Audubon Everglades

Flamingo Quest
2022-04-30 08:45 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
This is a member only event. Link to registration sent to Member’s email.

June Challenge STA 1 East
2022-06-25 07:30 - 11:30 | STA-1E, 1191 Flying Cow Road, Wellington, Fl, 33470
This is a unique opportunity to see what birds are here in June.

Through a partnership with Audubon Everglades, the South Florida Water Management District will offer the public escorted birding trips to Stormwater Treatment Area 1E located off Flying Cow Road. Registration is required through Audubon Everglades.

This is a self-guided tour.

Please RSVP your vehicle full of attendees as one 1 ticket. Example: Mary Young & Scott Zucker are riding together, register 1

Every participant needs to print and sign (including your address) the South Florida Water Management Liability Release bring it with you to the trip. Located on AE Home page Programs and Events-> Field Trips-> Liability Release Form.

STA 1 East does not have bathrooms or porta-potty.

There is a strip mall at B Road and Southern Blvd with the following:7-11 15589 Southern Blvd Loxahatchee Groves, FL Dunkin Doughnuts 15689 Southern Blvd Loxahatchee Groves, FL

Be a Bird Brain! A Family Friendly Adventure with Professor Screech
2022-09-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, 11676 Pierson Road, Wellington, FL, 33414, United States
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 as the foremost expert in expertology leads both young and young at heart on an exciting boardwalk scavenger hunt to spark the curiosity and wonder of all budding bird watchers.

All ages and abilities welcome. The boardwalk is accessible to those with wheelchairs and assistive walking devices. Kiddo-sized binoculars will be available.

Bring your kids! Bring your grandkids! Bring yourself! Just be sure to put on your party pants and get ready to have a birding good time.

What to bring:

HatSunscreenWaterBinoculars if you have them. We will have binoculars available to borrow.Suggested: Nature journal and something to write with if you have one.

Audubon Everglades Fall Pelagic Tour
2022-09-17 06:45 - 12:45
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 others. Come take a journey with Pelagic birding experts, Michael Brothers, Mitchell Harris, Larry Manfredi, & Dan Scolaro.

THE DETAILS

Space is limited — 40 person maximum. People who are current Audubon Everglades and NAS members will have priority to register. If spaces are not filled, it will be open to the public to register. Registration link and details will be sent to the Member’s email. Keep an eye out, spaces fill up fast!

Cost: $105 per person. This includes the boat trip, tip for boat crew, pelagic leaders, snacks, water and fun. For people unfamiliar with the cost of other pelagic trips, this is a phenomenal value!

This is a 5 hour Pelagic Trip with Guides Michael Brothers, Mitchell Harris, Larry Manfredi and Dan Scolaro on board.

We are so excited to have all these wonderful Pelagic bird guides in one place and have them share their knowledge and expertise to our Audubon Everglades audience.

Meet our Pelagic tour leaders:

Michael Brothers – Retired as Director of the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet, Michael has been leading pelagic birding expeditions off Florida and Georgia for nearly 20 years and natural history tours throughout Florida, the Galapagos Islands, Kenya, and the Amazon. He is a member of the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee and is the Florida regional editor of the journal North American Birds.

Mitchell Harris (Florida Ornithological Society) – Mitchell has been interested in Natural History and all things out-of-doors from his earliest memories as a small child growing up in Vero Beach Fl. He took up birding fifteen years ago, and is now an avid birder that is most interested in pelagic type birds but enjoys anything that flies. His spark bird might have been a white morph Gyrfalcon that he saw many years ago, just north of the Brooks Range on the North Slope of Alaska.

Larry Manfredi – Many birders might remember his name for the Western Spindalis that showed up in his yard between January 3rd and February 26, 1992. More than 400 people came to see that amazing vagrant. Realizing the number of people that share his interest, He decided to start guiding professionally. He contributed to the book titled “A Birder’s Guide To Florida” by Bill Pranty. He wrote the chapter on Homestead and helped with the sections on Miami, the Florida Keys, and Everglades National Park. He co-authored “A Birder’s Guide To Metropolitan Areas of North America” by Paul Lehman and sold by American Birding Association.

*Cancelled* Paleo Hammock Preserve
2022-10-05 07:30 - 09:30 | Paleo Hammock Preserve, 8551 Carlton Road, Port St. Lucie, fl, 34987
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 Hammock. In total the Fousek complex of natural areas comprises of approximately 494 acres of conservation lands. This site is only accessible through the Pale Hammock trail system.

This site preserves a unique hammock with archaeological significance. A one-mile trail leads through a very old forest of elms, oaks and palms. An elevated observation deck overlooks a marsh.

