Annual Awards Banquet with Guest Speaker Chuck Hess “What Woodpeckers Tell Us About Woodlands” Thursday, May 18 Lafayette Presbyterian Church 4220 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee • Dinner begins at 6:30 PM. Dinner will be gyros with Greek sides. Vegan options are available. • Tickets are $10 and may be purchased in advance at Native Nurseries or Wild Birds Unlimited. • Tickets …
Birding the Bay Festival
Join us for a day-long birding event on the Forgotten Coast for birders of all levels, from advanced to beginners. Professionally-led tours will focus on shorebirds, migratory birds, and/or woodland species. See colorful song birds like Indigo Buntings and Summer Tanagers on St. George Island on their migratory stop over, view shorebirds in the shallow waters around St. George Island …
Florida Birding & Nature Festival
Experience Central Florida’s wild side at peak migration – over 180 species! Field trips by land, boat and wagon to the best wildlife sites in West Central Florida, led by experienced and engaging experts. Seminars for beginning and expert birders, for gardeners and photographers, on reptiles, insects, conservation, aquatic restoration and bird rehabilitation. Keynotes on bald eagles and manatees and …
Florida’s Birding & Photo Fest
Welcome to one of the most celebrated and beautiful festivals in the nation.The 2017 Birding & Photo Fest will feature the return of festival favorites, world-class photographers along with new professionals and instructors who will offer technical training opportunities and more birding in-field programs than ever before. As always, festival participants will benefit from insights and instruction from a collection …
Tropical Audubon hosts Bird Walk at Greynold’s Park
From our friends at Tropical Audubon: Jim King will lead birders through Greynold’s Park (a GFBWT site) on Miami Beach. Meet at the park boathouse. Parking is available near the playground and the elevated mound opposite the boathouse. Return is at approximately 11 a.m. No fee for the event, but there is a fee for parking. Pay at the self-serve …
Tallahassee Nurseries Bird Talk
Ever wondered how to get more birds to visit your backyard? Ever wondered what all those little birds are called? Whitney Gray, Coordinator of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, will give a presentation on north Florida backyard birds – attracting them and identifying them.
13th annual Southwest Florida Nature Festival
Mark your calendar for field trips and lectures during the 13th Annual Southwest Florida Nature Festival! Explore the local environment through almost 40 guided field trips to 20 wildlife hot spots around Southwest Florida and lectures at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center. Field trips, including birding walks, buggy rides and boat tours, are offered in conjunction with partners such …
Wings Over Florida – Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area
2017 is the 75th Anniversary of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Wildlife Management Area system. As part of this year long celebration, Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail staff Andy Wraithmell and Whitney Gray will be leading a morning bird tour at the Prairie Lakes Unit within the Three Lakes WMA in Osceola County. We will look for …
Wings Over Florida – Florida Keys Wildlife Environmental Area
2017 is the 75th Anniversary of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Wildlife Management Area system. As part of this year long celebration, Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail staff Andy Wraithmell and Whitney Gray will be leading a morning bird tour at the Florida Keys Wildlife Environmental Area. We will look for winter wood-warbler flocks, Reddish Egrets, Magnificent …
Key West Botanical Gardens: Wings Over Florida & Speaker Series
Join Andy Wraithmell and Whitney Gray of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for a morning bird and butterfly tour at the Key West Botanical Gardens (10am to 12noon) followed by an afternoon presentation (1:30pm to 2:30pm) about the Great Florida Birding & Wildlife Trail.