Come join us at Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands on Saturday, Oct. 8 to enjoy a day of birding and nature as part of Audubon Everglades resurrection of our annual Big Sit! Event. You can stop by and join the fun anytime between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the gazebo on the north/west side of the boardwalk. This is usually done while sitting, visiting with fellow birders and relaxing! It’s a cool way to see how the bird activity changes throughout the day. The Gazebo will provide some relief from the sun, and we will have water if you bring a refillable drinking container.

This is an accessible area for people with disabilities and is ideal for families. We will have extra binoculars available for both children and adults. There is enough room for approximately 10 people to comfortably be in the Gazebo at any given time.

The Big Sit! is an annual, international, non-competitive birding event sponsored by Birdwatchers Digest and founded by the New Haven (Connecticut) Bird Club. Some people have called it a “tailgate party for birders.” Within the gazebo, we will create an imaginary circle 17 feet in diameter and count all the bird species we see or hear from the circle from 8am to 2pm. That’s it. Find a spot, sit in it, have fun. Then we will submit our findings.

Participants are allowed to come and go from the circle—especially for the purpose of bringing food or water back into the circle. There are Big Sit! circles all over the world, including Guatemala, India, the Netherlands, England, Vietnam, and New Zealand.

Please email me at scott@auduboneverglades and let me when you might be coming and approximately how long you plan to stay.