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2024
August – Audubon’s Birds of Florida: Sept 21, 2024 – March 2, 2025, Order your free Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Guides
July – Release of the 1,000th Captive Bred Grasshopper Sparrow
June – Advancing Inclusion of Disabled Wildlife Viewers, Jay Watch: How Community Science Helps Protect a Federally Threatened Bird
May – Join the June Challenge, Trail Site of the Month: Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
April – WildQuest Is Here, May is Garden for Wildlife Month, Join the Everglades Wildlife Watch (From the Comfort of Your Home)
March – WildQuest 2024, St. Andrews State Park, Get on the Water to Double Your Birding Fun
February – City of Ocala Celebrates New Birding Trail Site, Nest Box Basics, Join Nest Watch!
January – Reflections on the Christmas Bird Count, Order Your Free Florida Alphabet Posters!
2023
December 2023 – Volunteering with Birds through FWC, What It’s Like to Volunteer
November 2023 – Monarch Butterfly Tagging and Festival at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Sweetwater Wetlands Park, New Reptile and Amphibian Checklist
October – Swallow-tailed Kite Nest Survival, Rooftop Nesting Shorebirds
September – Fourteen New Sites Added to the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail!
July – Summer Turkey Survey, Savannas Preserve State Park, Birding Facilities Reopened at Big Lagoon State Park
June – Pollinator Week, Blue Calamintha Bee, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
May – Prescribed Fire Promotes Optimal Black Rail Habitat, Gulf Island National Seashore: Perdido Key
April – WildQuest, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, Chinsegut WEA Launches as Newest Gateway to the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail!
March – WildQuest, Three Lakes WMA, Florida Grasshopper Sparrows at Three Lakes WMA
February – Green Cay Wetlands and Nature Center, Birds Need Insects and Native Plants: Why and How You Can Help
January – Rotenberger WMA: New Viewing Platform Completed, Orlando Wetlands Festival at Orlando Wetlands Park, Bert Alm’s Quest to Visit Every GFBWT Site (Part 2)
2022
December – Hickory Mound at Big Bend WMA, Christmas Bird Count Trend Viewer, Big Year is Here, Bert Alm’s Quest to Visit Every GFBWT Site (Part 1)
November – Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida Young Birders Club Takes Flight, Monarch Migration and Tagging at St. Marks Wildlife Refuge
October – Hurricane Ian Update, New GFBWT Site Nominations Open, Bird Migration Explorer, Mansfield Maritime Hammock in Lori Wilson Park Renamed to Honor Volunteers/Birders
August – Curry Hammock State Park: Home of the HawkWatch, Migration’s Many Mysteries, Nature Fest at Oakland Nature Preserve, GFBWT Event Calendar
July – Babcock/Webb WMA, Butterfly Watching, Updated Checklists, New GFBWT Coordinator
April – Florida WildQuest, Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area, Upcoming Events
February – Nest Boxes for Kestrels, Oscar Scherer State Park, Upcoming Events
January – Great Backyard Bird Count, Nest Boxes, Brownville Park, Upcoming Events
2021
December – Wings Over Florida Big Year, New Year’s Resolutions, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
November – Sustainable Holiday Gifts, Wings Over Florida Webinars, Christmas Bird Count, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
October – Bird Across Borders: Prothonotary Warblers, Species Spotlight: Brown-headed Nuthatch, Featured Artist Merchandise, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
September – Global Big Day, Monarchs on the Move, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
August – Featured Artist Merchandise, Birding Trail Guides, Florida Scrub-Jays Rebound, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
July – Lights Out for Birds, Wildlife Cameras, Trail Site of the Month
June – WildQuest Recap, Science Spotlight: Woodpeckers, Trail Site of the Month
May – North American Breeding Bird Survey, Beginner’s Guide to Binoculars, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
April – Global Big Day, Mixed-species Flocks, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
March – Florida WildQuest, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
February – NestWatch, Birdsong, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
January – Big Year 2021, Great Backyard Bird Count, Science Spotlight: Spice is Nice, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
2020
December – End of Year Message, Big Year, Zebra Longwing, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
November – Big Year Updates, Cyber Monday Sale, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
October – New Merch!, Wildlife Viewing Ethics, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
September – Window Collisions, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
August – Birdcast, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
July – Exploring your Backyard, Backyard Spotlight, Getting Back to Nature
February – 2020 Big Year, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
January – Nest Boxes, Black-necked Stilt, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
2019
December – Thank You, Big year, eBird, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
November – Protecting Our Wetlands, Christmas Bird Count, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
October – 3 Billion Birds, Florida’s Bats, Blackwater River State Park, Upcoming Events
September – Wings Over Florida Big Year, Science Spotlight: Bizarre Bills, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
August – Trail Site of the Month, Science Spotlight: Bird Song, Meet the Team, Upcoming Events
July – Saving our National Bird, Science Spotlight: Bird Coloration, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
June – Milkweed Work Day, An Early Conservation Success Story, Trail Site on the Month, Upcoming Events
May – World Migratory Bird Day, Birding is Big Business, Birding Dictionary, Trail Site on the Month, Upcoming Events
April – Butterfly Big Year, City Nature Challenge, Green Birding, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
March – Birding to Soothe the Soul, Birding Dictionary, Bird Friendly Coffee, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
February – Christmas Bird Count for Kids, Species Spotlight: Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Volunteering with FWC, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
January – Backyard Oasis, Birding Dictionary, Species Spotlight: Snail Kite, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
2018
December – Birding Brings us Together, Birding Dictionary, Big Year Finale, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
November – Technology and Birds, Birding Dictionary, Christmas Bird Count, Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
October – Signs, Birding Dictionary, Short-tailed Hawk, Trail Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
September – Fall Migration, Wings Over Florida Story, Belted Kingfisher, Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
August – Critical Wildlife Areas, Volunteers, Wings Over Florida Story, Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
July – Wings Over Florida, iNaturalist, Bachman’s Sparrow, Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
June – Stygian Owl, Bug Hotel Build, Florida Scrub-Jay, Site of the Month, Upcoming Events
May – Heading North, Florida Nature Trackers, Site of the Month, Big Year Certificates, Upcoming Events
2017
November – Wings Over Florida Update, Winter Sparrows, Fall Colors, Top 30 Species
October – Hurricane Irma updates, Chipley Park, Wings Over Florida field trip
September – Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park, Roseate Spoonbills, September events & Trip Planner.
August – Pitt & Sylvan Springs Recreation Area, Mississippi Kite, Joe Budd WMA field trip & Cardinals.
July – Swallow-tailed Kites, Florida Nature Trackers, NEW Checklists & Saturday share.
June – Black Skimmers, binoculars, kids activities, butterfly programs.
May – Upland birds. incredible migration, butterfly webpages & Global Big Day.
April – Bald Eagles, Horseshoe Crabs, National Garden month, Checklists & volunteer opportunity.
March – Burrowing Owls, WMA 75 update, Wings Over Florida butterfly program & eBooks.
February – Great Backyard Bird Count, Andy’s WMA Big Year, Wings Over Florida field trip schedule, Nest Boxes.
January – Wings Over Florida field trips, NEW website feature, Big Year certificates & eBooks.
2016
December – Upcoming events, Babcock Webb WMA, 75th WMA Anniversary & eBooks.
November – Trail site webpages, iNaturalist, & Fox Squirrels.
October – Blackwater Fisheries Center, Florida Crossroads documentary, Sunset Saturday & eBooks.
September – Protecting Birds, Pelagic Birding Trip, Guia de Camp a las aves de Nortemerica & Wings Over Florida.