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Window collisions are one such threat that birds face during migration.

Jay Watch is a great opportunity for anyone to get involved in conservation. Volunteers map the territory of individual Scrub-jay families. Surveys are done from predetermined points to determine the boundaries of different family groups.

The Southeastern American Kestrel lives primarily in Florida and parts of neighboring states. It is a state-threatened subspecies of the American Kestrel, North America’s smallest falcon. Kite Tales spoke with Simon Fitzwilliam, Avian Field Biologist at FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), to learn more about these tiny raptors and the work being done to monitor them.

In the birding world “rarities” are birds that are rare or unusual to spot, and few things delight birders more than finding one.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and partners began a captive breeding program in 2015. On July 16, 2024, this program celebrated the release of its 1,000th captive-bred Florida Grasshopper Sparrow.

Cameron Pressey, Rooftop Nesting Biologist at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, answers some questions about this phenomenon for the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail.

Sandpipers are a familiar sight on Florida’s beaches where these small, quick shorebirds are often seen probing the wet sand left by receding waves. But what exactly is a sandpiper, and which species might you see along Florida’s shores? Let’s take a closer look.

Researchers recently located 132 Swallow-tailed Kite nests in southwest Florida and monitored their nests.