• Guided Walks – Beginning Birder Siesta Key Shorebirds

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

    Peter Brown (207-994-9885) and Helen King will meet you at the Pavilion with the American flag on the right as you enter the main parking lot. We will learn to identify gulls, terns, and sandpipers during a 1.5 mile walk on sand with sun. Restrooms are available.

  • Guided Walks – Jean Blackburn’s Gardens & Feeders

    Jean Blackburn's Garden 700 Myakka Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

    A renowned local artist, Jean Blackburn has developed a bird/butterfly friendly yard over the past 32 years. Walk the property and see the gardens and feeders. Mainly shade. Restroom. From Myakka Road, turn West onto Myakka Road where Florida Native Plants Nursery is located (note that Myakka Road continues North-South, but you will turn on...

  • 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

  • Guided Walks – Myakka Bridge/Crowley Nature Center

    Crowley Nature Center 16405 Myakka Rd, Sarasota, FL, United States

    First meet Helen King (email, 850-556-2950)  at the bridge (he bridge is south of Crowley by 1/8 mile) with a spotting scope; park along the shoulder; then go to Crowley to find resident red headed woodpeckers, bluebirds, and loggerhead shrike. 1.5 mile walk in woods and dirt road. $4 fee for Crowley Restrooms are available...

  • Guided Walks – Old Miakka Preserve

    Old Miakka Preserve Fruitville Rd & Myakka Rd, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Stu Willson and Cathy Paris will meet you at Old Miakka Preserve on the East end of Fruitville Road. Continue on gravel road to the entrance about ½ mile on right. We will look for flyovers, migrants, and woodpeckers. 2 mile loop walk, mainly in the sun and on a sandy trail. No restrooms

  • Guided Walks – North Longboat Key/Leffis Key

    North Longboat Key 100 Broadway, 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) then the group will go to Leffis Key at the south end of Bradenton Beach on Gulf Drive South. First, we will look for migratory shorebirds on...

  • Guided Walks – Glebe Park

    Glebe Park 1000 Glebe Lane, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Walk with John Groskopf through Glebe Park on Siesta Key looking for migrants and flyovers; ¼ mile walk, mainly shade. Restrooms are available

  • Guided Walks – Myakka River State Park

    Myakka River State Park 13208 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Helen King will meet you at the first parking lot on the right after main (SR72) entrance. There is a park entrance fee. There will be stops at the bridges, boardwalk, and the former weir. Restrooms are available.

  • 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

  • Guided Walks – Bay Street Park

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

    Join John Groskopf (941-726-8816) at Bay Street Park to look for migrants, waders, and forest birds. 1 mile walk, mainly shade. Restrooms are available.

  • Guided Walks – Pinecraft Park

    Pinecraft Park 1420 Gilbert Ave, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Visit Pinecraft Park with John Groskopf (941-726-8816) as you look for migrants, flyovers, and water birds. Less than one mile of shaded walk. Restrooms are available.

  • 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

  • Birds of the Celery Fields

    Sarasota Audubon Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL

    A Beginner’s Guide to Birds of the Celery Fields, 1.5 hours – SAS Nature Center, garden, and Celery Fields boardwalk. This introductory course covers essential birdwatching skills. More Information Register Here

    $10 – $20