Join us as Dr. Doug Tallamy discusses how to create a wildlife habitat in our yards, using native plants that support insects, particularly caterpillars, that birds need especially during breeding season to feed their young. Dr. Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. He has authored eighty research articles and ...

When: Thursday, Feb 4, 2021 Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Speaker: Juanita Baker, Ph.D., Pelican Island Audubon, Author, Florida Birds Exposed, will present photographs and talk about her book. She also offers classes on "Intensive Birding" How: Zoom Webinar (link will be emailed to participants) Request the sign up information by contacting: slas.zoom.meeting@gmail.com & please include your name. For ...

Driving Trips: Registration Required through Eventbrite (You don't need to print ticket.) 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 Deer Fence Public Access Trailhead. Governor’s Executive Order 20-139, phase 2 of the recovery plan. Please follow the specific ...

Hernando Audubon work day at Florida Audubon's Ahhochee Hill Sanctuary: Saturday, February 6, 9 a.m. at 24268 Lake Lindsey Road, Brooksville (Hernando County). Masks required. Participants limited. Make reservations with Linda: text 352-428-2629 or email lindalark85@gmail.com. We will do annual maintenance on Eastern Bluebird nest boxes and other clean-up projects on the property.

Please see the note below from Kate Wells at Turkey Creek Sanctuary. If you are interested in participating in this activity follow the directions below. Turkey Creek Friends does charge a fee for this activity. This is not being provided by Space Coast Audubon Society, we are just making you aware of this opportunity. Space Coast Audubon Society does not ...

Wildlife photographer and cinematographer Jonas Beyer will be our special guest speaker by Zoom on Monday February 8 with his Arctic adventure entitled "Face to Face with Killer Whales", a literal description of his breathtaking experiences. A native of Denmark and living in Greenland, Jonas is an intrepid photographer who dons wetsuit, immerses in the frigid waters with glacier-laden mountains ...

Hernando Audubon Birding Trip to Orlando Wetlands (Orange County): Tuesday, February 9, 1 p.m. at 25155 Wheeler Road in Christmas. Masks required. Participants limited. Make reservations with Eileen: naturecoastbirder5@yahoo.com or 321-324-5579. Walk the berms of this man-made wetland to view ducks and waders

Hernando Audubon Birding Trip to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (Brevard County): Wednesday, February 10, 8 a.m. at Parrish Park (1 Max Brewer Causeway—SR-402) in Titusville. Masks required. Participants limited. Make reservations with Eileen: naturecoastbirder5@yahoo.com or 321-324-5579. The morning will be spent looking for ducks, shorebirds, etc., on Black Point Drive, and the afternoon at Canaveral National Seashore, watching seabirds. ...

Join us as we welcome David Mizejewski to talk about native plant gardening to attract birds, butterflies and other wildlife to your backyard. David is a naturalist, media personality, and author with the National Wildlife Federation. He holds a degree in Human and Natural Ecology from Emory University and is an expert on wildlife and our environment. David is dedicated ...

Marion County Public Library will be hosting a ZOOM program about the Great Backyard Bird Count. You need to call 352-438-2520 to register and receive the link to watch. THIS IS NOT AN IN-PERSON EVENT. https://www.meetup.com/Marion-Audubon-Society/events/275947349/

Eden Gardens State Park This is a combined birding/plant trip with members of the Sweetbay chapter of Florida Native Plant Society. Eden Gardens is a 163-acre park featuring acres of very large, moss-covered oaks, camellias, azaleas and lots of other beautiful plants. Native plants are also featured. There is a nature trail we will walk. The centerpiece of the park ...

TO PARTCIPATE, YOU MUST OBTAIN A TICKET THROUGH EVENTBRITE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-backyard-bird-count-at-bird-island-tickets-132721308005 Join Mary Conte as she conducts a "Great Backyard Bird Count" at Bird Island. This is a great way to see some of the birds in Ponte Vedra Beach, as well as learn how National Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology rely on citizen science to keep track of ...

Butterfly Expert and Author to Lead Nature BioBlitz Series at The Florida Scrub-Jay Trail Make plans now to attend Dr. Marc Minno's monthly BioBlitz nature walks and butterfly surveys on the following Saturdays (second Saturday of every month), 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. January 9 February 13 March 13 April 10 May 8 June 12 July 10 August 14 September ...

Driving Trips: Registration Required through Eventbrite (You don't need to print ticket.) 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 Deer Fence Public Access Trailhead. Governor’s Executive Order 20-139, phase 2 of the recovery plan. Please follow the specific ...

Driving Trips: Registration Required through Eventbrite (You don't need to print ticket.) 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 Deer Fence Public Access Trailhead. Governor’s Executive Order 20-139, phase 2 of the recovery plan. Please follow the specific ...

Join us for this exciting online presentation! Seabirds are a fascinating group of birds, from their unique adaptations to harsh ocean conditions to their incredible diversity throughout the world. Seabirds can be elusive during a majority of their life over the open ocean, thus making them difficult to study. However, technology is opening the door to their life over open ...

Details It’s Purple Martin Time! Presented by: Anna Forsman As a Central Floridian, it is likely that you have had the chance to enjoy the friendly chatterings of purple martins. Perhaps you may even be, or know someone who is, a purple martin landlord, providing safe and dependable housing for these swallows. Purple martins breed across much of the United ...

Renowned professional photographer, author and nature photography instructor Milton Heiberg will teach a sunrise photo workshop on Saturday, February 20, 2010 from 6:00–10:00 a.m. at Orlando Wetlands Park, one of Central Florida’s most scenic locations. Sunrise with water reflections and the park’s many gray sun-bleached tree branches that provide perches for avian subjects make this an exciting workshop. The morning ...

