Guided Walks – Red Bug Slough

Red Bug Slough 5200 Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL, United States

Meet John Groskopf at Red Bug Slough in Sarasota for a 2 mile walk looking for migrants, forest birds, waders, flyovers, and ducks. The walk is about half shade and half sun.

Guided Walks – Longboat Key Shorebirds

Broadway Beach on Longboat Key 100 Broadway Street, 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). You will learn to ID gulls, terns, sandpipers, and other shorebirds while walking 1-2 miles in the sun and on sand. There are no restroom facilities.

Guided Walks – Siesta Key Shorebirds

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

Mary Heinlen (email) and Helen King will meet you at Siesta Key Beach in front of the pavilion with the American flag that is to the right as you enter the main parking lot. You will learn to ID shorebirds during a 1.5 mile walk in the sand and sun. Restrooms are available.

Guided Walks – Myakka River State Park

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

After passing through the main entrance (SR-72), make the first right-hand turn and follow to the parking lot. Stu Wilson (512-897-8341) and Cathy Paris will lead you through the park, stopping along the main park road to find birds. Bring a lunch or buy one at the concession stand. Participants are free to drop off...

Guided Walks – Nathan Benderson Park

Nathan Benderson Park 700 North Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

Helen King (850-556-2950) and Kathryn Young will escort you on a "birking" trip through Nathan Benderson Park. Birking is bicycling and birding. Meet at the playground parking lot (5851 Nathan Benderson Cir) with your own bicycle. We will ride slowly on paved paths for approximately 7 miles looking for an array of different birds. Restrooms...

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 – Lakeview Park

Lakeview Park 7255 Hand Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

Lynn Jakubowicz (email) will take you on a 1 mile mostly shady walk searching for waders, ducks, and forest birds in Lakeview Park. Meet Lynn in the parking lot. Restrooms are available.

Guided Walk – Nathan Benderson Park

Nathan Benderson Park 700 North Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

Meet Peter Brown (207-994-9885) at the playground parking lot (north end of the park); after a walk there, we will drive to the other end of the course to the start area and bird there; finally stop at the two ponds on Athlete’s Way. 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 Walk – Perico Preserve

Perico Perserve 11700 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL, United States

Perico Preserve offers a varietal habitat for a variety of birds we will look for on a 2 mile walk on gravel paths, part sun and part shade. Meet Kathy Doddridge (941-705-3862, email) in the parking lot. There is a port-a-let in the parking lot.

Guided Walks – Siesta Key Shorebirds

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

Meet Claire Herzog and Jim Yeskett in front of the pavilion with the American flag that is to the right as you enter the main parking lot of Siesta Key Beach. Learn to ID shorebirds. We will walk approximately 1.5 mile in the sand and sun. Restrooms are available.

Guided Walks – Red Bug Slough

Red Bug Slough 5200 Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL, United States

Meet Lynn Jakubowicz (email) in the main parking lot. We will take a 2 mile walk, ½ shade and sun; looking for waders, ducks, and forest birds. Restrooms are available.

Guided Walk – North Lido Beach & Woods

North Lido Beach 201 John Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL, United States

Meet Stu Wilson (512-897-8341) and Cathy Paris at the small parking lot at the west (seaward) end of John Ringling Blvd. We will look for shorebirds on the beach and an active eagle nest in the woods. The walk will be about 2 miles of beach and sandy paths. The beach will be sunny and...