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Owlets returned to their nest. Two fluffy, white owls sitting in a large, stick nest.
Audubon Center for Birds of Prey Admits 765 Raptors in 2021
January 17, 2022 — The Center's team released 223 raptors back into the wild.
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Give Where you Live Collier Day is Feb. 9-10, 2022
January 12, 2022 — Support the Sanctuary and take advantage of matching gift opportunities!
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Piping Plover with a sand beach in the background. Photo: Kara Cook/Audubon Florida.
Spotted! Interesting Piping Plover Lineage at Outback Key
January 11, 2022 — Coastal team member Kara Cook reflects on one of her favorite Fall 2021 sightings.
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Students with binoculars looking at birds in a swamp.
Year 11 of Conservation Leadership Initiative Program Launches at Regional Audubon Assemblies
January 06, 2022 — Audubon Florida’s Conservation Leadership Initiative (CLI) is an experiential learning program providing opportunities for undergraduate college students to immerse themselves in Audubon.
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A flamingo in a pool at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
Best Florida Bird of 2021
January 01, 2022 — What was your favorite Florida sighting of 2021? For Communications Director Erika Zambello, it was an American Flamingo.
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Least Tern chicks on Lido Key under a triangular, wooden chick shelter. Adult Least tern in the background in flight. Photo: Kylie Wilson
Audubon Uses Chick Shelters to Give Beach Birds a Break
December 31, 2021 — To give the birds some relief, Audubon Florida staff and volunteers employ chick shelters at nesting sites on the sand and on gravel rooftops.
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The Snail and Swallow-tailed Kites sitting side by side at the Center for Birds of Prey. Photo: Tabitha Smith
This Snail Kite is the Newest Bird Ambassador at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
December 31, 2021 — Snail Kites are federally endangered and, while historically their populations have been centered around Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades, their range has been expanding.
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Roseate Spoonbill at the water's edge
Christmas Bird Count Provides a Look at Environmental Health
December 22, 2021 — A brief look at the counts at Everglades Science Center and Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
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