) ● The north gate is still awaiting arrival of the new antennas for the gates. Residents are cautioned that when the new an-tenna is installed the north exit gate will require the clicker and will not open automatically any longer. ● Two condo owners along Starling Drive facing the access

road to the south gate, requested the LMA look at how their view has been substantially degraded by landscaping changes made several years ago. The Board said they would look into it. ● FPL still have not acted on installation of streetlight on

Flicker Field Circle or at the Kestral Park Way / Landings Blvd. intersection. Argus will try to prod FPL on the issue.

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Good Neighbor Stories by Dee Ricapito

It's a NEW YEAR and resolutions come and go -- but, there are lots of "GOOD NEIGHBOR" stories here in the Land-ings. I would like to reflect on some of our neighbors who have been HEROES for years now !

Sally White works with "The Rotary Gift of Life Pro-gram" bringing children from foreign countries and their fam-ily member in the U.S. for life saving operations. She works with Tampa hospitals to coordinate Doctors to donate their time. She works with parents to stay and work at McDonalds House. She’s recruited Spanish speaking volunteers in Ebor City to help translate when needed. Sally feels, “if you are fortunate enough -- you have a duty in life to give back." The Rotary is now “Reaching for the Stars" with the Oak Park School, building a playground for Physically and mentally handicapped children which is tremendously costly, says, Sally.

Julie Parks has volunteered on the Scholarship Committee of the Woman’s Resource Center for six years. She reads through 70 to 100 applications yearly giving thousands of dol-lars of scholarships to woman in their 20's to ones their 60's. $l, 000’s of dollars in scholarships are given annually to women seeking a variety of professions. (Julie and Bill have annually given a $l,000 scholarship for those in particular need). Julie has worked endless hours to make the Renaissance Luncheon happen for over 600 women at the Ritz hotel to fur-ther programs for the Woman’s Resource Center.

Bob & Clemmie Fernander have totaled over 14 years of service at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Clemmie mans the

Waldemere Desk, or you may find her picking up blood and drugs from the Pharmacy and running to nurses stations or other locations throughout the hospital. Bob, works in Sur-gery where he transports patients from their rooms, to post sur-gery and back, He assists in wheelchair transportation when needed.

Nat Lehrman hits a lighter note each month as he volun-teers to play his guitar as part of a trio at Plymouth Harbor As-sisted Living Community and The Pines Nursing Home. He plays old time Pop Favorites and sings "Hoot- N-Nanny" Folk Songs for residents.

John Meyer has been a volunteer for the Juvenile Justice System since the 80's. He is currently an "Intake Person" in the Probations Dept. mentoring and listening to kids with problems who are waiting on court appearances trial dates, follow up interviews, filing reports and making recommendations. These are primarily youngsters no one cares about. John has learned through the years --"Bad or Good - Kids need to talk!"

Joanne Meyer has volunteered for the Sheriff’s Department over the past few years. She helps Deputies at the Court House Security Division similar to an Airport Security check point. And, she gets to wear an ID badge!

Peg Wickham recently appeared in the Siesta Observer Newspaper among nine others who modeled for St. Boniface Thrift Shop Fashion Show Luncheon. It raised over $l,000 to benefit local charities.

Charles Wagner, for the past 18 years, has served as a Rep-resentative Advocate for Kids in court. He files reports with the judges, makes recommendations in the best interests of the

(Please see “Neighbors” on page 24)


The Landings Eagle is published monthly, in season, partially funded by the Landings Management Association & Landings Racquet Club, but is independently edited and reported by Landings residents. Editor and Publisher: Irwin Starr Sales Director: Ms. Charlie Valentine.

The Landings Eagle © Irwin Starr, 2004, Sarasota FL

Thanks this month to: Barbara Pendrell, Kevin Richards, Dick Lutz, Marilyn Newman, Sheryn Deis, Ralph & Dee Ricapito, John Gary, Rick Greene, Damion LaDue, Carl Zeisler, Robbie Salum, Ken Evans, Lee Morgenlander, Leslie McLean, Fritz Drybrough, Al Weeks, Don Smally, Bob Capo, Jules Chawkins, Bev & Don Leidel, Georgia Jeanne Kossoff, Bob Luxembourg

- Forgive us if we missed you—but please let us know.

Editor: Longboat Key residents

are complaining about pea-cocks roaming free among their homes. The Landings should help them out by taking at least two or three pairs of peacocks and set-tling them in the nature preserve (eagle sanctuary). They could live free and happy on that seven-acre tract of wild land.

Landins and our guests, especially our very young guests, could have the thrill of seeing those beautiful birds frequently.

This idea was inspired by The Eagle’s past edito-rial proposals for using the preserve for the enjoyment of the residents.

If the LMA board ap-proves, I will be happy to explore the means of having the birds moved to our pre-serve at little or no cost.

Bob Greenfield Landings Blvd.

To the Eagle Editor, I could not believe that in

the December issue of the Eagle, due to some mis-guided allegiance to "Political Correctness", there was no reference to the most beautiful, glorious, widespread and reverent holiday celebrated in this country of ours! (with the exception of the words "Christmas Cookies" in a Karl Ehmers ad and your condescension to show Christmas Day on the cal-endar included on the very last page,) In a publication for thousands of Landings residents this was extremely disappointing.

So in the spirit of that Holiday, even though it probably will not appear in print, let me say to all our great good friends in the

Landings a undoubtedly be-lated but sincere... Merry Christmas Don Snyder 1610 Pintail Way

Editor note: We use the phrases like Happy Holidays, and Peace on Earth as on our December masthead, not for political corrective ness but to be all inclusive of the varied beliefs, faiths and practices of our constituency. But thank you for your com-ment and we wish all Landins a Happy New Year. To The Editor,

I have wanted to write for so long, and should have done it much sooner.

