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Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Opens New Spurlino Foundation Discovery Center
February 05, 2026 — With hands-on exhibits, educational signage, dioramas, and more, the newly renovated space offers something for everyone.
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Audubon Staff Contributes 164,307 Wildlife Camera Photos to “SnapshotUSA” Program
February 02, 2026 — Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary participates in nationwide monitoring effort providing insights on mammals, birds, and more.
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Two Piping Plovers Beat the Odds
January 27, 2026 — Captive breeding serves as a critical conservation strategy for vulnerable shorebirds.
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A Day in the Life: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Prescribed Fire Burn Boss
January 22, 2026 — With years of experience, Allyson Webb choreographs many moving parts throughout each fire event.
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Snail Kite Population Showing Strain in Dry Years
January 20, 2026 — Kite numbers are down after back to back dry nesting seasons.
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Orange Audubon Society Brings the Christmas Bird Count to Elementary and Middle School Students
January 12, 2026 — Kids from pre-k through eight grade counted 40 bird species. This project earned Orange Audubon the 2025 Large Chapter Education Award.
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Audubon Florida is Down for This Count – the Christmas Bird Count!
January 08, 2026 — Summary of the 126th annual bird survey.
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Christmas Bird Count Summary for 2025
January 07, 2026 — 43 staff and volunteers came together to count a total of 12,584 birds.
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A Day in the Life: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Visitor
January 05, 2026 — “It’s hard to find words to explain why I visit whenever I’m in Southwest Florida — I am drawn to it..."
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A Year of Surprises and Firsts for Beach-Nesting Bird Species
December 23, 2025 — While some communities are still rebuilding, both birds and people were spared major impacts in the 2025 season.
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