Dr. Nathan Dorn, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University About the Presentation The Everglades, our slow-moving river of grass, is home to the largest wading bird breeding population in North America. Many spring seasons its coastal mangroves, sawgrass marshes, and pine flatwoods are dripping with the whites, pinks, and blues of the hundreds […]
Natasha Warraich, Senior Environmental Analyst with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), will be presenting on her role in large-scale Everglades restoration projects and how people, wildlife and the Everglades benefit from these projects. She will discuss how STAs are designed and what goes into creating them Natasha Warraich is a wildlife biologist with […]
Join special Audubon Everglades guide, Professor Screech, for a family friendly field trip adventure at Peaceful Waters! Are you a bird brain? We certainly hope so! Join special Audubon Everglades guide, Professor Screech, for a family friendly field trip adventure at Peaceful Waters, a Wellington gem. What makes a bird a bird? Test your bird-braininess […]
The Remarkable Recovery of the Whooping Crane. George Archibald, Ph.D. Co-Founder of the International Crane Foundation From a low of 15 birds in 1941, the Whooping Cranes is recovering and now numbers about 500. I will tell the story of these the tallest of birds in North America and conclude with an account of efforts […]
Join special Audubon Everglades guide, Professor Screech, for a family friendly field trip adventure at Peaceful Waters! Are you a bird brain? We certainly hope so! Join special Audubon Everglades guide, Professor Screech, for a family friendly field trip adventure at Peaceful Waters, a Wellington gem. What makes a bird a bird? Test your bird-braininess […]
Audubon Everglades is excited to announce the return of our very popular program, Pelagic Tour! Get your sea legs on and come join us! A pelagic birding trip is done by traveling by boat offshore to view seabirds that rarely come ashore except to breed. Seabird (pelagic) species include tropical terns, shearwaters, jaegers, gannets and […]
Join the dynamic duo of Kenny Miller & Kyle Matera and see what migratory birds await you. About this event Take a morning walk with Kenny & Kyle and discover the bird inhabitants and migratory visitors at the beautiful Spanish River Park located in Boca Raton. There is a park entrance fee: $25.00 weekends. Metered […]
Join Bruce Pickholtz along this elevated boardwalk. About this event Join Bruce Pickholtz looking for birds amongst the continuous canopy of tall Cypress trees at this beautiful Broward County Park. Please meet at the parking lot. Bathrooms are available here. All ages and abilities welcome. The boardwalk is accessible to those with wheelchairs and assistive walking […]
Cancelled due to storm damage, paths are currently impassable. Park is temporarily closed. Please join and welcome Bob & Lorraine Morecraft as they lead the group on this leisurely walk and spot birds. About this event This 114-acre preserve is a part of the Steven J. Fousek Preserve complex that includes Paleo Hammock and Teague […]
Enjoy a short walk as you witness the behavior of these endemic birds. About this event Through a partnership with Johnathan Dickinson State Park, we are promoting their Florida Scrub Jay Walk. The Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is one of the species of scrub jay native to North America. It is the only species […]
The Big Sit! was founded in 1992 by fun-loving members of the New Haven (Connecticut) Bird Club. In the early years, The Big Sit! was held annually on the second Sunday in October. Because some Big Sit! participants were unable to Sit on Sundays, The Big Sit! now includes the Saturday before the second Sunday. […]
Join Steve and Melanie Garcia as they walk this forest preserve. About this event Frenchman's Forest Natural Area is a 158-acre protected area of pine flatwoods, strand swamp, scrubby flatwoods, hydric hammock tidal swamp, and wet flatwoods in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. On this trip last year we had 30 species of birds including a […]
