Audubon Florida News

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Center for Birds of Prey Launches Haiku Contest for In-Person Storywalk
May 07, 2026 — Free submission. Winners can see their work printed along the storywalk and win a year-long membership to the Center for Birds of Prey.
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Bay County Audubon Society and Bay County Conservancy Team Up to Protect Preserves and Habitat
April 30, 2026 — A partnership between two Panhandle-area groups protects hundreds of acres of land for generations of birds and people.
royal tern in flight
Huguenot Memorial Park Adapts to Protect Nesting Birds
April 29, 2026 — Partners come together to protect beach-nesting birds during the busiest season of the year.
women holding least tern decoys and standing on a beach
Girl Scouts Band Together to Protect Sea and Shorebirds
April 29, 2026 — Along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where people and wildlife compete for the same narrow ribbon of sand, conservation success begins with collaboration. At Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, four determined middle school Girl Scouts started a new conservation chapter for the region’s vulnerable sea and shorebirds.
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A Banner Year for Nesting Birds on Florida’s Beaches
April 29, 2026 — While Florida communities continue to recover from hurricanes, coastal habitat conditions have improved for sea and shorebirds. Why? The storm surge and winds tore out vegetation, leaving large expanses of bare sand, perfect for nesting. A lack of hurricanes this year meant birds nesting in the newly exposed areas could successfully fledge without contending with excessive waves, wind, or water, showcasing how resilient they can be without human disturbance and development.
Wilson's plover on the sand
Celebrating a Great Year for Wilson’s Plovers
April 29, 2026 — When multiple hurricanes and storms in 2024 rearranged habitats across the Gulf Coast, the resulting expanses of bare sand created ideal conditions for beach-nesting birds, especially Wilson’s Plovers.
An American Kestrel in flight against clear blue sky, looking down.
Center for Birds of Prey’s First Motus Visitor? A Bird of Prey!
April 27, 2026 — The perfect first visitor to the Center's new Motus Station arrived in early April.
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Conservation Leadership Academies Connect University Students to Audubon
April 24, 2026 — Audubon Florida’s Conservation Leadership Academies (CLAs) take place across the state and offer a quick but memorable gateway for local college students to learn about Audubon and conservation careers.
a roseate spoonbill with a bird band on its leg
Banded Roseate Spoonbill Sheds Light on Iconic Florida Species
April 12, 2026 — Bird bands - and resights - allow researchers to track spoonbill movement, nesting, and behavior.
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New Video Highlights 25 Years of Jay Watch
April 06, 2026 — Community science program integral to monitoring and protecting the endemic Florida Scrub-Jay.