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 ...