Guided Walk – Bay Street Park

Bay Street, Osprey FL 300 Bay Street, Osprey, United States

Join John Groskopf (941-726-8816) at Bay Street Park,  300 Bay St., Osprey, FL.   We will be looking for migrants, waders, and forest birds. A one-mile walk in mainly shade.

Event Series Wingspan

Wingspan

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

Join us at the Nature Center to play Wingspan.  Learn about birds and their habitats, food, nests, etc. while playing a competitive game. We will play from 12:30 - 3:00 pm.  Scheduled dates are Oct 4&18,   Nov 1&18,   Dec 6& 20,   Jan 3 & 19,   Feb 7 & 21,  Mar 6...

Audubon Florida Assembly

For more information about this year's assembly and how to register please visit this website: https://fl.audubon.org/news/audubon-florida-assembly-conservation-changing-landscape

Guided Walk – Pinecraft Park

Pinecraft Park 1420 Gilbert Ave, Sarasota, United States

Join John Groskopf (941-726-8816) at Pinecraft Park 1420 Gilbert Ave., Sarasota, FL.   Looking for migrants, flyovers, and water birds.  Pinecraft Park is less than one mile of shaded walk with some sandy topography.

Guided Walk – Nathan Benderson Park ADA Walk

Nathan Benderson Park 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota, FL

Helen King (850-556-2950), Jeanne Dubi, and Mary Alice Curtiss will guide a walk at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota, FL.   Meet in the parking lot west of the bathrooms.  For those in wheelchairs or walkers, there is a paved trail to observe shorebirds, forest birds, and flyover birds.   The walk...

Event Series Wingspan

Wingspan

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

Join us at the Nature Center to play Wingspan.  Learn about birds and their habitats, food, nests, etc. while playing a competitive game. We will play from 12:30 - 3:00 pm.  Scheduled dates are Oct 4&18,   Nov 1&18,   Dec 6& 20,   Jan 3 & 19,   Feb 7 & 21,  Mar 6...

Guided Walk – Longboat Key Shorebirds

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

Meet Stu Wilson (512-897-8341) and Cathy Paris at the entrance to Broadway Beach (north end of Longboat Key). We will walk 1 - 2 miles on sand learning to ID gulls, terns, sandpipers, and other shorebirds. There are no restroom facilities.

Guided Walk – Nathan Benderson Park

Nathan Benderson Park 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota, FL

Meet Peter Brown (207-994-9885) at the playground parking lot across from the finish Tower. We will take a short walk around that area. We will then drive to other end of course to the start area and bird there. Our final stop will be at the two ponds on Athlete’s Way.

Monthly Meeting – Birds of Japan

Zoom - Register to attend the zoom meeting

Dr. Mark Brazil, “Birds of Japan” ornithologist, natural historian, nature guide, and author noted for his work on East Asian birds.  Register here to attend the zoom meeting. To view the meeting, click here.

Guided Walk – Siesta Key Shorebirds

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

Meet Mary Heinlen and Claire Herzog in front of the pavilion with the American flag that is to the right as you enter the main parking lot of Siesta Kay beach. Learn to identify shorebirds as you enjoy an approximately 1.5 mile walk in the sand along the beach. Questions? Please click the Organizer’s name below...

Event Series Members Meet and Greet

Members Meet and Greet

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

Please join us at the Nature Center for a Meet and Greet.  This is a great 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 15,  Jan 17 and  Mar 20  at 2 - 3:30 pm in the Nature...

Event Series Guided Walk – Oscar Scherer State Park

Guided Walk – Oscar Scherer State Park

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

3rd and 4th Thursdays Nov-Mar, 8:30-10:30 am.  Peter Brown (207-994-9885)   Meet at Lake Osprey Nature Center, 1843 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL.  A fee to enter the park. We will strive to find the endangered Florida Scrub Jay and other resident birds - 1.5 mile walk on trails.

Event Series Wingspan

Wingspan

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

Join us at the Nature Center to play Wingspan.  Learn about birds and their habitats, food, nests, etc. while playing a competitive game. We will play from 12:30 - 3:00 pm.  Scheduled dates are Oct 4&18,   Nov 1&18,   Dec 6& 20,   Jan 3 & 19,   Feb 7 & 21,  Mar 6...