Hernando Audubon Birding Trip to J.B. Starkey Wilderness Park (Pasco County), Saturday, February 20 at 10500 Wilderness Park Blvd., New Port Richey. Meet at 8 a.m. in the corral parking area. Masks required. Participants limited. Make reservations with Lucille: croomwalker@gmail.com or 352-540-9746. We will watch water birds at the Audubon bird blind and walk nearby trails, looking for songbirds.

Flanking the banks of the Econlockhatchee River, a ribbon of wilderness protects a swath of forest edged on one side by suburbia, on the other by ranchland. It is the Little Big Econ State Forest, more than 5,000 acres of uplands and cypress swamps along this floodplain river, a sinuous waterway with tall bluffs and many tributaries. The bird count ...

Leader: Pete Johnson (904-536-4806) Duval Audubon Society's Crosby Sanctuary conservation property is over 500 acres of swamp and oak hammock located in the heart of Clay County. Over 140 species of birds have been recorded on the eBird list at this park. Beginning January 2021, Duval Audubon will resume monthly bird walks through the sanctuary from 8:00 am to 9:30 ...

Join Bert Alm for a limited participant bird walk Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Oak and Palm Hammock Trails in Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge (MINWR). Please follow our new protocols due to the Covid Pandemic. • All participants must register on Meetup. • Registration is limited for each Field Trip based on the number of Leaders available. • All ...

Join popular Orange Audubon Society (OAS) field trip leader Bob Sanders on Sunday, February 21st. The Lake Harney Wilderness Area is an approximately 300-acre Seminole County property located along the St. Johns River at the northwest shore of Lake Harney. It contains Native American shell middens, oak hammocks and mixed hardwood swamps. This site also contains extensive floodplain marshes along ...

A bird walk for ages 7 to 17 years old! NOTE: You must obtain an Eventbrite ticket for each child and parent or legal guardian to participate. Join our Young Birders Committee as Chair Blair Clark holds a walk at Fort Mose Historic State Park. This walk is geared toward young people between 7 and 17 years old (a parent ...

Hernando Audubon Virtual Meeting: Thursday, February 25, 7 p.m.: Renowned naturalist and nature photographer Reinier Munguía will present an Introduction to Neotropical Birds. He will describe the diversity of birds occupying every niche of the neotropics, from lowland rain forest to cloud forest and high-altitude deserts. For details about connecting to this Zoom meeting, send a message to hernandoaudubonpresident@gmail.com.

Hernando Audubon Beginning Birding: Friday, February 26: Masks required. Participants limited. Make reservations with Linda: text 352-428-2629 or email lindalark85@gmail.com. Meet at 8 a.m. at Chinsegut Conservation Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Road, Brooksville. Learn to identify birds at feeders and during a short walk. There will be binoculars available for use.

Saturday, Feb 27 Camp Helen Monthly Bird Survey We will meet @ the Camp Helen front gate at 6:00 am sharp. Although we typically finish birding about noon, you can spend as much or as little time as you like. We sometimes divide our group to cover the north side of the park as well as the coastal areas. We ...

The 4th Saturday of each month from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. the Florida Scrub-Jay Trailblazers clear the way through another section of the trail. Once you have completed the orientation (1st Saturday of each month from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.) you are well on your way to becoming a Trailblazer. A continental type breakfast is served at 8:00 a.m. followed ...

CONTACT: Carol Bailey-White (duvalaudubon@gmail.com) With of the COVID-19 pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, we have reluctantly concluded that it's still not safe for us to host group outings for the time being. But we know it can be difficult to get some much-needed nature therapy and still observe the sensible social distancing and other precautions recommended by the ...

Saturday, February 27, 2021 7:30AM. Bring masks, snacks and drinks for yourself only. We also encourage you to bring your own optics. An easy walk of approximately 2.5 miles is required. Although the road is a dirt road, it is wide and wheelchair accessible. We may get to see the Vermillion Flycatcher if it's still there, as well as various ...

Join Bert Alm for a limited participant bird walk Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Turkey Creek Sanctuary in Palm Bay, FL. This field trip could serve as a practice outing if you attended the Birdwatching Basics or Joys of Birding (Intermediate/Advanced) Training provided by Kate Wells in January and February. Please follow our new protocols due to the Covid Pandemic. ...

Title:"Oystercatchers & Shorebirds: Wing and Prayer" When: Thursday, Mar 4, 2021 Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Speakers: Matthew Anderson and Kirk Fusco - Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves How: Zoom Webinar (link will be emailed to participants) Request the sign up information by contacting: slas.zoom.meeting@gmail.com & please include your name.

A free orientation is offered on the first Saturday of each month from 8am-11am. This is an opportunity for newcomers to get oriented with The Florida Scrub-Jay. Get to know the history of the bird, where it is and where it is going if we do not protect and restore its habitat. See a family of scrub-jays and learn what ...

Masks required. Participants limited. Make reservations with Lucille: croomwalker@gmail.com or 352-540-9746. Meet at 8 a.m. in the first parking lot beyond the entrance to the preserve at 1001 Old Rock Road in Yankeetown. We will look for birds at a salt pond, tidal marshes, and an oak hammock.

Orange Audubon Society offers a Beginners’ Bird Watching Class this spring, taught by Kathy Rigling and Susan Thome-Barrett. The class includes an “outdoor” classroom session and mini-field trip on March 6th at Orlando Wetlands Park (OWP). The second class for meet at Oakland Nature Preserve. The last class will meet at Mead Gardens. All sessions are 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. If ...