Carefree Learner - April 7, 2025 - SOLD OUT
2025-04-07 11:15 - 13:15 (America/New_York) | Marina Jack Boat Docks, 2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
Boat tours to Robert Bay Rookery on the Carefree Learner. See hundreds of nesting herons, egrets, spoonbills and more. The boat is near downtown Sarasota, south of Marina Jack’s restaurant. Take Ringling Blvd., off 41/Tamiami Trail, toward the water and into the parking lot. Our boat, the Carefree Learner, is docked next to La Barge, the big boat with mermaids and palm trees. This is near O’Leary’s Tiki Bar and Grill. There is a public restroom next to O’Leary’s. There are no facilities on the boat! This Event is SOLD OUT
Reservations are required for this event. Please click here to register.

Celery Fields Walks - First Mondays
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.

Purple Martins
2025-03-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, 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 - Myakka Bridge/Crowley Nature Center
2025-04-11 07:30 - 10:00 | Crowley Nature Center, 16405 Myakka Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
First meet Helen King (email, 850-556-2950) at the bridge (he bridge is south of Crowley by 1/8 mile) with a spotting scope; park along the shoulder; then go to Crowley to find resident red headed woodpeckers, bluebirds, and loggerhead shrike. 1.5 mile walk in woods and dirt road.
$4 fee for Crowley
Restrooms are available at Crowley.

Celery Fields Walks - Second Mondays
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.

Monthly Meeting - Tammy and Dave McQuade
2025-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – Register to attend the zoom meeting
Tammy & Dave McQuade, the renowned Florida-based champion birders, take us on their latest birding adventure.

Guided Walks - Old Miakka Preserve
2025-04-15 08:00 - 10:00 | Old Miakka Preserve, Fruitville Rd & Myakka Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Stu Willson and Cathy Paris will meet you at Old Miakka Preserve on the East end of Fruitville Road. Continue on gravel road to the entrance about ½ mile on right. We will look for flyovers, migrants, and woodpeckers.
2 mile loop walk, mainly in the sun and on a sandy trail.
No restrooms

Guided Walks - North Longboat Key/Leffis Key
2025-04-16 08:00 - 11:00 | North Longboat Key, 100 Broadway, Longboat Key, FL, 34228, 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) 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.

Florida Native Plants Workshop
2025-04-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
January 11, February 8, March 8, April 19. 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.

Guided Walks - Glebe Park
2025-04-21 08:00 - 10:00 | Glebe Park, 1000 Glebe Lane, Sarasota, FL, 34242, United States
Walk with John Groskopf through Glebe Park on Siesta Key looking for migrants and flyovers; ¼ mile walk, mainly shade.
Restrooms are available

Guided Walks - Myakka River State Park
2025-04-23 08:15 - 11:00 | Myakka River State Park, 13208 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL, 34241, United States
Helen King will meet you at the first parking lot on the right after main (SR72) entrance.
There is a park entrance fee.
There will be stops at the bridges, boardwalk, and the former weir.
Restrooms are available.

Celery Fields Walks - Fourth Thursdays
2024-11-28 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.

Guided Walks - Oscar Scherer State Park, 4th Thursdays
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 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 - Bay Street Park
2025-04-28 08:00 - 10:00 | Bay Street Park, 300 Bay Street, Osprey, FL, 34229, United States
Join John Groskopf (941-726-8816) at Bay Street Park to look for migrants, waders, and forest birds. 1 mile walk, mainly shade. Restrooms are available.

Guided Walks - Pinecraft Park
2025-05-03 09:00 - 11:00 | Pinecraft Park, 1420 Gilbert Ave, Sarasota, FL, 34239, United States
Visit Pinecraft Park with John Groskopf (941-726-8816) as you look for migrants, flyovers, and water birds. Less than one mile of shaded walk.
Restrooms are available.

Monthly Meeting - Megan Suau
2025-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – Register to attend the zoom meeting
Megan Suau, architect, speaks about her gorilla conservation work on the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.

Wingspan, Oceana Edition - Experienced only - *MEMBERS ONLY
2025-07-17 18:00 - 21:00
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

Wingspan, The Game - Beginners Welcome - *MEMBERS ONLY
2025-08-06 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
