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: Carol Bailey-White (904-707-1881) **Walk starts at 10 am. Duval Audubon is again leading monthly walks for novice birders at the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve. Of course, experienced birders are welcome too! Fort Caroline is a great migration hot spot - part of the National Park Service’s Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve; some of the last untouched coastal habitat ...
John Thomton, our #1 Florida Scrub-Jay Trail bird expert, will lead a Bird Walk on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. John created our Birding Checklist and keeps the updated list of “Birds Seen on The Florida Scrub-Jay Trail.” This is the perfect time of year to spot resident birds and visitors just passing through. Our ...
Save the date for 31st annual “Ding” Darling Days Mark your calendars for this year’s “Ding” Darling Days birding and eco-festival at J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida, the weekend of Oct. 19-20, 2019. Conservation Art Day kicks of the festivities on Saturday, Oct. 19, with visits from Federal Duck Stamp and Junior Duck Stamp winners ...
Leader: Pierre Allaire (pierrenallaire@gmail.com) The Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens is a 120-acre urban woodland with over three miles of trails through a series of distinct ecological habitats, including a walkway encircling a beautiful two-acre lake. There are over 100 labeled plants. The Arboretum is developed and managed by the Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens, Inc., a non-profit entity that leases the ...
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 ...
Speaker: Deidre (Dee) Omahen, Chair of First Coast Surfrider Foundation Come learn about the Surfrider Foundation, the history of plastic, the effects it has on our environment, and alternatives to plastic. This will be an interactive presentation; participants are invited to bring ideas and sample products they use in lieu of plastic. Meetings start with refreshments and networking at 6:30 ...
NOTE: You must register with Marcy Brenner at marcyjbrenner@me.com to participate. We are dedicated to working with Captain Adam Morley to clean up the wading bird habitat and feeding grounds along the Intracoastal Waterway on the Litter Gitter. Trash bags and grabbers are provided, but please bring your own work gloves, bug spray, sunscreen, and (reusable) water bottle. We recommend ...
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