Audubon Florida

The Wilson’s plover, whose year-round range in the United States is limited to southern Florida coastlines, is estimated to have a Floridian population of less than 1,000 birds.

Nesting season shorebirds have right-of-way on Gulf-front beaches over sunbathers

Tom Bayles

Millions of shorebirds use Florida's beaches and dune systems during nesting season, with about 20 species along the Gulf from February to August. Watch where you step.

Bobcat at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

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Audubon staff contributes 164,307 wildlife camera photos to 'SnapshotUSA' program

Renée Wilson/Audubon Senior Communications Coordinator

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary participates in nationwide monitoring effort providing insights on mammals, birds, and more.

Just another day teaching about the importance of conservation in the Everglades: Betty Osceola leads a group of Miccosukee and Seminole tribe members as well as concerned citizens on a hike to a proposed oil drilling site in Big Cypress National Preserve in 2021.

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Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, Miccosukee Tribe, and others lauded by Audubon Florida

Tom Bayles

More than 250 conservationists and citizen advocates were in the audience at Audubon Florida’s 2025 Assembly. The state program of the National Audubon Society recognized people the group considers key environmental leaders from Naples to Orlando, and Tampa Bay to Panama City, at the annual event last month.

A pair of least terns courting among some pebbles are pictured on the cover of Audubon Florida's 2022 Coastal Report, which shows that the results of last year's nesting season for shorebirds went rather well in large part because it was over three weeks before Hurricane Ian reworked Southwest Florida's beaches

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It's shorebird nesting time on Southwest Florida beaches

Mike Walcher

Shorebirds are starting to lay eggs in nests on and near Southwest Florida beaches. The nesting birds include Wilson's and Snowy Plovers and Least Terns. This also is nesting time for Black Skimmers. Audubon of Florida and state wildlife officials remind beach-goers to stay away from nests, and keep dogs on leashes near or along the shoreline.

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Audubon calls on bird enthusiasts across Florida to search for and report banded roseate spoonbills

WGCU Staff

Audubon’s Everglades Science Center team is calling on bird enthusiasts across the state to search for Roseate Spoonbills and report banded birds on this form.Nearly 3,000 birds have been banded since 2003. Each band sighting will win a special sticker and contribute to critical population data for this iconic Florida species.

An artist's rendering of some of the new conservation buildings set to be put in places where the replaced building once stood as Audubon Florida's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is in the midst of a multi-million dollar growth spurt

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Audubon Florida transforming Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Tom Bayles

Audubon Florida's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is getting a makeover of sorts with some new buildings feature new attractions such as interactive displays that can be seen, heard, and touched

American Flamingos on Marco Island after Idalia.

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Idalia 'gifted' Florida with a flock of flamingos -- some at Pine Island and possible permanent residency

WGCU Staff

More than 100 wild American flamingos were counted in Florida during February bird census.

Beach-nesting season is underway along Florida's coasts and some areas will be marked closed to access to help birds nest securely.

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Nesting season underway for Southwest Florida coastal birds; some areas closed

WGCU Staff

With a critical nesting season in progress, boaters and beachgoers are urged to give space to nesting birds along area beaches.

Swallow-tailed kites July migration includes many stops including Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary to forage and fatten up before they fly away from South Florida headed for South America; during the months following, other birds waylay at the sanctuary on their way to winter nesting grounds near and far

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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a popular migration station

Tom Bayles

Audubon Florida’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is an attraction in western Everglades by Naples. upcoming months feature some of the best bird-watching and wildlife experiences

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Florida's bald eagle nesting season proves resiliency of the iconic raptors

Tara Calligan

The theme of this year’s Bald Eagle nesting season is resilience, according to Audubon Florida’s EagleWatch Report. We discover how bald eagles are able to endure Florida’s ever-changing landscape and discuss our fascination with the iconic birds of prey.