Sarasota Audubon | Sarasota, Florida

Wingspan, Oceana Edition - Experienced only - *MEMBERS ONLY
2026-02-19 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-26 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-05 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-12 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-19 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up.
Click here to RSVP to Stacy

Fly Wild! A Day of Birds, Nature & Exploration
2026-02-21 09:00 - 14:00 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Celebrate Sarasota Audubon Society with us! Vendors, food trucks, Celery Fields walks and talks, kids’ activities, garden walks, native plant sale & more. FREE!

Birding 101
2026-02-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
A Beginner’s Guide to Birding, 1.5 hours – SAS Nature Center, garden, and Celery Fields boardwalk. This comprehensive course covers essential birdwatching skills.

Heron's Nest Nature Park with Mary Alice Curtiss
2026-02-25 08:00 - 10:00 | Heron’s Nest Nature Park, 6399 Tupelo Trail, Bradenton, FL, 34202, United States
“The walk will be about 2 miles in sun and shade and around a large pond that has a rookery island. No restrooms.”

Oscar Scherer State Park Fourth Thursday Birdwalk
2026-02-26 08:30 - 10:00 | Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, 34229, United States
Strive to find the endangered Florida Scrub Jay and other resident birds. 1.5 mile walk on sandy trails – mainly in the sun.

Fourth Saturday Celery Field Walk
2026-02-28 09:00 - 11:00 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Explore birds in our native gardens and Palmer Road boardwalk

Birding 201 - cancelled
2026-02-28 15:30 - 17:00 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Intermediate Birding, 1.5 hours – SAS Nature Center and garden. This more advanced course is designed for birders seeking to enhance their skills. It builds upon the knowledge gained in Birding 101.
This event has been cancelled. See Birding 201 on April 11

First Monday Celery Field Walk
2026-03-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240

Bird Trivia Fun - *MEMBERS ONLY
2026-03-03 14:00 - 15:30 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Test your bird knowledge with trivia questions and fellowship.

Wingspan, The Game - Beginners Welcome - *MEMBERS ONLY
2026-03-04 12:30 - 15:30
Learn about birds and their habitats, food, nests, etc. while playing a competitive game. Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. Players spend food resources to add birds, which are represented by 170 individually illustrated cards, to the forest, prairie, and wetland habitats on their player boards. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up.
Click here to RSVP to Lynn

First Thursday Celery Field Walk
2026-03-05 09:00 - 10:30 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240

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.”

First Saturday Celery Field Walk
2026-03-07 09:00 - 11:00 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Explore birds throughout the Celery Fields with Sarasota County Naturalist Kylie Wilson email or cell phone 941-724-9629.

SAS & MAS (Sarasota & Manatee Audubon Unite!)
2026-03-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Felts Preserve, 4600 24th Ave E, Palmetto, FL, 34221, United States
Sarasota and Manatee Audubon Society combine for fun bird walks, socializing, and snacks. Come meet your fellow birders at our signature lo-cations.
Note: we changed the time on this event at Felts Preserve to 4pm so we end before sunset.

Second Monday Celery Field Walk
2026-03-09 08:00 - 10:00 | Raymond Road Boardwalk, 1550 Raymond Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Explore the Raymond Road boardwalk and surrounding wetlands.

Chasing the North America 2025 Big Year Record
2026-03-09 19:00 - 20:30
David & Tammy McQuade, renowned Florida-based national champion birders, take us on their latest birding adventure Chasing the North America 2025 Big Year Record.

Birding 101
2026-03-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
A Beginner’s Guide to Birding, 1.5 hours – SAS Nature Center, garden, and Celery Fields boardwalk. This comprehensive course covers essential birdwatching skills.
This class is FREE – Registration Required

Members Meet & Greet - *MEMBERS ONLY EVENT
2026-03-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Meet your fellow members face to face! Greet your board members and enjoy a short presentation by a local environmentalist. Light refreshments.

Beginning Bird Photography
2026-03-14 08:30 - 10:00 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Beginning Bird Photograpy with Forrest Rowland

Saturday, Mar. 14
9:00 AM – 10:30 PM

A Beginner’s Guide to Bird Photography, 1.5 hours – SAS Nature Center, garden, and Celery Fields boardwalk. This comprehensive course covers essential bird photography skills.

Registration Required

Florida Native Plant Workshop Part 3
2026-03-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Native Plant Landscape Designer and Eco Artist Pam Callender will teach us why native plant gardening is so vital to our local landscape and how everyone can incorporate natives into their yards. Each month adds to information from the month before, beginning with a recap.

The talks will last 2 hours, they will cover:

Creating and Maintaining Native Plant Landscapes
Common Gardening Myths
Mitigating HOA Concerns

This final presentation ends with a planting day at the SE Quad starting at 11am.

Please email Pamela to RSVP HERE

Pollinator Garden Planting
2026-03-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Celery Fields, 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Join Pam Callender at the SE Quad to plant pollinator plants!
This is a construction site and usually off-limits. It will be open today for this family-friendly event.
Bring your gloves and planting tools (shovel and trowel) if you have them.
All are welcome!

Third Sunday Celery Field Walk
2026-03-15 08:00 - 10:00 | Raymond Road Boardwalk, 1550 Raymond Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Join Kathryn and other guest trip leaders to learn how to find birds by song, calls, ID, and habitats

Third Wednesday Celery Field Walk
2026-03-18 09:00 - 10:30 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240

Wingspan, Wednesday Afternoon - *MEMBERS ONLY EVENT
2026-03-18 12:30 - 15:30 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240

Oscar Scherer State Park Third Thursday Birdwalk
2026-03-19 08:30 - 10:00 | Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, 34229, United States

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.”
