• 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

  • Purple Martins

    Purple Martins

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Purple Martins -Thursdays and Sundays—March and April at 10 or 11am.  Join us when we take down the houses to count eggs and baby birds and do nest maintenance. (Weather dependent) Questions?  Call the Nature Center at 941-312-6533 for exact times.

  • Purple Martins

    Purple Martins

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Purple Martins -Thursdays and Sundays—March and April at 10 or 11am.  Join us when we take down the houses to count eggs and baby birds and do nest maintenance. (Weather dependent) Questions?  Call the Nature Center at 941-312-6533 for exact times.

  • 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.

  • FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS WORKSHOPS

    Florida Native Plants Workshop

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 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.

  • Purple Martins

    Purple Martins

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Purple Martins -Thursdays and Sundays—March and April at 10 or 11am.  Join us when we take down the houses to count eggs and baby birds and do nest maintenance. (Weather dependent) Questions?  Call the Nature Center at 941-312-6533 for exact times.

  • Monthly Meeting – Jared Del Rosso

    Zoom - Register to attend the zoom meeting

    Jared Del Rosso, birder, and sociologist, talks about Whip-poor-wills, the subject of his upcoming book, and about other nightjars, Common Nighthawks and Chuck-will’s Widows.

  • Purple Martins

    Purple Martins

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Purple Martins -Thursdays and Sundays—March and April at 10 or 11am.  Join us when we take down the houses to count eggs and baby birds and do nest maintenance. (Weather dependent) Questions?  Call the Nature Center at 941-312-6533 for exact times.

  • Purple Martins

    Purple Martins

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Purple Martins -Thursdays and Sundays—March and April at 10 or 11am.  Join us when we take down the houses to count eggs and baby birds and do nest maintenance. (Weather dependent) Questions?  Call the Nature Center at 941-312-6533 for exact times.

  • Members Meet and Greet

    Members Meet and Greet

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 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.

  • Panama Birding Trip 2026 – Info Session

    Sarasota Audubon Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL

    Spend time birding in two distinct regions—the tropical rainforests bordering the Panama Canal, and the midlands and highlands of Chiriquí Province in western Panama—for the chance to see a multitude of species at varying elevations. On this 8-day adventure, join SAS Board Member, Aaron Virgin, an acclaimed ecotourism birding leader, as you explore public and private...