Everyone in the Landings owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. Librarian, Ralph Ri-capito.

The Landings Library has come a long way from a few dog-eared paperbacks to a wonderful, well stocked li-brary that makes all of us proud. There is a book there for everyone's taste or prefer-ence.

The new bookcases have filled quickly.

Please take the time to thank Ralph and be sure to drop off good books you have enjoyed. And pick up one for your pleasure as well.

Julie Parks Peregrine Point Circle

Editor Note: A reminder, the Club facilities, including the library, are available only to LRC members and their offi-cial guests

The holiday season is

behind us and the New Year at our doorstep.

We’re pleased to greet the New Year with these pages holding a couple creative ideas for progress from The Landings con-stituency.

A Downtown parking proposal” suggested else-where in this issue needs only a volunteer leader.

The ideas shared by Bob Greenfield and Fritz Dry-brough for use of the Ea-gle’s Area, or Preserve if you prefer, are worth ex-ploring. They are positive, creative, add to the com-munity, meet a need for younger residents and enhance our quality of life.

They also provide one more location for contact with one another. Such locations are non-existent for those not members of the Landings Racquet Club.

The Eagle believes fur-ther use of the Eagle’s Area makes a great deal of sense. It looks shab-bier and shabbier each year as the towering pines die off, both from old age, and according to some experts, disease and poor drainage.

Open minds and creative thinkers should turn their efforts to enhancing Land-ings Living.

What far better use of our associations’ board members and officers talents than dealing with neighbors bickering over barking dogs.

Those problems, too need to be dealt with – but wouldn’t it nice to see neighbors solving such issues among them-selves? IPS IPS IPS IPS

The Eagle’s Privacy Policy

Statement Actions and records of

the Associations we cover are public information for members. When actions are taken by an associa-tion against any property owner, or when property owners bring a matter to the board about another property owner, the names of those individuals are also public.

We have been asked why we don’t publish them.

The Eagle’s objective in publishing stories about association action, com-plaints about specific situations as frequently occurs in the Rants and Raves column, is to open communication among Landins, inform them of matters of interest, help them understand what is permitted or not permitted and what is enforced or not enforced.

It is not our purpose to embarrass the involved parties.

However, The Eagle reserves the right to pub-lish such information at any point actions begin to cost associations substan-tial outlay to finance the actions. Those are costs to each of us, as mem-bers.

The Eagle hopes this policy clarification is help-ful.

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dren of younger homeowners who reside here. Since LMA owns the nature preserve, the project would have

to be initiated by LMA board action. The cost could be paid by LMA or by LHA, which has an ongo-ing and unneeded surplus of $40,000. Or the two associations could follow the cost-sharing prece-dent of a recent agreement to remedy a drainage problem in the LHA area. Since the small children population of The Landings is concentrated in the LHA area, this would be a sensible use of part of their surplus.

I can think of two objections that would undoubtedly be raised by the chronic naysayers among our neighbors: (1) It would be noisy, and (2) It would increase the cost of insur-ance. They're both nonsense. The only ones who could possi-bly be affected by the noise are the adjoining houses on each side of the site. The volume of sounds of a few small children, with adults present (mandatory), couldn't compare with the sound of one very large and very vocal dog who recently lived next door to us in one of those adjoining houses. An increase in the insurance premium, if any, would be minimal. LMA must already have owners’ liability coverage as owner of the preserve. Any additional risk could be avoided, or at least minimized, by posting the play area with appropriate safety rules and users assumption of liability.

I think this has a great deal of merit, especially since there is no room at The Racquet Club for such facilities as a play-ground (which I think would be the logical area). Are all of us are such grouches we can’t make room for the little tykes. What do you think? I’m sure the LMA board will be receptive

(Please see “Critical Eye” on page 10)

A Critical Eye - A Guest Commentary

By Fritz Drybrough

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I usually have an exit plan avail-able when the grandchildren come – not all of the time, but enough to maintain some semblance of “Grandfatherly-ness” so I don’t kill them when my peace is trashed.

That said, my wife, Rosemary,

would probably say, “Did you really write this column?!”

Yes! The Landings is not a Kid-friendly enough place. Judging from participation in the chil-dren’s Halloween party there are a number of youngsters living here plus the many who visit grandparents. There’s a need for a place these little varmints can burn up that energy and unwind. Makes one a bit jealous doesn’t it? Wouldn’t it be nice to have just a bit of that carefree energy?

I asked my long time friend and mentor, Bob Greenfield, if he had any ideas or observations on how we might improve our community. Here are his thoughts:

The nature preserve (eagle sanctuary) includes frontage on Landings Boulevard equivalent to an average size residence lot. It is a perfect site for a play area for small children. I am thinking particularly of the grandchildren and great grandchil-dren who visit the many seniors among us.

A few swings, slides, climbing structures, etc. could be in-stalled at minimal cost. That, and minor changes in the land-scape maintenance of that frontage area, would give us a fine new facility for both small children visitors and the small chil-


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The Eagle prints items from Landins without attribution as long as they are not specific enough to identify individuals, addresses, companies, etc. We’ll con-tinue the feature as we receive such communications.

Comments are published verbatim except minor editing to insure clarity. ☺�☺�☺�☺� The modernizing improvements in the entry to The Landings off the Tamiami Trail are attractive and noteworthy. But I’m puzzled by the change in the placement of the eagle.

The new position doesn’t seem balanced to me. ☺�☺�☺�☺� I really got a kick from the letter (bill) I received from

ARGUS Property Management. I expect others have found it hilarious also.

