Oscar Scherer State Park Fourth Thursday Birdwalk
2025-11-27 08:30 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, 34229, United States
This one is on Thanksgiving! Strive to find the endangered Florida Scrub Jay and other resident birds. 1.5 mile walk on sandy trails – mainly in the sun.

Birds of the Celery Fields
2026-01-18 15:30 - 17:00, 2026-02-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
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
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Sunset Photography Walk with Mary Alice Curtiss
2026-01-22 16:30 - 18:00 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
We will look for photographic opportunities before and during sunset. Approximately a 1 mile walk.

James L Patton Park in Lakewood Ranch with Aaron Virgin
2026-02-01 08:00 - 10:00 | James L. Patton Park, 5725 White Eagle Blvd, Bradenton, FL, 34211, United States
Discover shore birds, waders, ducks, and forest birds. Approximately a 1.5 mile walk in full sun. Restrooms.

North Lido Beach Preserve with Stu Wilson
2026-02-04 08:00 - 10:30 | North Lido Beach, 201 John Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
Look at an eagle nest on the backbay and shorebirds on the beach. 2 miles of walking on sand paths and beach sand, mainly sun. No restrooms.

Siesta Key Shorebirds
2026-02-10 08:00 - 10:00 | Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key, FL, 34231, United States
Learn to ID shorebirds. 1.5 mile walk in the sand and sun. Restrooms. Your guide for this walk will be Peter Brown.

Siesta Key Shorebirds for Beginning Birders with Peter Brown
2026-03-06 08:00 - 10:00 | Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key, FL, 34231, United States
“Learn to ID gulls, terns, and sandpipers. 1.5 mile walk on sand with sun. Restrooms.”

Myakka Bridge and Crowley Nature Center
2026-03-20 07:30 - 10:00 | Crowley Nature Center, 16405 Myakka Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
“After using the spotting scope at the bridge, we will go to Crowley Nature Center to find resident red headed woodpeckers, bluebirds, and loggerhead shrikes. 1.5 mile walk in woods and dirt road. Restrooms at Crowley.”

Duette Preserve with Forrest Rowland - Early Birds *MEMBERS ONLY
2026-04-01 06:15 - 11:30 | Duette Bear Bay, Bear Bay Road, Myakka City, FL, 34251, United States
For those early risers interesting in trying for a few nocturnal species like Barred Owl, Chuck-will’s-widow & Eastern Whip-poor-will, now’s your chance! We will meet early, plan to arrive at 6 a.m. for 6:15 a.m. start time, at the Bear Bay Road Entrance to Duette Preserve.

We will reconvene back at the entrance at 7:30 a.m. with participants interested in only the diurnal species and go for a few short walks from the parking area in search of the Florida subspecies of Grasshopper Sparrow, habitat specialist Bachman’s Sparrow, and hope for perhaps running into other rarities like Vesper, White-throated, or White-crowned Sparrows. Pine specialists such as Brown-headed Nuthatch reside here, as do scarcer Northern Bobwhite, Wild Turkey, and many other fun birds. The open habitats today offer good photo ops, as well.

There is no fee to visit the park, nor is there infrastructure beyond dirt roads (translated: No Restrooms).
This is a Members Only Event – Registration HERE is required.

Guided Walks - North Longboat Key/Leffis Key
2026-04-15 08:00 - 11:00 | Leffis Key
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 the beach and then migrant warblers, vireos, etc. at Leffis Key. Beach sand walking and sand paths/boardwalks; mainly in the sun.
Restrooms are located just south of Leffis Key at boat launch, also at Coquina Beach across the street.

Glebe Park on Siesta Key with John Groskopf
2026-04-20 08:00 - 10:00 | Glebe Park, 1000 Glebe Lane, Sarasota, FL, 34242, United States
“Looking for migrants and flyovers. Less than one quarter mile of shaded walk. Restrooms.”

Pinecraft Park with John Groskopf
2026-05-02 09:00 - 11:00 | Pinecraft Park, 1420 Gilbert Ave, Sarasota, FL, 34239, United States
“Looking for migrants, flyovers, and water birds. Less than one mile of shaded walk.”
