Guided Walks – Siesta Key Shorebirds

Siesta Key Beach 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key, FL, United States

Mary Heinlen (email) and Helen King will meet you at Siesta Key Beach in front of the pavilion with the American flag that is to the right as you enter the main parking lot. You will learn to ID shorebirds during a 1.5 mile walk in the sand and sun. Restrooms are available.

Guided Walks – Nathan Benderson Park

Nathan Benderson Park 700 North Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

Helen King (850-556-2950) and Kathryn Young will escort you on a "birking" trip through Nathan Benderson Park. Birking is bicycling and birding. Meet at the playground parking lot (5851 Nathan Benderson Cir) with your own bicycle. We will ride slowly on paved paths for approximately 7 miles looking for an array of different birds. Restrooms...

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.

Guided Walks – Myakka Bridge/Crowley Nature Center

Crowley Nature Center 16405 Myakka Rd, Sarasota, FL, 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...

Guided Walks – Myakka River State Park

Myakka River State Park 13208 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL, 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.

Birding on the Bayfront at Selby Gardens

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL, United States

Enjoy this unique opportunity to explore the Gardens before opening hours as we search high and low (tide) for birds! Bird Naturalist leader Helen King will lead this walk and help you to identify species. September is the beginning of migration season, and 160 different bird species have been documented in the Gardens over the...

$40