Just think we are in the information age and we are receiv-ing six page coupon books, mail labels, and instructions of how to pay a bill through “snail mail”, all to make one simple an-nual payment. Have they never heard of having a Web site and letting us make a payment by credit card?

The letter itself was also priceless with its intimidating “official” format with the use of all the bold type, italics and bullet points.

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Once I got by the format and read the letter it even got better. I learned about all the things you must do right so as not to get hit with a penalty fee including all the information you must record on the check, including the all important 2263-LMA identifier. And user beware if you choose to use an on-line bill paying system with all its “built–in delays”. What ever hap-pened to just paying your bills on time or else….

I thought addressing it to “Dear Landings Management Owner (s)” and being signed by Accounts Receivable added a nice personal touch.

On a serious note, it seems somewhat bothersome to me that we are hiring a company to manage our affairs that employ such archaic and wasteful systems. We all know who pays for it in the end. Editor’s Note - This writer hit our curiosity button, so The Eagle decided to check out what may appear to be an unnecessary expense in pro-ducing the payment booklet for one payment. Turns out the cost of the booklet preparation is totally paid by the bank collecting the

money, People’s Community Bank of the West Coast. According to bank executive, Lona Voigt, several years ago

the bank decided to target community associations, They de-signed a plan attractive to such groups and made their pitch to the LMA. They now have over 250 associations banking with them.

(Please see Rants & Raves, next page)

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Among the benefits offered are free preparation and printing of the booklets (they are sent by Argus Management), free proc-essing of the payments, free checking accounts for the associa-tion, special, higher than usual rates, on association reserve accounts and a ¼ % bump in CD rates for associations.

They also offer free checking accounts for residents, but ad-mit their single downtown location may be a disadvantage.

So, it appears a good deal for all, and a bit more convenient for bill payers, and a good marketing strategy by People’s Com-munity Bank of the West Coast

No comment on the letter itself. Sometimes accountant write like lawyers! (Sorry lawyer and accountant friends and associ-ates.)

Thanks to the rant-writer for sparking our curiosity. �� Complaints heard from both readers and speakers at LMA and LHA meetings indicate increased concern about automobile, truck and SUV parking both by residents and service workers. Frequently lanes are completely blocked at already dangerous and difficult to see around traffic islands. Others complain about multiple SUV’s (the size of trucks but not technically forbidden by the cove-nants because they are not trucks) parked in drives, rather than in garages, for weeks and months at a time.

(Rants & Raves from page 6) Marina Update Observant Landins us-ing the south gate have noted the absence of For Sale signs on the two marina

properties between The Landings and The Philippi Shores Landings development.

First put on the market in February, 2004 at $7.8 million the signs disappeared a few months ago.

According the listing agent with Michael Saunders, it was still available and discussions are on going with several pros-pects.

Our sources indicate deals have been stymied more by terms of possible agreements rather than price. The price is appar-ently negotiable.

Interest has been expressed by the county for use as a public boat launch. Commissioner Nora Patterson discussion with the owners continue on that issue, but no immediate conclusion is expected.

Such use according to Patterson would probably be limited to small pleasure boats due to access limitations. It is unlikely boat storage would be maintained on the site. Most of the prop-erty would be used for the temporary parking of vehicles and boat trailers left at the site while owners cruise the coast. She also believes the water front area sould be landscaped and, of course, be open to the public.

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LMA President on Upcoming Elections by Bob Capo

February is election time for the Landings Management Association Board of Directors. Monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM, The first Thursday of February meeting each year is also the time for the Annual Meeting. All Association members are wel-come to attend, however, business is conducted by their delegates who by definition are the presidents of the 20 homeowners and condomin-ium associations.

There are nine board members who serve two year terms. During the current year four members were elected. This com-ing year five members are to be elected at the meeting. Four of the current members are standing for re-election. Any associa-tion member may become a candidate. Since there is not a nominating committee, a prospective candidate should notify his (or her) respective association president of that intention so that the president can in turn notify the LMA president or secre-tary. Typically LMA board members also recommend candi-dates.

Board members who are not officers of the corporation have specific responsibilities as committee chairpersons or commit-tee members. The four standing committees are: Roads and Drainage; Security; Landscaping; and Lakes. At the December

board meeting it was also decided to form a Traffic Commit-tee whose responsibility would be speed limits, traffic control devices, signs, etc. Members are expected to attend each monthly meeting. The required quorum is five members, however, major board decisions should be representative of the entire board.

Notices for the Annual Meeting are mailed to association presidents 14 days prior to the meeting. Following the meet-ing, a Board meeting will be held to select the new officers. Generally the officers who wish to continue serving in their same position are nominated for re-election.

I urge all presidents or their delegates to attend the Annual Meeting Thursday, February 3, 2005. Proxies should be sub-mitted if attendance is not possible. As mentioned above, all LMA members are welcome to attend.

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Under Article V, Section 1 of the LHA Covenants the Board is virtually forced to act to adjudicate such matters. It reads:

Nuisances. Nothing shall be done or permitted . . . which may be or become an annoyance or nuisance to other proper-ties or owners in the subdivision. In the event of a dispute or question as to what may be or become a nuisance, such dispute or question shall be submitted to the Board of Directors of The Landings Homeowners Association, Inc. which shall render a decision in writing, and such decision shall be dispositive of such dispute or question.

The Eagle discussed the matter with Landings Security who sug-gested parties could call the Sheriff’s office which issues $30 citations for the first offense.

