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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.
