Peoria Audubon Meetings
Fluddles - A Group Discussion Among Experts
Wednesday, April
12,
2023 @ 7:00 p.m.
Live: Streamed via
Zoom
Send email request
to peoriaaudubon@gmail.com
for link
Join Peoria Audubon for a discussion
of "Fluddles." We will have help from a number of Illinois
wetland experts in a previously broadcasted zoom regarding
"Fluddles" and the upcoming release of a film of the same name. We
will learn about just what is a Fluddle, why are they important, and
about the upcoming film FLUDDLES by Bob Dolgan of Turnstone
Strategies.

Favorite Fluddle - Burma Road
Fluddle in DeKalb County
(Flock of
American Golden Plovers - image provided by Steve Huggins)
What are fluddles?
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A term possibly coined in Illinois, dating
back to at least 1995 on the DuPage Rare Bird Alert hotline
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Unintentional, sometimes temporary, flooded
fields
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Too big to be a puddle, but not a pond or
lake, and generally more shallow
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If it's permanent and if a lot of
vegetation starts to grow up, it might cross over into being
called a marsh or wetland
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Also known as... sheet water, duck pond, or
honey hole
You may remember Bob Dolgan, a
Chicago-based nature filmmaker, from a previous Peoria Audubon
meeting, when he showed his earlier film
"Monty and
Rose," about nesting Piping Plovers on Montrose Beach in
Chicago. Bob will moderate the zoom broadcast, with help from other
experts.
Then, Bob will show the trailer for
the film "Fluddles", which is expected to be released in the Fall of
2023.

Favorite Fluddle:
Kankakee FWA
FLUDDLES chronicles the birds of Illinois wetlands. Sometimes simply
described as “big puddles,” fluddles appear in the spring and fall
and provide habitat and forage for a diversity of waterfowl and
shorebird species. FLUDDLES takes viewers on a journey to these
secret, oft-fleeting wildernesses in a time when Illinois has lost
90% of its original wetlands.

Trailer for
FLUDDLES
the movie
FLUDDLES features those who enjoy the beauty of wetlands while
showcasing the movement under way to construct more wetlands, which
provide critical habitat, reduce flooding and erosion, and help to
ensure healthier waterways. FLUDDLES is a follow-up to THE MAGIC
STUMP and MONTY AND ROSE and the next in The Prairie State film
series produced by Turnstone Strategies. The film is expected to
make its debut in Fall 2023. Learn more about the project at
https://www.turnstoneimpact.com/fluddles.html.
You can watch the trailer to "Fluddles" here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8WOwgQt0w4
You can learn more about the Monty and Rose films here:
https://www.montyandrose.net/
You can watch the trailer to "The Magic Stump" here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-asHt2Unf4
Send email
request to
peoriaaudubon@gmail.com
for link to the Zoom
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meetings are always FREE!
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