Other items: ● The Board dealt with several requests to remove dead and

dying trees. ● A resident inquired about the surplus in the proposed

budget. It was explained the $30-40,000 surplus was an accu-mulation of monies saved over the last several years. There are no immediate plans for use of the funds, but they may be needed as litigation progresses on homeowner issues. By error, the amount did not appear in the budget pages sent to home-owners but did appear in the annual audit. ● The proposal for management services was rejected as too

expensive and too likely to generate additional costs for ser-vices not included in the base fee. ● Only one person has responded, thus far, showing interest

in serving on the board. Such applications were due January 1st. However, nominations from the floor are permitted the night of the February vote.

(“LHA” from page 1)

to making this a more “user friendly neighborhood”. Another thought that Bob offered concerns a problem plagu-

ing our distant neighbors on Long Boat Key. You’ve probably read about the Peacock population getting out of hand out there. Maybe we can give them a hand. Here are Bob’s comments:

Longboat Key residents are complaining about peacocks r o a m i n g f r e e a m o n g their homes. The Landings should help them out by taking at least two or three pairs of their peacocks and settling them in our nature preserve (eagle sanctuary). They could live free, happy and fertile on our seven-acre tract of wild land.

Landins and our guests, espe-cially our very young guests, could have the thrill, again and again, of watching those re-gal birds as they stroll proudly, with tails fanned out, through our community. What an addition to the great sea birds who treat us to their occasional visits!

The curators at Sarasota Jungle Gardens know all about peacocks. Their peacocks are highlights of our trips to the Gardens with our great grandchildren. The LMA board can take the first step by appointing a committee to consult the Gar-dens people about bringing peacocks from Longboat Key to The Landings. They are well qualified to do the job for us. I would be glad to serve on the committee.

Thousands of our dollars are well spent on landscaping to preserve and enhance the beauty of our community. Here is an opportunity to make a striking addition to its beauty at little or no cost. Now, how’s that for some original thinking? I must admit I’ve never studied Peacocks except to see them at several parks and gardens, but they are regal birds and delightful to look at. If the populating of our preserve becomes over burdened I have it on reasonable authority that they taste a whole lot like Pheas-ant!

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Landings Flyboys Meeting by Don Smally

The December meeting was well-attended. There were nine Landins and four guests. The Landins were Al Clark, J. J. Frey, Jack Greyson, Len Gumley, Ed Handelman, Joe Hartshorn (who limped in due to a broken toe), newcomer Steve Marcinko, Don Smally and Fred Tiemann. The guests were Gene Borgmeyer, Tom Halbert, Carole Ray-mond and Harold Snowden. Since there were some newcomers, we each gave a little info on our flying back-ground. Steve Marcinko retired as a USAF Colonel after serving with SAC, and later as

a copilot on Air Force One during the Lyndon Johnson presi-dency. He had a lot of interesting stories about that part of his flying career.

Our new guests had interesting backgrounds. Carole Ray-mond is a civilian pilot with instrument and instructor rating and lots of flying time in the New York area. She participated in a Powder Puff Derby a few years ago. She also taught sail-plane flying.

Gene Borgmeyer was a WWII glider pilot taking part in the D Day invasion, Operation Market Garden, and Operation We-sel Rhine. He walked safely away from all of his combat land-ings.

The group is planning to take a trip to the Fantasy of Flight Museum for the February meeting. More later.

The first meeting of the new year will be Wednesday, Janu-ary 5 at noon, at the Racquet Club. If you are interested in fly-ing, war time or civilian, or had experience as a pilot, copilot,

Smally,,circa 1945

navigator, bombardier, radio opera-tor, gunner, mechanic or whatever, join us for some hangar flying and telling of tall tales. If you’re not a flier and want to attend, come ahead. Bring a sandwich, and have some fun.

This month's memory picture was taken in 1946 and shows our own Major Al Clark. He was a Marine fighter pilot and saw lots of action in the Pacific.

Happy New Year! Major Al Clark (now of Star-ling Drive) , C.O. V.M.F. 235

Squantum Naval Base Quincy, MA, 1946 And Great Dane Mascot Rebel”

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to Earth. This future Triton event will wreak havoc on the mother planet itself.

As far as we know, all other moons in the Solar System appear originally to have been fragments of asteroids or comets that were “captured” by the bigger planetary objects. By con-trast, our Moon had an entirely different history. This in turn has made our natural satellite a bosom companion unlike any other planetary fellow-traveler

It appears the Moon was not captured. It resulted from a collision with Earth in which the colliding object then was whirled back out into space by the then, fast-spinning Earth. In this way the Moon acquired many of the compounds and ele-ments that make up Earth’s crust while lacking our hot, terrestrial

core. The core-less Moon is thus relatively light weight and lacks such heavier elements that were formed from the Earth’s fiery-hot core as gold, platinum and various other rare metals or compounds. Moreover, the Moon revolves about the Earth in the same direction as the Earth rotates (that is, counter-clockwise when viewed from the North Pole). What this means is that the successive high tidal bulges of the Earth (every 2 weeks because of the gravitational tug on it from the Moon and Sun) keeps the Moon in its own orbit by a double-drag ef-fect (see diagram). In other words, it can neither sail off into deep space nor spin disastrously into us.

(Please see “Moon” on page 29)

Looking Up to the Moon by Dr. Albert L. Weeks

It is time to give our Moon its own day--the way we rec-ognize “Earth Day.”

Of course, “Monday” is derived from the pagans’ “Moon-day” which followed their “Sun-day.” What I mean, though, is devoting one day in the year to honoring our natu-ral satellite. The Moon’s romantic aspect aside as Earth’s toy “yo-yo,” the fact is that it is the Moon that makes life possible on Earth. First, a few things about the Moon’s uniqueness. While many planets in our Solar System have moons (all told, there are at least 135 of them), Earth’s satellite is special in

several ways. All other moons orbiting planets are either much smaller than Earth’s Moon and/or are positioned far from the mother planet. For instance, Mars’ two moons are tiny, mis-shapen rocks that are only a fraction of the size of our Moon. They would surely not put Martians in a romantic mood.

