Guided Walks – Pinecraft Park

Pinecraft Park 1420 Gilbert Ave, Sarasota

Meet John Groskopf at Pinecraft Park for a less than 1 mile shaded walk looking for migrants, flyovers, and water birds. Restrooms are available.

Big Sit

Join SAS members to count birds from a 17' circle. Contact Reenie Ram (email) if you would like to participate and to learn the location.

Event Series Wingspan

Wingspan

Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

Wingspan – Join us at the Nature Center at 12:30 pm.  Learn about birds and their habitats, food, nests, etc., while playing a competitive game.  Beginners welcome. RSVP to Lynn Jakubowicz (lynn234@verizon.net) Oct 2 &16, Nov 6 & 21, Dec 4 & 18, Jan 2 & 17, Feb 5 & 19, Mar 5 & 21,...

Guided Walks – Red Bug Slough

Red Bug Slough 5200 Beneva Rd, Sarasota

Meet John Groskopf at Red Bug Slough in Sarasota for a 2 mile walk looking for migrants, forest birds, waders, flyovers, and ducks. The walk is about half shade and half sun.

Guided Walks – Longboat Key Shorebirds

Broadway Beach on Longboat Key 6847 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL, United States

Stu Wilson (512-897-8341) and Cathy Paris will meet you at the entrance to Broadway Beach, 7001 Seabreeze  Ave. (West end of Broadway St. @ North end of LBK). You will learn to ID gulls, terns, sandpipers, and other shorebirds while walking 1-2 miles in the sun and on sand. There are no restroom facilities.

Event Series Wingspan

Wingspan

Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

Wingspan – Join us at the Nature Center at 12:30 pm.  Learn about birds and their habitats, food, nests, etc., while playing a competitive game.  Beginners welcome. RSVP to Lynn Jakubowicz (lynn234@verizon.net) Oct 2 &16, Nov 6 & 21, Dec 4 & 18, Jan 2 & 17, Feb 5 & 19, Mar 5 & 21,...

Monthly Meeting – John Groskopf

Zoom - Register to attend the zoom meeting

John Groskopf, Sarasota’s top birder and renowned Florida rare bird spotter, talks about his adventures discovering local previously seldom-reported pelagic birds.

Guided Walks – Siesta Key Shorebirds

Siesta Key Beach 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key, FL, United States

Mary Heinlen (email) and Helen King will meet you at Siesta Key Beach in front of the pavilion with the American flag that is to the right as you enter the main parking lot. You will learn to ID shorebirds during a 1.5 mile walk in the sand and sun. Restrooms are available.

Event Series Members Meet and Greet

Members Meet and Greet

Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

Members Meet and Greet - A way for our members to see each other face to face!   Meet your board members and enjoy a short presentation by a local environmentalist. Light refreshments. Nov 20, Jan 15, Mar 19; 2-3:30 pm in the Nature Center.

Guided Walks – Oscar Scherer State Park, 3rd Thursdays

Oscar Scherer State Park 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, United States

There is a fee to enter park. Meet Cynthia Huesman (email Cynthia) and Rob Gonzalez at Lake Osprey Nature Center. Strive to find the endangered Florida Scrub Jay and other resident birds as we take a 1.5 mile walk on sandy trails, mainly in the sun. Restrooms at the Nature Center

Guided Walks – Oscar Scherer State Park, 3rd Thursdays

Oscar Scherer State Park 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, United States

There is a fee to enter park. Meet Cynthia Huesman (email Cynthia) and Rob Gonzalez at Lake Osprey Nature Center. Strive to find the endangered Florida Scrub Jay and other resident birds as we take a 1.5 mile walk on sandy trails, mainly in the sun. Restrooms at the Nature Center

Event Series Wingspan

Wingspan

Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

Wingspan – Join us at the Nature Center at 12:30 pm.  Learn about birds and their habitats, food, nests, etc., while playing a competitive game.  Beginners welcome. RSVP to Lynn Jakubowicz (lynn234@verizon.net) Oct 2 &16, Nov 6 & 21, Dec 4 & 18, Jan 2 & 17, Feb 5 & 19, Mar 5 & 21,...

Guided Walks – Oscar Scherer State Park, 4th Thursdays

Oscar Scherer State Park 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, United States

There is a fee to enter park. Meet Cynthia Huesman (email Cynthia) and Rob Gonzalez at Lake Osprey Nature Center. Strive to find the endangered Florida Scrub Jay and other resident birds as we take a 1.5 mile walk on sandy trails, mainly in the sun. Restrooms at the Nature Center