Since 2015, Audubon Everglades has participated in the Florida Audubon EagleWatch Program which began in 1992 in Central Florida and has expanded statewide. Through this program, volunteers monitor Bald Eagle nests and report their findings to an on-line database.
If you would be interested in becoming an EagleWatch volunteer, please send an email to the Palm Beach County EagleWatch Coordinator at LindaM@Auduboneverglades.org. Bald Eagle nesting season runs from October through May. All new volunteers are required to go through training. You’ll be asked to visit your assigned nest every two weeks for at least 20 minutes per visit and submit observations to the EagleWatch database.
For the just completed 2020/2021 season, 19 volunteers monitored 24 Bald Eagle nests in Palm Beach County (PBC). Sixteen of those nests successfully fledged a total of 30 eaglets; one of those nests alone produced three eaglets! This data includes nests monitored in Dupuis WMA by their personnel.