Neptune’s large moon, Triton, about the size of ours, lies at a great distance from the planet. Worst of all, it revolves around that planet—unlike the case of our Moon in relation to Earth--in a direction that is the opposite of Neptune’s rotation. This means that Triton will eventually spin into Neptune and be destroyed the way a “decaying” artificial space craft launched from Earth eventually loses its forward momentum and crashes

The drawing shows how the Moon resulted from a

collision with Earth by an ob-ject that then broke off to become our Moon. Ward and Brownlee,

Rare Earth


LRC Social Plans

View From the Gate by Chief Richard Mayo & Lt. Damian Ladue

This especially festive time of year also brings an increase in burglary and petty theft. Please remember to to lock your car doors, keep your household secure, make sure the garage door is closed and set you’re your alarm system when you are away from your home or vehicle. Just because holiday shopping season is over, thieves don't forget the gift return sea-son and year end bargain shopping trips give

them plenty of opportunity. Don’t let down your guard. Our patrol officers will remain vigilant but we can’t be everywhere. If you see something suspicious, or just out of the ordinary, please call the gate as soon as possible. We’ll check it out. By the time you read this Damian will be back from his honeymoon. Wish him well when you see him.

Thanks to all of you for you thoughts and tokens appreciation for the holidays. It is greatly appreciated by the staff.

There are several new faces at the guard gate and on patrol.

Richard Mayo

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If you have recently moved into the landings ( No-

vember 2003 or after), you are invited to a 'welcome cocktail party" on Tuesday, January 25th, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. It will be a fun and informative meeting sponsored by: Landings Management As-sociation and the Landings Racquet Club.

Please call the LRC pro-shop at 923-3886, or Dee Ricapito 927-6261, for more info and to let us know how many will attend.

Hope to see you there!

Sun, January 16th 4:00 PM

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February Super Bowl Plans Still Tentative

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Tues, January 25th Newcomer’s Party

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WED. JANUARY 12 Florida West Coast Symphony; Wind Quintet

WED. JANUARY 26 Sarasota Herald Tribune; Diane McFarlin

Florida & Sarasota Media Issues; WED. FEBRUARY 9:

Joe Glazer, Folk Music Program WED. FEBRUARY 23:

Kevin Costello, Art Lecture “ART OF THE 20TH CENTURY”

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SHT Publisher Speaks at Jan LLG On Wednesday January 26,

at 3:30pm, LLG will present Diane McFarlin, Publisher of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, as its featured speaker. Diane is a native Floridian, coming to Sarasota to work for the Her-ald-Tribune after graduating from the U. of Florida with high honors in 1976. She quickly rose through the ranks to become Managing Editor in 1985, later becoming Executive Editor in 1987, when she launched SSN6, the cable news channel. This has proved to be one of the most successful joint newspaper-television ventures in the country. She was named Publisher in 1999. The Herald-Tribune is the largest newspaper in the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group.

Diane has been very active in community activities as well as in national journalism organizations. She is the immediate past President of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. She has taught at several Universities and recently addressed the World Editor’s Forum in Amsterdam on the subject of multime-dia newsrooms. Diane will provide us with an analysis of cur-rent Sarasota and Florida issues. This is YOUR chance to raise questions you may have about our news coverage


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Robbie Salum’s Tennis Tips

by Robbie Salum LRC Director of Tennis

DECIDING WHICH SIDE SHOULD WE PLAY, AD OR DEUCE What you can’t do shouldn’t interfere with what you can. Be cautious of tips regarding which partner should play which side of your team's court. Only one can be stated with certainty: The issue here is the service return, and the serve on most big points goes to the ad court. If one partner misses quite a few service returns on this side,

the other partner should play the deuce side. If failing to return serve is not an issue, base your choice on

any of the following common tennis experts’ criteria about this matter.

OPTION 1 – The left-hander or the partner with the better backhand on the

ad side: Many teams cover their ad-side with a left-hander or the player with the better backhand. Sometimes this is best, particu-larly with novices or when the server positions wide. Then the deuce-court player gets mostly forehands, and the ad-court player gets most of the backhands (forehands for him if he's left-handed). Also, the deuce court player can easily run around the backhands, and both players get to hit crosscourt. The down side is that if you've played regularly for years and the server doesn't position wide, you probably shouldn't set up this way, because your deuce-court player will have to hit many backhands, and your ad-court player will have to hit many shots reverse-crosscourt.

OPTION 2 –The left-handed or the partner with the better backhand plays on the deuce side.

The reasoning behind this rule is: · Deuce-side backhands are more difficult than ad-side back-

hands. · On the deuce side you must take the racket back farther for

backhands than on the ad side. Deuce-side backhand angle inward and you must return them

reverse-crosscourt (with an inside-out swing) which many people aren’t attempting anyway. Also, players with weak backhands don't get the racket back fast and far enough. So, putting a player with a weak backhand where they'd need to take it back farther would worsen the problem. Yet the second point of the argument above isn’t a strong one. In doubles, while awaiting the opposi-tion's next shot, you should square around to the hitter, not the net. Then you don't take the racket back farther on one side than the other. In addition, receivers can run around their backhand, and this is easier to do on the deuce side. So, beware and be wise, these are just guidelines.

OPTION 3 – The partner with the better overhead plays on the ad side: Then

this person can cover most overheads — all the ad-side ones plus many deuce-side ones. Do the opposite if your better overhead player is left-handed: put that partner on the deuce side and let him or her call for overheads to the near ad-side. If only one teammate has a reliable overhead, this factor should weigh heav-ily in your decision.

