Hernando Audubon Society organizes two Christmas Bird Counts in Hernando County. These are among the more than sixty Christmas Bird Counts being planned in Florida, and the thousands scheduled throughout the United States and other countries. Christmas Bird Counts have occurred annually for 120 years, and are the longest running citizen-science bird project. Every year volunteers count birds within designated ...
Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Corkscrew Date: Saturday, December 14, 2019 Time: 6:30am - 6:30pm Description: This year marks the 120th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC), the longest-running community science project in the world. The Corkscrew Count Circle area is one of over 2000 Count Circles from many countries in the western hemisphere that participate each year. This year's ...
Leader - Carol Bailey-White (904-707-1881) This area is part of the Cecil Recreation Trail and was once the NAS Cecil Field aircraft armament storage site, known as Yellow Water. The area includes a network of old asphalt and gravel and/or dirt fire roads. We’ll check out the pond first for Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Common Gallinule, and any winter ducks. ...
Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6 Driving Bird Tour 2019 December 14, 28 (Christmas Bird Count, teams start at 7:00AM) Through a partnership with Hendry-Glades Audubon, the South Florida Water Management District will offer to the public escorted birding trips to Stormwater Treatment Area 5 (STA-5/6) located at the south end of Blumberg Road south of Clewiston, Florida. Trips are limited to ...
Butterfly Expert and Author to Lead Nature BioBlitz Series at The Florida Scrub-Jay Trail Join us 10:30am-12:30pm as we enjoy a guided tour of B.B.Brown’s Gardens at the Florida Scrub-Jay Trail in search of butterflies and other hidden gems. Butterfly expert Dr. Marc Minno will continue his series of workshops in Clermont, FL, with his new schedule for the remainder ...