Sarasota Audubon | Sarasota, Florida

Guided Walks - Siesta Key Shorebirds
2025-02-11 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key, FL, 34231, 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.

Monthly Meeting - Jamie Rotenberg
2025-02-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – Register to attend the zoom meeting
Jamie Rotenberg, ecologist, details his discovery of the northern most Harpy Eagles’ nest in the Belize rainforests. To register for the meeting click here.

Celery Fields Cleanups
2025-02-10 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Celery Fields, 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Celery Fields Cleanups:
Help keep our area garbage-free! 9 am; Dec 9, Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 10 Shelley Yarosh (shelleyyarosh@gmail.com)

Celery Fields Walks - Second Mondays
2025-02-10 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-01-13 08:00 - 10:00 | Celery Fields, 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Peter Brown (207-994-9885) and Mary Alice Curtiss meet at Raymond Rd BoardwalkExplore the boardwalk and surrounding wetlands.
Parking on side of road.
Port-a-potty on site.

Guided Walk - Perico Preserve
2025-02-10 08:00 - 10:00 | Perico Perserve, 11700 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL, 34209, 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.

Florida Native Plants Workshop
2025-02-08 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
January 11, February 8, March 8, April 12. at 9 am. 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.

Eagle Nest Tour - February 8, 2025
2025-02-08 08:00 - 11:30 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
THIS DATE IS SOLD OUT – See February 15th, which is an additional date for this tour.

Join a Bald Eagle specialist to see nests and eaglets. Please bring your own binoculars. We will meet at the Nature Center and travel by bus to various locations.

Cost $50
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
Questions? Please click the Organizer’s name below to access their email address or phone number.

Celery Fields Walks - First Thursdays
2025-02-06 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-01-02 08:00 - 10:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Lynn Jakubowicz (email) meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd.
Explore birds in the gardens and Palmer Boardwalk.

Celery Fields Walks - First Mondays
2025-02-03 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Margi Haas (email) and Mary Alice Curtiss meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd. Explore birds in the gardens and Palmer boardwalk.

Celery Fields Walks - First Saturdays
2025-02-01 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-04 09:00 - 11:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Kylie Wilson (941-266-5407, email) meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd. Explore birds around the property.

Celery Fields Walks - Fourth Saturdays
2025-01-25 08:00 - 10:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Peter Brown (207-994-9885) and Evelyn MacQueen. Meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd.
Explore birds in the garden and Palmer Boardwalk.

Guided Walks - Oscar Scherer State Park, 4th Thursdays
2025-01-23 08:30 - 10:30, 2024-12-26 08:30 - 10:30 | Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, 34229, 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

Celery Fields Walks - Fourth Thursdays
2025-01-23 08:00 - 10:00, 2024-12-26 08:00 - 10:00 | Celery Fields, 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Kathryn Young (email) meet at Raymond Rd Boardwalk.
Join Kathryn and other guest trip leaders to learn how to find birds by song, calls, ID, and habitats.
Parking on side of road.
Port-a-potty on site.

Patio Sale
2025-01-18 09:00 - 15:00
PATIO SALE – January 18th and 19th at 9 am to 3 pm
Books, Birdhouses and feeders, knick-knacks, and more.

Guided Walk - Nathan Benderson Park
2025-01-17 08:00 - 10:00 | Nathan Benderson Park, 700 North Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, FL, 34232, 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.

Celery Fields Walks - Third Thursdays
2025-01-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States

Members Meet and Greet
2025-01-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Members Meet and Greet – A way for our members to see each other face to face! Meet your board members and enjoy a short presentation by a local environmentalist. Light refreshments. November 20, January 15, March 19; 2-3:30 pm in the Nature Center.

Monthly Meeting - Sophie Osborn
2025-01-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – Register to attend the zoom meeting
Jan 13 – Sophie Osborn, biologist, discusses her reintroduction work with condors and other imperiled birds and her intriguing new book “Feather Trails.” Registration is required for this Zoom meeting and program. To view the meeting and program on YouTube, please click here

Guided Walks - Lakeview Park
2025-01-08 08:00 - 10:00 | Lakeview Park, 7255 Hand Road, Sarasota, FL, 34241, 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.

Celery Fields Walks - Florida Young Birders Club
2024-12-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Sophia Haakman (email)
Free for members, $10 for nonmembers (which will get you an annual membership in the FYBC). Meet at the Nature Center, 999 Center Road
There will be a walk to Raymond Road boardwalk, looking for birds in the wetlands. 3 miles round trip in the sun.

Myakka River State Park Christmas Bird Count
2024-12-16 | Myakka River State Park, 13208 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL, 34241, United States
Contact Belinda Perry (email) to participate in the Myakka River State Park Christmas Bird Count.
If you would like to learn more about how bird counts impact environmental studies read this article on the National Audubon Society site. Click here.