OPTION 4 – The better player on the ad side: Your ad player receives serve

on most big points: fifteen-thirty, thirty-forty, ad-in, and ad-out. But sometimes your better player isn't as steady as your weaker player, and you may prefer simple reliability receiving on big points — especially if your better player would do you more good at net.

OPTION 5 – The better player on the deuce side: The deuce side is harder

to play. That’s because: (a) The server's partner has a longer poaching reach on that

side, and your better player is better able to avoid it. (b) Most volleys come up the middle; so, with your better

player on the deuce side to volley backhand, your weaker player gets to volley forehand.

Which of these thought-out opinions matter most to your team's game, and then base your decision on those. Neverthe-less, the only way to be sure what's best for your team is to try it both ways, playing during practice with and against your own partner.

Having a better feedback is a relevant factor to be taken into account, weighing up the pros & cons before making your choice.

CHANGING SIDES You may change sides with your partner at the beginning of

any new set. Doing this rarely hurts and sometimes helps. Nonetheless, something is wrong with your game plan (if you have one, do you?) if you always find yourself wondering whether you should switch sides during matches.

Experiment with periodically reversing your team's arrange-ment . As your team's game evolves, the best arrangement of its players may change.

Playing league tennis sometimes you will play with different partners, and you probably will play different sides. It gives you an additional perspective on the court. Playing on both sides also broadens your selection of shots and balances your game. Remember: Playing to win is doing whatever it takes, so be flexible.


AD News by Charlie Valentine, Sales Director

This column highlights news from The Eagle’s supporting clients and

other events and other information of interest to Landins.

A Very Happy New Year to all! Before looking forward, I’d like to start this year with a look

back. Work on The Landings Eagle commenced, hesitantly, in January, 2002. The first sixteen page issue debuted in March of that year.

This month’s thirty-six page edition, as with all past issues, is possible because of the continued support from our clients and readership. So, returning to the present, we’d like to extend our appreciation to the consistent support of our Real Estate clients who have been with us since almost before the beginning! We are also grateful to the merchants, restaurants and other busi-nesses who took a chance on an unknown publication and their continued their support.

Thanks . . . You have all made our work rewarding, fulfilling and gratifying.

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Welcome new clients Kelly Quigley and Lisa Marx from Sky Realty. They are offering a Sarasota Calendar of Events in addition to listings and other information. And from Landings Plaza, Migun Thermal Massage Beds. Stop by for a free 35 minute massage.

If you have friends or family heading our way to escape the colder Northern climes check out Siesta Key Suites and Tropi-cal Breeze Resort & Spa for over flow accommodations. It’s always a perfect time to visit Siesta Key!

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Musings of an Amateur Gardener Third, in a series

by John Gary Although there are attractive alternatives to

the ubiquitous expanse of grass we call a “lawn”, I doubt that in my lifetime we will see a wholesale movement toward alternative plantings or Xeriscaping, however beneficial such alternatives may be for the environment. Besides, a healthy lawn is not only pleasing to the eye, but is also a wonderful place for chil-dren to play, to have a picnic or just to sit and read under the shade of a tree. Having said that, let’s address a problem common to most St. Augustine lawns, that of “thatch”. Not much is written about this somewhat arcane subject, largely because there are no quick and easy fixes to the problem.

Thatch is a buildup of partially decomposed plant material such as leaf blades, stolons, roots and crowns, which, over time, has raised the growing surface of the grass above the underly-ing soil. Contrary to popular belief, leaving mowing clippings on the lawn does not cause thatch. Excessive thatch develops when the grass is fertilized too much, watered too much, and is improperly mowed.

That “thick, springy carpet of grass” may not be as healthy as you think it is, because of thatch. What happens is that the layer of grass growing above the layer of thatch has little contact with the soil underneath. Water from irrigation or afternoon rains run right through. Just a few hours of hot sun baking the St. Augustine growing over thick thatch can cause it to go into dormancy and eventually die out. Have you ever wondered why

it is that some parts of the lawn appear dry no matter how much rain it gets? It may very well be because of thatch.

So the question is, “What do I do about it?” Unfortunately, as I mentioned earlier, there is no easy solution. There is a proce-dure called “de-thatching” or “vertical mowing”, but it is ex-pensive, messy and high maintenance. If the thatch is primarily in just one or two areas of the lawn (there is almost never a thatch problem in shady areas - there the grass is generally too thin) then you could try topdressing (adding a uniform layer of soil on top of the grass) with about ¼ inch of soil or loam in those areas, watering it in lightly, so the additional soil will assist in retaining moisture. Make sure that the soil you pur-chase is free of weed seeds and other undesirable materials or you will inherit a host of new problems.

If you have confirmed that the area is pest free, that thatch is indeed present, and after topdressing, you still get browning even after rains, then it may be necessary to remove the present plant material entirely and replace it with new plugs or sod. At this point, you may even be ready to consider alternative groundcovers. Perhaps I can discuss that in another article.


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child. He has been performing this social work over l8 years, feels blessed, and feels " everyone should give something back."

Ted & Marian Humphrey worked with survivors of the Hurricane, making a dozen trips along with volunteers of St. Thomas Moore Church to Arcadia. They took food and water to the poor migrant workers and spent long hours with the cha-otic distribution of those items to the many homeless victims.

Eli & Rae Chatson volunteer for Hospice. Eli visits a man on a weekly basis at Manor Care, spending an afternoon to-gether. This has been going on for close to two years now. Rae volunteers on an as needed basis. They sometimes visit pa-tients together. A few years ago Eli as well as Ralph Ricapito worked delivering meals on wheels to those in the Sarasota area.

