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Audubon Florida News

Two people on the beach with tools
Audubon Florida Coastal Team Pilots an Innovative Solution to Improve Nesting Success for Black Skimmers
February 21, 2023 — Staff are hopeful the new tool can reduce the potential for illness in Southwest Florida birds.
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Bird on a rooftop
Coastal Birds Are Nesting on Tampa Bay Area Rooftops
February 21, 2023 — Sea and shorebirds sometimes nest on gravel rooftops instead of beaches.
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Steward Stories: Adventures of an Audubon Shorebird Volunteer Eric Setterberg
February 17, 2023 — Written by Eric Setterberg
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A nest of fuzzy Roseate Spoonbill checks.
Mid-Season Spoonbill Nesting Update
February 15, 2023 — While some chicks have already successfully left the nest, parent birds struggle to find food amidst unpredictable water levels.
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The Possum Long Nature Center building, a green bungalow with a red brick path leading to the front door and lots of old growth trees and shrubs surrounding it.
Possum Long Nature Center
February 15, 2023 — Home to Audubon of Martin County, this preserve boasts five acres of urban forest.
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A group of people standing in front of a sign on a gate
Audubon Sabal Point Sanctuary Dedicated to Charles Lee
February 14, 2023 — The dedication occurred during a meeting of the Florida Audubon Society board.
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Wood Stork in its nest.
Audubon Florida Concerned that the USFWS Proposes Removal of Wood Stork from Endangered Species Act Protection
February 14, 2023 — by Julie Wraithmell, Executive Director, Audubon Florida
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Audubon Florida Names Kim Dryden 2022 Everglades Champion
February 10, 2023 — Federal biologist Kim Dryden is a champion for listed species throughout Southwest Florida.
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A close-up view of a Bald Eagle's talons. A person's hand holds both talons. A metal identification band is around the left ankle.
2022 in Review: The Raptor Trauma Clinic Admits 688 Bird Patients and Releases More than 200 Back into the Wild
February 10, 2023 — Looking back at a busy year for clinic staff and volunteers.
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