Who Gives a Hoot! - Owls in Your Neighborhood
2025-10-21 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | New Port Richey Library, 5939 Main Street, New Port Richey, FL, 34652, United States
Come learn about all the raptors that share our area at this informative seminar.
Learn about an owl’s anatomy, the different kinds that reside in Florida and the best practices to attract them to your neighborhood and why they help the environment.
Learn about all the raptors that share our area. See how you can attract these marvelous creatures. Watch their cycles and have them return and learn why it is so important to invite them to our neighborhoods.
>>> REGISTER HERE

Florida Orinithological Society Meeting
2025-10-24 - 2025-10-26 | Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd N, Fort Myers, FL, 33965, United States
Field Trips
Birdwatching enthusiasts can spot an impressive variety of species, including herons, ospreys, and the iconic roseate spoonbills, while exploring the mangroves and marshes. These field trips offer not just an opportunity to witness the beauty of nature up close but also serve as a valuable educational experience, highlighting the importance of conservation and preserving these fragile ecosystems for generations to come.
Flocking Social Hours & Banquets
Our flocking social hours provide a delightful setting for bird enthusiasts to unwind, share their experiences from the day’s field trips, and indulge in delicious catered food. These gatherings offer a chance for like-minded individuals to relax, exchange stories, and build connections.
Presentations & Keynote Speakers
Get inspired by passionate ornithological students and professionals who will present their unique findings and contribute a fresh perspective to the field. Our meeting isn’t just about disseminating knowledge; it’s an opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of avian wonders, get motivated by the passion of fellow enthusiasts, and contribute to the future of bird research and conservation efforts. Join us and be part of an enriching experience that will deepen your understanding and appreciation of our feathered friends and their impact on our world!
To register, go to https://fosbirds.org/meetings-and-events/

Owl-O-Ween!!
2025-10-25 09:00 - 15:00 | Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34688, United States
Join the Friends of Brooker Creek Preserve and the Tampa Bay Raptor Rescue for a day of owl-related events including LIVE owl displays, owl story time for children, owl pancake breakfast, nest box building, an owl pellet dissection and more!
Some activities cost $0-$25.

Live Owls On Display 10:00am – 2:00pm
Owl Fun Tattoos
Owl Pancake Breakfast ($5/person) 8:00am – 2:00pm
Owl Story Time
Owl Scavenger Hunt
Owl Pellet Science ($5/person)
Owl Nest Box Building ($25/person)

Questions: email info@friendsofbrookercreekpreserve.org call 727-934-2680
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Morning Nature Walk Starkey Park
2025-06-07 07:30 - 11:30 | J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park Education Center, 10500 Wilderness Road, New Port Richey, FL, 34655, United States
Pasco Audubon
Meet 7:30 AM
Starkey Education Center
1 to 4 mile walk
Anyone interested in birding or nature in general is welcome to join us on field trips.
Almost all are free. Registration may be required, check the schedule for details.
Dress for the weather and prepare to be outdoors for about 4 hours.
For more info email Christine Rowland

Field Trip: Boyd Hill
2025-11-01 08:00 - 10:00 | Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Classroom, 1101 COUNTRY CLUB WY S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33705, United States
St. Petersburg Audubon is continuing the Ron Smith “1st Saturday” Boyd Hill Field Trips.
Field Trip Leader: John Ficken
Location: Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, 1101 Country Club Way S., St Petersburg, FL 33705. Walk is on dirt trails and boardwalks.
Meet in front of the Nature Center at 7:45am, walk will start at 8:00am.
What to Bring:
Hat, Binoculars, Insect repellant, Sunscreen (although portions will have shade). Water is available on some of the trails. The Nature Center has bathrooms.

Audubon Guided Bird Walk
2025-11-01 08:00 - 10:00 | Moccasin Lake Environmental Education Center, 2750 Park Trail Lane, Clearwater, FL, United States
Take a guided hike on Moccasin Lake’s newly renovated nature trail while seeking birds by sight and sound.
Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them.
Meet in Moccasin Lake Parking Lot. Free event!

>>> REGISTER HERE

Introduction to iNaturalist app
2025-11-01 11:00 - 12:00 | J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park Education Center, 10500 Wilderness Road, New Port Richey, FL, 34655, United States
Don Fraser will give a practical introduction to the iNaturalist app.
If you’re not already making use of this simple and exciting app, you probably should be. Whether your primary interest is birds, butterflies, or anything flora and/or fauna, this is the app for you.
Don will help us all make the most of the features this app offers, so this will be a great opportunity to learn something really useful.