Guy & Jen Mileni. Jen volunteers her time as needed at SPARCC (Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center) sewing, stacking the racks or arranging flowers to sell. For many years Guy has found time from his busy job to volunteer at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Have to stop it here because the article is getting too long! I am proud to live among the always growing beautiful people who surround us here in The Landings.

If you have a neighbor you're proud to know drop me a line so we can highlight their accomplishments and good deeds.

Thanks to all those who made "New Years Resolu-tions" years ago ...............and kept THEM!

(“Neighbors” from page 3)


Just for Laffs

Our Punster Turns Poet Jules Chawkins

Election Complexion

Georgie Porgie , pudding and pie Won the election with not much of a try

His debates were meager, though he was quite eager And at times he was oh so merry

He came to a boil, when questioned about oil Which seemed to please John Kerry

The ordeal is done, and Georgie has won, Another four years to rule; It’ll not be fun,

To keep the insurgents on the run, We’ll all need to play it cool

We must unite, and all stay tight, to protect our beloved state So put politics aside, get rid of remarks that are snide,

Our country must forever remain great

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Bev and Don Leidel, of Eagles Point Circle, report they “grinned from ear to ear at this line-up at a gas station men’s room, outside of Zion National Park.”

Payback, don’t you suppose, for those long lines at the la-dies’ room at theater and sports events.


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Pet of the Month - Katie By: Georgia Jeanne Kossoff

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Katie is a very attractive eight-year-old who lives on Peregrine Point Way. When she arrived at her Peregrine Point home Katie was about six-months-old. Her kennel stated that she was a boxer mix. When they took her to the vet, they wanted to know what the other "part" of her was. The vet said she was half boxer and half pit bull. When her new parents found out she was half pit bull, they wanted to give her away because they thought a pit bull mix would be dangerous for their

children. But, they found out pit bulls are actually great dogs, so they kept her. She loves all people even though she barks at the door bell. She also gets very upset when she sees suitcases because she

knows her family is leaving her. Katie really enjoys contact with people. She loves to get her belly scratched. Katie is gentle and adores attention. She is really a member of their family. But do NOT tell her she is a D-O-G because she thinks she is a child with a funny black nose

Katie protects Grandson Benjamin, or Benjamin, Katie - We’re not sure which


Marilyn Newman’s Recipe Corner

Swedish Pancakes (Crepes)

3 Eggs 1¾ C. milk or light cream 2 tbsp. Sugar 1 tbsp Oil 1 C Flour Dash - salt Mix eggs and milk well - add flour, salt, sugar & oil Blend until smooth.

Sauté a large spoonfull of batter on lightly greased griddle or fry pan. They should be thin. Let brown slightly and turn over to brown other side. Continue until the mixture is finished. I like to spread a little sour cream, some rasberries or blueberries and roll up. But, use any filling you like. Enjoy!

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UPDATE YOUR GREENBOOK LISTING

Some Landins have expressed con-cern their listings in the Greenbook, published annually, in the 1st quarter, are not correct, or as they would prefer them. Here is your chance to correct your entry. Fill out this form as you would like to be listed. Leave it at the main gate guardhouse. There is a limited number of 2004 books available if you need a copy. Call Dee Ricapito at 927-6262.


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Manager’s Report by Kevin Richards

I hope all of you had a very joyous, very Happy Holiday Sea-son. Kathy and I were really blessed this year as we had both of our daugh-ters and their families home for Christ-mas!! As we start yet another new year, I want to thank all those LRC Members who brought "goodies" for the staff to enjoy and all of you who came by to wish us a "Happy Holiday". I know I speak for the entire LRC staff when I say the Landings Racquet Club is a

GREAT place to work!! With your continued support, I know 2005 will also be a successful year. Speaking of support, please plan on at-tending the LRC Annual Meeting scheduled for Tues, 18 January 2005 at 7pm. If you can't attend, please complete, sign and re-turn the proxy. The Racquet Club must have a quorum for the Annual Meeting to be official so we need all of our members to attend or return their proxy form. Since I've brought up meet-ings, let me also remind all the many Associations that make up the Landings Community that the Racquet Club allows you to reserve/schedule your monthly and annual meetings at no charge, and the LRC Staff is more than happy to set-up the rooms to your specific needs. However, the LRC Staff is NOT there to clean-up after your Association when your meeting is done. Over the

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past 3-4 weeks, there has been a couple of occurances where the Clubhouse used by an Association was left in a very unac-ceptable condition. It took a lot of time and an additional clean-ing fee (paid by the Club) to bring the Clubhouse back to an acceptable level. I will be talking to the new LRC Board after our Annual Meeting to get approval for implementing a new procedure for all Associations to continue using our Clubhouses for their monthly and annual meetings. I don't think it's too

much to ask for groups that use our facilities (especially when there is no fee paid to the Club), to leave them in the same condition they found them. This means wiping off tables, counters and the kitchen area (if used), taking out the trash and insuring that all lights and A/C systems are turned off. As soon as the new Board decides what if any action or changes they will make, we will make it known to all Associations. Once again, Happy Holidays and thank you for allowing me to serve as the LRC Manager.


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By the way, few people seem to realize that as they watch the Moon apparently cours-ing east to west on any given night, the Moon is actually slowly coursing towards the east! So slow, in fact, it takes it over 28 days to make its complete cir-cuit about Earth. (You can notice this west-to-east motion by observ-ing how the Moon moves steadily toward the east each succes-sive night.)

