Festival of the Birds January 18-20, 2019 Formerly known as the Southwest Florida Nature Festival, this event encourages exploration of the local environment through dozens of guided field trips to wildlife hot spots around Southwest Florida and lectures at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center. Field trips, including birding walks, buggy rides and boat tours, are offered by local partners. ...
Registration opens Dec. 1 for the Festival of Birds! This annual event invites you to explore the local environment through dozens of guided field trips to wildlife hot spots around southwest Florida and lectures at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center. Three days of field trips, including birding walks, buggy rides and boat tours, are offered in conjunction with local ...
Hatbill Park/Riverbreeze Park Friday, January 18th, 2019, 7:30AM-2:00PM The dirt road leading to Hatbill Park passes through the Seminole Ranch Conservation Area. Hatbill Park itself is on the St. Johns River, providing an excellent view of hundreds of wading birds coming in to roost at sunset. White and Glossy Ibises, Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets and Tricolored Herons all pass by ...
Silver Springs State Park Nature Walk Friday, January 18th, 2019 at 8:30AM Join the Marion County Audubon for a walk at Silver Springs State Park to see what birds are around. Check out their Meet-Up group to register for walks and programs (https://www.meetup.com/Marion-Audubon-Society/). Meet at the ticket booth area just inside the main entrance at 8:30am. 5656 E Silver Springs ...
America’s small, hyperactive wood warblers are among the most sought after birds for birders, as they are colorful and have distinctive songs. Central Florida birder and photographer Frank Salmon caught the ‘warbler bug’ at the Orlando area’s birding hot spot Mead Botanical Garden. He says, “it’s these guys that get me out of bed at 5am. I won’t be satisfied ...
Details Please join us for our general membership (and guests) monthly meeting. This month we'll feature a presentation provided by Sam Fried. He will be presenting a program on Florida’s Winter Birds. 7:00 - 7:30pm Doors open. Birder chat and refreshments 7:30 - 7:45pm Chapter business 7:45 - 8:45pm Presentation 8:45 - 9:00pm Wrap up and closing remarks The Chapter ...
Join us for a bird walk at Princess Place Preserve, a beautiful 1,500-acre preserve is situated in the northern part of Flagler County. It was purchased by Henry Cutting in 1886 and passed on to his widow Angela Mills Cutting Worden, who eventually married Boris Scherbatoff, an exiled Russian prince. Angela assumed the title of princess and it was then ...
Circle B Bar Reserve Bird Walk Saturday, January 19th, 2019, 8:00AM-11:00AM Join the St. Petersburg Audubon Society for a walk at Circle B Bar Reserve. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early, so that the field trip can start on time. All field trips are free, however parks may charge an entrance fee. All locations that the St. Petersburg ...
Emerson Point/Felts Preserve Bird Walk Saturday, January 19th, 2019 at 7:30AM Join the Clearwater Audubon Society for a walk through the wetlands, mangroves and an oak hammock at Emerson Point. Then we will visit Felts Preserve, which is a great place to see wintering Painted Buntings. Meet at the Walmart at 2677 Roosevelt Blvd at 7:30AM. We will be carpooling, ...
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!