Afternoon Adventures: Birding For Beginners
2025-11-01 15:30 - 16:30 | Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Classroom, 1101 COUNTRY CLUB WY S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33705, United States
Join our rangers as they teach all about birding, no matter your experience!
Learn what you will to become an avid birder. Explore why birds are important, what dangers they face, and how you can help our flighted friends.
Binoculars will be available for loan.
>>> REGISTER HERE

Sunday Bird Hike
2025-01-05 08:00 - 09:30 | Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34688, United States
Come out for this “early morning” walk in the woods.
Come out for this “early morning” walk in the woods with Alexa, our awesome volunteer, to seek out the resident and visiting birds of Brooker. Beginners and all levels of birders welcome. Meet in the parking lot at 8:00 a.m.
This is a free hike, however space is limited. Please be courteous and do not register unless you plan to attend and cancel your reservation if you can no longer attend.
>>> REGISTER HERE

Hammock Park Field Trip
2025-11-02 08:00 - 10:00 | Hammock Park, 1900 San Mateo Drive, Dunedin, FL, 34698, United States
Led by Eve Waterman
1900 San Mateo Dr. Dunedin, FL 34698
Meet at the parking lot.
What to Bring:

Hat

Binoculars

Water

Insect repellent

Sunscreen

Biology of Barn Owls and How Boxes Help Them
2025-11-06 18:30 - 20:30 | ZOOM, United States
Presented by Scott Rashid, Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Center
Tampa Garden Club. We’ll meet and eat in person, but speaker will deliver his presentation on Zoom.
In person and Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84959398693

Field Trip: Honeymoon Island (Pinellas)
2025-11-08 08:00 - 10:00 | Honeymoon Island State Park, #1 Causeway Boulevard, Dunedin, 34698
This will be our first field trip here since it reopened after suffering major damage from the hurricanes last summer.
Always a wonderful spot for shorebirds and the Osprey Trail for late migrants including Great Horned Owls if it is not overly buggy.
Contact president@pascoaudubon.com

Beginning Bird Walk at LLP
2025-01-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Lettuce Lake Conservation Park, 6920 East Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33637, United States
Important! Pre-registration is required and participation is limited to the first 10 people who sign up.
Please do not attend this or any Tampa Audubon Society events if you have flu, cold, or covid symptoms. Tampa Audubon is committed to reducing the spread of illnesses. The health and safety of our members is of the highest priority.
Entrance fee for park $2. Meet in the parking lot by the Visitor’s Center in Lettuce Lake Park at 8:30 a.m. We’ll walk the boardwalk or trails, depending on where the best birds are. We have binoculars to loan, and someone will have a spotting scope so you can get up really close and personal! Bring water and a snack.
RSVP to field trip leader, Jim Hengelbrok at jimhengelbrok@gmail.com

Birding by Bike- Pinellas Trail
2025-11-09 08:00 - 10:00 | Brooker Creek Preserve, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, FL, United States
Meet 8:00 AM
Meet at Brooker Creek Preserve Parking lot,
3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
Contact Robertburkard9@gmail.com

Field Trip: John Chestnut Sr. Park
2025-11-15 08:00 - 10:00 | John Chestnut, Sr. County Park, 2200 East Lake Rd., Palm Harbor, FL, United States
led by Cuneyt Yilmaz
2200 East Lake Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34685
https://pinellas.gov/john-chesnut-sr-park-map
Meet at the parking lot.
What to Bring:

Hat

Binoculars

Water

Insect repellent

Sunscreen

Nest Box Building Workshop
2025-11-15 10:30 - 12:30 | Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34688, United States
Join us for an in-person workshop to “make and take” a Chickadee nest box for your yard!
Want to help our local cavity nesters?
Learn how to build your very own nest box for a Carolina Chickadee!
In this workshop you will learn about proper nest box placement and mounting, additional information specific to the nesting habits of Carolina Chickadees, and other fun facts about this species!
We will be building a nest box for a Carolina Chickdee, which is a year-round resident North and Central Florida, including Pinellas County.
Registration is required. Presented by Lara Milligan, Pinellas County Natural Resources Agent for UF/IFAS Extension.
The workshop costs $15
>>> REGISTER HERE

Birding Made Easy
2025-11-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Classroom, 1101 COUNTRY CLUB WY S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33705, United States
How everyone from beginners to advanced birders can use Merlin and eBird to enhance their birding.
Speaker/leader: John Ficken
Join us for our November Meeting and Program. John will start with a short slide presentation to introduce you to the latest updates to these birding tools from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Afterward, we’ll head out into the field to try them in action
Location: Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Classroom

Birding Myakka River State Park
2025-11-19 08:00 - 11:00 | Myakka River State Park, 13207 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL, 34241, United States
Note that this is a mid-week trip! We will meet at 8:00 am at the Myakka River State Park Ranger Station on Wednesday. Take the first right into the parking area after you pay the entrance fee ($4 for single occupant vehicle, $6 for up to 8 occupants). We will check the river there, then drive and walk to various locations in the park where incoming migrants seem to be congregating.

This park has 37 miles of hiking trails, but we will only cover a small portion of the park. We will mostly stay within the 7 miles of drivable trail. Walking is easy on the boardwalk but may be harder in other areas of the park. Additionally, there is a canopy walk that we can explore if it is open, but it would be based on the desire of the group.

