Audubon Florida News

Great Egret. Photo: Patricia McGuire.
Governor DeSantis Signs Water, Resiliency, and Budget Legislation, Rejects Bad Development Bill
July 07, 2020 — Florida heads into next year with a strong environmental budget.
Bird blind. Photo: Mark Berlinger.
Dreams and Hard Work Bring New Blind to Pasco County
June 30, 2020 — West Pasco Audubon offers fantastic new resource for local birders.
Roseate Spoonbill. Photo: Trudy Walden/Audubon Photography Awards.
Higher Water Levels Make Nesting More Difficult for South Florida Spoonbills
June 30, 2020 — Roseate Spoonbills faced a tough nesting season.
Least Tern. Photo: JulieAnn Schultz/Audubon Photography Awards.
How Have Wildlife Species Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
June 30, 2020 — Shy birds become bolder, bobcats approach the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary boardwalk, and more.
Black Skimmers on the Navarre Causeway.
Coastal Volunteer Events Evolve in the Wake of COVID-19
June 29, 2020 — Volunteers come together in new ways to protect beach nesting birds in 2020.
Snowy Plover. Photo: Alena Ebeling Schuld / Audubon Photography Awards.
Have You Spotted these Nesting Sea and Shorebirds?
June 24, 2020 — If we share the shore, vulnerable nesting birds will have successful breeding seasons.
Boat debris. Photo: Savannah Penney.
Audubon Staff Works with FWC and Florida State Park Teams to Remove Debris from Critical Nesting Grounds
June 19, 2020 — The organizations worked together with volunteers to remove hundreds of pieces of a beached shrimp boat.
Florida Scrub-Jay. Photo: Susan Kirby.
Florida Scrub-Jay Fathers Play Special Role in Raising Nestlings
June 18, 2020 — Endemic to Florida, these scrub-jays also engage in cooperative breeding.
Rooftop Least Tern colony
Gravel Rooftops Provide Crucial Habitat for Nesting Seabirds and Shorebirds
June 16, 2020 — Audubon has staff monitoring colonies from the Panhandle to Marco Island
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Gets an Overhaul
June 11, 2020 — Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary protects 2,900 nautical miles of unique marine resources.