Meet at 8 a.m. at the parking lot at the intersection of Dixie Shores Drive and Fort Island Trail Road (CR-44), 2.5 miles west of US-19 in Crystal River. We will walk 1.5 miles in an oak hammock around three man-made lakes. Contact: Eileen: naturecoastbirder5@yahoo.com
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 ...
The weekend comprises of a one-day festival on October 12, in downtown Eustis, surrounded by immersive hiking trips, nature walks, kayaking and bird watching Friday, Saturday, and Sunday led by biologists and nature experts. On Saturday there will be educational lectures and presentations, live birds, music, a variety of exhibitors and food trucks. The field trips, nature walks, and bird ...
Leader: Pete Johnson, (904-536-4806) Bayard's mixed habitat and proximity to the St. Johns River will allow us to observe and record a great variety of bird species including migrant songbirds, waders, raptors, woodpeckers, and owls. This trip coincides with peak thrush migration, so species like Veery, Swainson's and Gray-cheeked Thrush are possible. Other target species include Eastern Wood-Pewee and Bachman's ...
Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6 Driving Bird Tour 2019 October 12 November 9, 23 December 14, 28 (Christmas Bird Count, teams start at 7:00AM) 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 south end of Blumberg Road south of Clewiston, ...
Join us as we explore and bird the Welaka National Fish Hatchery. Sue Killeen will lead the bird walk, and we'll also see the newly built Grasshopper Sparrow aviary, and the fish tanks and ponds at the Hatchery, and perhaps the Indigo Snakes that the Fishery tends to before their release. Meet us in the parking lot of the Aquarium, ...
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Anastasia State Park will host an educational “Guided Bird Walk” program on various days from October-December, 2019. Come meet the birds at Anastasia State Park, proudly part of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail! This fun and informative walk is open to participants of all birding levels. Participants will observe a diverse variety ...
Hernando Audubon Beginning Birding: Friday, October 25, 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 and bird guides available for use. Contact Bev: 352-686-0460, bevalhansen@gmail.com
Hernando Audubon Birding Trip to Cypress Lakes Preserve: Saturday, October 26: Meet at 8 a.m. at the park entrance, 33597 Ridge Manor Blvd. (at Olancha Road) in Ridge Manor, Hernando County. Don’t block the gate, and park well off the road. Jim King, retired land manager for Hernando County’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands, will lead a walk at this seldom visited ...
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 ...