Bring water, snacks, insect repellent and lunch if you want to picnic in the park. A hat is recommended since we will probably be in unshaded areas at least part of the time.

Contact trip leader Mary Keith at mary.keith@tampaaudubon.org to register and receive updates.

Terra Ceia Preserve State Park
2025-11-22 07:30 - 10:30 | Terra Ceia Preserve State Park, 130 Terra Ceia Rd, Terra Ceia, 34250
Located just over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County, Terra Ceia Preserve State Park is 2,000 acres of mangrove forests, freshwater and saltwater wetlands, and uplands. Much of the preserve is in various stages of habitat restoration that is intended to return agricultural land to its natural and ecologically diverse condition. Park trails are open to foot traffic only and accessible from park gates.
We plan to meet at the Hightower Trail Entrance. Hightower_trailmap_georef.pdf. Walking is easy and will mostly be flat. Bring water, snacks, and insect repellent. A hat is recommended since we will probably be in unshaded areas at least part of the time.
There are no restrooms at the park.

Contact TAS Field Trip Coordinator Logan Lane logan.lane@tampaaudubon.org for more information.
Important! Pre-registration is required, and participation is limited. Please do not attend this or any Tampa Audubon Society events if you have flu, cold, or covid symptoms. Tampa Audubon is committed to reducing the spread of illnesses. The health and safety of our members is of the highest priority.

Field Trip: Roosevelt Wetland
2025-11-22 08:00 - 10:00 | Roosevelt Wetlands, 0853 43rd St. N, Clearwater, FL, 33765, United States
led by Eric Plage
10853 43rd St. N. (43rd and 110th Ave N.) Clearwater, FL 33765
https://pinellas.gov/roosevelt-creek-stormwater-facility-improvements-engineering-plans/
Meet at the entrance on 43rd St. There is a small unpaved parking lot that only can handle 3 or 4 cars; more parking is along 43rd.
The trip will entail walking 2 miles or more on packed dirt trails.
There are no restroom facilities.
What to Bring:

Hat

Binoculars

Water

Insect repellent

Sunscreen

Field Trip- Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
2025-11-22 08:00 - 10:00 | Lake Apopka, 2850 Lust Road, Apopka, FL, United States
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (Orange County).
Always a great opportunity to get a close-up look at many species we usually only see at a distance.
This 12-mile drive through the area will give us lots of opportunities to see a very wide range of birds. Hopefully it will already be hosting thousands of ducks and shorebirds.
It is also a reliable place to see Fulvous Whistling-ducks – a species we don’t see in this part of the state.
Contact president@pascoaudubon.com

Pollinator Gardening
2025-12-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Learn how to grow plants to attract pollinators to your yard.
Join UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County to learn strategies to attract pollinators to your yard. In this in-person class, you will learn how to select and plant flowers in your home for a more pollinator-friendly landscape. This program is in support of the Carrollwood Pollinator Corridor in collaboration with Carrollwood Village Park, Carrollwood Cultural Center and VISTA Gardens and supported by the Florida Wildflower Foundation’s Viva Florida Landscape Demonstration Garden program.
Attendees will receive free plants and seeds to start their own pollinator gardens at home. Thanks to Greenacre Properties https://www.greenacre.com, lunch will be included (choice of half club sandwich, chicken salad on croissant, or vegetarian wrap) catered by the New York Bagel Cafe in Carrollwood Village.
If you have any questions, please contact the UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County at (813) 744-5519.
>>> REGISTER HERE

Bird Walk
2025-12-06 08:00 - 09:30 | Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Classroom, 1101 COUNTRY CLUB WY S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33705, United States
Join the St. Petersburg Audubon Society for a birdwatching hike at Boyd Hill, where you’ll spot a variety of native species while learning about their habits and habitats.
Perfect for bird enthusiasts of all levels! Binoculars are available for loan.
>>> REGISTER HERE

Women of Pinellas: Shaping Bird Protection in the Early 20th Century
2025-12-06 10:30 - 12:00 | Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34688, United States
Learn about the pioneer women of Pinellas and how they influenced legislation to protect birds during the early 20th century

Join Quinton Spiaggi, volunteer research associate at the Palm Harbor Museum, in this informative presentation about the pioneer women of Pinellas and how they influenced legislation to protect birds during the early 20th century. Women like Katherine B. Tippetts, Elizabeth Skinner Jackson, Dr. Grace Whitford, Myrtle Scharrer Betz, and Lucy Platt Hayes were instrumental in social change during this time period, and we even owe the concept of state birds, like Florida’s northern mockingbird, to their efforts. Considered leaders across Pinellas County and the state of Florida during their lifetime, much of their work has been forgotten until recently.
This program is free and is aimed at all ages, and will feature items from the Palm Harbor Museum’s collection.
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