Tampa Christmas Bird Count. Contact Dave Bowman at dsbowman4@verizon.net if you’d be available to help in this area. For more information on the annual CBC, visit https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count. Out of town? As an alternative, consider getting involved in the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) organized by Audubon with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It takes place President's Day weekend each February, ...
CBC4Kids is a fun winter event to celebrate birds while engaging youth in real Citizen Science. The successful annual event promotes appreciation and awareness for birds and nature! CBC4Kids is a citizen science adventure, designed for kids aged 8-16. Parents and their youngsters join birding team leaders in the fun of celebrating nature and the outdoors. After arriving, participants are ...
We're doing a joint workday with Audubon JayWatch volunteers to remove sand pines between two promising Scrub Jay territories at FWC Henscratch, which will help the Scrub Jay families to expand. You can start at either 8 AM or 9 AM, and afterwards we'll be having a cookout! For more information, click here!
Meet at Flagler Pier at 8am for this statewide citizen science survey. ****This survey is a great opportunity for beginners: at arrival, you will be paired with a more experienced birder and provided with a photo sheet of the approx. 30 species we are searching for. Only shorebirds sitting on the beach are counted (no flying birds), so they're easier ...
Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time. Now, more than 160,000 people of all ages and walks of life worldwide join the four-day count each February to create an annual ...
Join Marion Audubon Society and Sandhill chapter FTA for birding by kayak on the Silver River. Meet at Silver Springs State Park (Main Entrance) Kayak Launch at 9:00 a.m. You may rent your kayak at the kayak concession table and pay your launch fee as soon as you arrive. If you have your own kayak, launch fee is $6 (includes ...
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 ...
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 ...
Join Peggy as we walk the shore of Matanzas Inlet looking for Plovers, Skimmers, Gulls, Red Knots, and Terns. Meet at Matanzas Inlet Riverside parking lot, A1A South, just before the Matanzas Inlet Bridge on the west (right) side of the road. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Bring sunscreen, hat, binoculars, water, and an eagerness to look for unusual birds in ...
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 ...