Habitat: A mix of several habitats including hammock with some very old Hickory, Florida Elm, Sugarberry, Live Oak, Laurel Oak, depression marsh and basin swamp.

Commonly seen wildlife: Deer, turkey, ibis, heron, barred owl, cardinal, mockingbird, catbird and flycatcher. The walk is along cleared trails/paths, and is relatively easy.

DIRECTIONS:

8551 Carlton Rd Port St. Lucie, FL 34987

1 hr 10 min (71.5 miles) via I-95 N. This is the fastest route with the usual traffic from Palm Beach International Airport :

Get on I-95 N in West Palm Beach. Follow I-95 N to W Midway Rd in St. Lucie County. Take exit 126 from I-95 N. 47 min (56.6 mi).

Continue on W Midway Rd. Drive to State Hwy 613. 15 min (12.2 mi).

8551 Carlton Rd Port St. Lucie, FL 34987 (there is a left turn lane here and a small street sign only)

Take the second entrance.Take the second right turn into the parking lot and we will meet there.

There are no restrooms at this location. Closest Restrooms are off of exit 121, Saint Lucie Blvd West.(1-Stop Mobil Express with Gas and Dunkin Donuts located at 1820 SW Fountain View Blvd, Port St. Lucie, Fl.

No need to print your ticket.

All ages and abilities welcome. The park is accessible to those with wheelchairs and assistive walking devices.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paleo-hammock-preserve-tickets-262267678687

The Big Sit! at Peaceful Waters
2022-10-08 07:30 - 11:30 | Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, 11676 Pierson Road, Wellington, FL, 33414, United States
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.

The Big Sit! is like a Big Day or a Bird-a-thon. Individuals or teams find as many species as possible in 24 hours. There is one critical difference – all observations must be made from within a circle no more than 17-foot diameter circle.

Join Linda McCandless & Al Pelligrinelli as they do they do The Big Sit under the pavilion from 7:30 am – 1130 am

The Big Sit at Green Cay
2022-10-08 08:00 - 14:00 | Green Cay Wetland, 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach, Florida, 33437
Come join us at Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands on Saturday, Oct. 8 to enjoy a day of birding and nature as part of Audubon Everglades resurrection of our annual Big Sit! Event. You can stop by and join the fun anytime between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the gazebo on the north/west side of the boardwalk. This is usually done while sitting, visiting with fellow birders and relaxing! It’s a cool way to see how the bird activity changes throughout the day. The Gazebo will provide some relief from the sun, and we will have water if you bring a refillable drinking container.

This is an accessible area for people with disabilities and is ideal for families. We will have extra binoculars available for both children and adults. There is enough room for approximately 10 people to comfortably be in the Gazebo at any given time.

The Big Sit! is an annual, international, non-competitive birding event sponsored by Birdwatchers Digest and founded by the New Haven (Connecticut) Bird Club. Some people have called it a “tailgate party for birders.” Within the gazebo, we will create an imaginary circle 17 feet in diameter and count all the bird species we see or hear from the circle from 8am to 2pm. That’s it. Find a spot, sit in it, have fun. Then we will submit our findings.

Participants are allowed to come and go from the circle—especially for the purpose of bringing food or water back into the circle. There are Big Sit! circles all over the world, including Guatemala, India, the Netherlands, England, Vietnam, and New Zealand.

Please email me at scott@auduboneverglades and let me when you might be coming and approximately how long you plan to stay.

Audubon Bird Walk
2022-11-08 12:00 - 12:45 | Robert J. Huckshorn Arboretum, 5353 Parkside Dr., Jupiter, Florida, 33458
Field Guide: Tuly Datena and Alana Edwards

Join us at 12pm for an Audubon Bird walk. The arboretum is a birding hotspot and it’s a great place to learn about a common local bird species.

Please make sure to register to receive more information and detailed directions ti the tour.

Meet at the Arboretum.

Robert J. Huckshorn Arboretum at FAU Jupiter Campus
2022-11-17 12:00 - 12:45 | Robert J. Huckshorn Arboretum, 5353 Parkside Dr., Jupiter, Florida, 33458
Field Guide: Tuly Datena and Alana Edwards

Visit this native garden nestled within the FAU Jupiter campus, which showcases various South Florida ecosystems and is a favorite stopover for migratory birds. This will be a combination butterfly and birds walk. Due to the cancellation of our last event due to high winds.

Learn about the native plants and the birds and pollinators that frequent the area. Please meet at Gazebo in Arboretum.

Registration is required through FAU https://forms.gle/2Jugm6LXYn6oTDVA9

P﻿lease complete the Audubon Everglades registration also, so our Liability Release is signed.
