In 2020, birders and naturalists Natasza Fontaine and Robert Gundy set out to break the 2019 Florida Big Year Record of 387 species. Working full-time jobs, they spent their weekends driving 60,000 miles through Florida searching to add as many species as they could to their list. They birded on and off trails, in boats in their car and by bicycle. And […]
Part I, Virtual This two-part workshop, one part virtual, one part in-person, is a journey to the crossroads of art, ecology, and exploration. During the virtual portion of the workshop, we will begin by reviewing Autumn's version of nature journaling and its materials and then explore various techniques in preparation for part 2 of the workshop. During part 2 of the workshop. we will meet […]
Through a partnership with Hendry-Glades Audubon, the South Florida Water Management District offers public escorted driving tour birding trips to Stormwater Treatment Area 5 (STA-5/6) located at the Blumberg Road Public Access Trailhead. Registration is required through Hendry-Glades Audubon. For more information on where to meet, directions and how to register please visit: https://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org
Join Bruce Pickholtz of Tropical Audubon to look for birds in the dense canopy of tall Cypress trees at this beautiful Broward County Park. Please meet at the parking lot.
This two-part workshop, one part virtual, one part in-person, is a journey to the crossroads of art, ecology, and exploration. During the virtual portion of the workshop, we will begin by reviewing Autumn's version of nature journaling and its materials and then explore various techniques in preparation for part 2 of the workshop. During part 2 of the workshop. we will meet in person at Wellington […]
Visit this native garden nestled within the FAU Jupiter campus, which showcases various South Florida ecosystems and is a favorite stopover for migratory birds. Learn about the native plants and the birds and pollinators that frequent the area. Registration is required through FAU. Please meet at Gazebo in Arboretum. Driving and parking directions: http://www.ces.fau.edu/arboretum/directions.php https://forms.gle/K95nwqDfmUwS6HUZ9
Take a walk with Valerie Brauer on the elevated boardwalks of a beautiful, created wetland and see resident birds and migratory visitors at this Boynton Beach birding hotspot. Meet: Please meet outside Nature Center main door.
Join Scott Zucker to explore the boardwalk and berms of this beautiful, created wetland and see the resident birds and migratory visitors at this seldom-visited birding hotspot in Wellington. Meet: Please meet in designated parking area.
Join John Boyd of Tropical Audubon for this all-day caravan excursion (Be sure to bring lunch.) through the beautiful and lush Everglades National Park to see our resident birds and migratory visitors. Fee: Entry fee of $30 per vehicle, unless you have a park pass. Registration: https://support.tropicalaudubon.org/a/everglades-national-park-birding Meet: Meet in the parking lot of the Coe Visitor Center at Everglades National Park at 7:30am. […]
Join Sue Young to see resident birds and migratory visitors as you explore Lee Road, the Marsh Trail berms, and the Cypress Swamp boardwalk at one of the largest National Wildlife Refuges in the contiguous United States. Entry fee of $10 per vehicle, unless you have a park pass. Please meet in Marsh Trail Parking lot.
Join Jim Howe, JD SP volunteer, for a walk through the imperiled Florida scrub habitat and learn about this unique ecosystem and the wildlife that depends on it to survive, particularly the Florida Scrub Jay. Fee: Entry fee of $6.00 per vehicle, unless you have a park pass. Meet: Take the first left after the entry to the Ranger Station, then park in the small lot just ahead […]
Join Eliana Ardila Kramer (bilingual) & Marc Kramer from Birding by Bus for a stroll through lovely Crandon Park (6747 Crandon Blvd) on Key Biscayne in Dade County. Fee: $7.00 per vehicle (Payable using Paybyphone) https://www.paybyphone.com/locations/miami and the Rickenbacker Causeway toll. Meet: Meet at the entrance to Crandon Gardens (the old zoo) at the south […]
