The North Shore Birding Festival, January 16–20, 2020, highlights the Lake Apopka North Shore, an Important Bird Area and top Florida eBird hotspot. With 37 field trips and 3 keynotes, Orange Audubon Society’s 4th annual festival is based out of the McDonald Canal area, 24600 CR 448A, Mount Dora, FL 32757, and trips allow driving into parts of the North ...
Leader: Carolyn Antman (904-477-9807) Huguenot Park is one of the best places to see shorebirds, and we hope to see a lot of them. This oceanfront city park is visited most often by fisherfolk and beachgoers, but is an incredibly attractive birding spot in its own right. Part of the park has been long designated as a critical wildlife area ...
10130 Bayshore Rd., North Fort Myers (East side entrance) Trail Length: 1 mile loop; Degree of Difficulty: Easy Wetland, oak hammock and pine flatwoods can easily be enjoyed on this ADA-accessible trail. This is a popular spot for songbirds. All walks are free. No registration is required. Walks are led by trained volunteers and interpretive naturalists. Meeting location is the ...
STATE PARK TO HOST EDUCATIONAL BIRD WALK -Visitors invited to participate in a guided bird walk program at Anastasia State Park – Saint Augustine, Fla.– The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Anastasia State Park will host an educational “Guided Bird Walk” program on various days from January – March 2020. Come meet the birds at Anastasia State Park, proudly part ...
Contact: Deborah Kainauskas (dkainauskas@gmail.com) Speaker: Gina Kent, Senior Conservation Scientist, Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) Swallow-tailed Kites are pressured by having a compact nesting cycle in the Southeast, where essential habitats are rapidly disappearing; a winter range now dominated by industrial agriculture; and over 10,000 miles of naturally-dangerous migrations further threatened by our impacts on the global environment. Learn ...
6351 Stringfellow Rd., St. James City, Pine Island Trail Length: 1.1 miles; Degree of Difficulty: Moderate One of very few places in Lee County to see naturalized longleaf pines. This habitat supports the gopher tortoise, a threatened species. All walks are free. No registration is required. Walks are led by trained volunteers andinterpretive naturalists. Meeting location is the preserve parking ...
Researcher Siah St. Clair will talk about what has been learned from banding birds for 30 years at one site in Minnesota. He will discuss how bird populations and reproduction have change during this period when 110 bird species were banded. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 23, at 7 p.m. at Kennedy Park, 899 Kennedy Blvd., Brooksville. ...
To carpool meet at 6:45 a.m. at Sunrise Plaza, on SR-50 just east of I-75. Or meet at 8 a.m. at 2803 Lust Road, Apopka. This is a one-way 11-mile dirt road, with pull-off areas to stop and look for ducks, waders, and other birds in wetlands. For information, contact Eileen, naturecoastbirder5@yahoo.com
11901 Rod & Gun Club Rd., Fort Myers Trail Length: 1.8 miles; Degree of Difficulty: Moderate This seasonal wetland preserve also includes remnant structures of the former Buckingham Army Air Field military base. All walks are free. No registration is required. Walks are led by trained volunteers and interpretive naturalists. Meeting location is the preserve parking area. Parking is free. ...
The “Jewel of Flagler County” shines at dusk, too! We will start in the daytime and view many types of birds along Pellicer Creek, from wading birds to woodpeckers to warblers. Of course there will be a visit to the eagle nest! Then we will search for dusk specialties like rails and owls. eBird: 172 species Accessibility: low - often ...