Audubon Florida News

May 22, 2026 — Counting birds at Sandy Key in Florida Bay.

May 21, 2026 — For nearly a decade, Hall has inspired the next generation of conservationists to act on behalf of birds and people.

May 19, 2026 — Three highlights from past CLI students.

May 14, 2026 — Vulnerable sea and shorebirds need Florida beaches and islands to successfully raise their families.

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.

April 30, 2026 — A partnership between two Panhandle-area groups protects hundreds of acres of land for generations of birds and people.

April 29, 2026 — Partners come together to protect beach-nesting birds during the busiest season of the year.

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.

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.

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.