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According to Martin, the current club president,
The Villages Birders was founded around 2002,
making it one of the oldest clubs in The Villages. Over
the last 18 years, the club has grown to around 200
members during peak season.
The club hosts a mix of people with all sorts of
talents and backgrounds, according to club member
and former president Lyn Comans.
"(We have) photographers, artists and poets,"
she said. "Like the birds - we've got a little bit of
everything."
The Villages Birders meets at 9 a.m. at Paradise
Regional Recreation Center on the third Saturday of
every month during the months of October through
April. At meetings, the club usually has a knowledgeable
speaker discuss a topic related to birding - conservation,
observation techniques and more.

Around three times a week, the club organizes
trips to nature areas in and around The Villages
- nature trails, lakes, marshes and more.
Members use their eyes, ears and field guides to
track and spot the birds that populate the area.
Many members maintain lists of birds they
see while out on excursions, and there are several
members who have a lifetime list of birds they
have spotted since becoming a birdwatcher. There
also are national and even global competitions for
birdwatching, and Comans says a few members
of the club have birdwatching lists that are
nationally ranked.
"(Birdwatchers are) classed by the number
of sightings they have had, and we have two
people who I believe are seventh in the entire
world," she said.
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