Most important, the Moon keeps the Earth itself steadily tilted at about 23 de-grees. If it weren’t for that Moon-stabilized tilt, Earth would not have its successive seasons. Meaning that were the Earth tilted at, say, between 30 and 50 degrees, life could not even have been started. It’s con-venient, too, that Earth spins as rapidly as it does. This in turn means that it does not keep the same face pointed at the Sun, as does, for instance, Mercury, whose slow rotation and revolution closely match. If Earth did point in this way fixedly toward the Sun (the way our Moon always keeps its face toward us), it would have been over-heated on its Sun-side while impossibly cold on the side facing away from the Sun.

Finally, the Moon acts as a kind of space-borne vacuum cleaner. It snags the larger outer space intruders before they can reach the Earth. Occasionally, though, some objects sneak through and collide with Earth. In fact, the dinosaurs appear to have been exterminated by one such collision that occurred some 65 million years ago.

This perennial danger is one of the reasons, in fact, that we need an anti-missile defense. It could also double as an as-teroid or comet-debris killer. Not to worry, we expect to have such a capability in place within just a few years. Which is none too soon.

(“Moon” from page 13) PARKERS DEFEAT LOEHRS IN NATIONAL FATHER & SON FINAL

Another great final with unbelievable tennis by both father and son teams on Sunday, November 21.

The 2nd seeded team of Jim & Jeff Loehr were underdogs against the 1st seeded team, last years champions, Jim & Chris Parker. But the Loehrs played a flawless first set winning 6-3, and in the second set they had 2 match points but failed to close it out. The Parkers won the second set 7-6, winning the tie-break 9-7.

The Parkers went on to win the 3rd set 6-7. The weather was perfect, and the spectators loved the hours

of exciting tennis.

Chris & Jim Parker, Sponsor Dan Miller; Jim & Jeff Loehr.

Landin, Albert L. Weeks has been an expert on Soviet Rus-sia for more than fifty years. Weeks has served as a journalist, policy analyst, and professor, and is credited with coining the name "Sputnik" while working for Newsweek in 1957.

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This is the other illustration that shows how the Moon is kept in its orbit by the "drag" effect of tides. Without its proximity to Earth and its synchronic. revolution about the Earth, our Moon would spin off into space, or it would eventually crash into the Earth. The tidal bulges stabilize its orbit.. Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee, Rare Earth, Copernicus Publishers, N.Y., 2000


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BEAT DOWNTOWN PARKING by Don Smally

At a recent Sarasota Opera Preview lecture, Jan and I encountered three other Landins in attendance. The subject of downtown parking, or scarcity thereof, came up as it always does at downtown functions.

Most of us go downtown often to attend performances at the Opera House, Florida Studio Theatre, the Golden Apple, the Players, the Symphony, the Asolo Theatre, or attend a seminar at the Selby Li-brary. Lots of trips, lots of searching for parking places, lots of gas wasted, lots of lost tempers.

If SCAT busses ran at night and/or on Sundays, it would be great, but that isn't in the cards for awhile. What about a Landings Car Pool program? What if there was phone number where

interested folks could call to find out if anyone is going to a particular performance, and is willing to drive, or who wants to go with someone who is driving. You might even meet some new people and make new friends. There ought to be a way to do it so the burden is spread around and it becomes another good reason for living in the Landings.

There is an old saying that if you suggest something, you will be probably be put in charge of doing it. I'M NOT AVAILABLE! I would be willing to help set it up on a trial basis, and work with some-one who would volunteer to lead the effort.

If you have some ideas on the subject let's hear them. The Eagle is a perfect forum for discussion.

Sarasota Opera or BUST!

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Landings Wildlife Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus

The Pileated Woodpecker is such an impressive sight that

many people believe the bird is rarer than it is. It resides from Nova Scotia and Ontario south to Texas and Florida and west through central Canada to British Columbia and northern Cali-fornia.

Habitat: The Pileated Woodpecker is at home in a wide vari-ety of habitats in Florida obviously the key to its success. It can be found in deep forests, swamps, open woodlands, large parks, and suburban areas, where large tracts of trees have been spared. It requires fairly large territories but adapts well to re-generating areas and second-growth forest.

More than 80% of this woodpecker's diet consists of insects in the spring and summer, but fruits, nuts, and berries make up more than half of the diet in the fall and winter (Howell 1932, Martin et al. 1951).

The nest is placed relatively high in a dead tree or, often, a utility pole. The female lays 3 to 5 white eggs, but 4 eggs are most common. Incubation takes 14 to 18 days, and the young leave the nesting cavity at 24 to 28 days of age (Bull and Jack-son 1995).

Seasonal Occurrence. Pileated Woodpeckers are permanent residents in Florida and throughout their range. Egg dates are mid-March through mid-May.

Status: Of the 7 species of woodpecker nesting in Florida, the Pileated Woodpecker is the third most common, exceeded in abundance only by Red-bellied Woodpecker and the Downy Woodpecker. Many people will be surprised to learn that the Pileated Woodpecker is more widespread than the Northern Flicker or the Red-headed Woodpecker..

The Pileated Woodpecker was reported in 888 quads, while the Northern Flicker was found in 797 and the Red-headed Woodpecker in 596. It is true that the Pileated Woodpecker was confirmed as a breeder in fewer quads than either of the other 2, but this only reflects the fact that it is more skillful at hiding the nest. Despite the large size of the nest entrance and the ten-dency of the adults to be noisy and conspicuous, they become amazingly furtive when they are near the active nest.

by Robert W. Loftin Sponsored by Benjamin and Lucille Warfield; From Florida

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2003, January 6. Florida's breeding bird atlas: A collaborative study of Florida's birdlife. http://www.wildflorida.org.

Photo by Bob Steele Pine Harrier Circle


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