Coastal Stewardship

Two seabirds eating something on the sand
Year of the Oystercatcher
August 04, 2025 — Following a stormy season in 2024, these beach-nesting birds had a better-than-average year in Florida
Black seabirds in sand at a construction site
New Seabird Nesting Sites Protected Thanks to Eagle-eyed Panhandle Community Members
July 30, 2025
three least terns on a gravel rooftop
Life of a Florida Rooftop Nesting Tern
June 08, 2025 — by Lyndsey Christopher, Rooftop Seabird Field Technician
A child smiles as she holds up her shorebird sign, featuring a colorful illustration of a Piping Plover and hand-written text that reads: Protect us, don't neglect us! Proteja los pajaritos!
Students from Long Island Elementary Schools Awarded for Shorebird Signs
May 27, 2025 — Audubon educators work with students throughout the year in a suite of lessons that culminate in a project designing signage reminding beachgoers to share the shore with nesting shorebirds.
An adult Piping Plover comes in for a landing on a wet, sandy beach.
Threatened and Endangered Shorebirds Begin Nesting Season on Connecticut Beaches
May 22, 2025 — Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers are already nesting, while terns are just returning to our shores.
A white wading bird in a leafy green canopy
125 Years of Audubon in Florida on Exhibit at the Jacksonville Airport
May 13, 2025 — Be a part of the oldest conservation organization in the Sunshine State.
Birds and History
Black Skimmer nesting colony with babies and adults on a beach.
The Vulnerable Nests of Seabirds and Shorebirds
May 01, 2025 — Seasonal Seabird Steward Ava Trail shares her observations of the nesting species she protects in the Panhandle.
A Red-billed Tropicbird flies over a boat
Red-billed Tropicbird Returns to the Florida Panhandle for its Ninth Consecutive Year
April 22, 2025 — A rare seabird amazes Panhandle birders.
tar blobs on a beach with waves in the background
Audubon Florida Reflects on 15 Year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Disaster
April 14, 2025
A flock of black and white birds - Black Skimmer, Royal Tern, Sandwich Tern, Laughing Gull - fly near to the surf.
Audubon Florida Coastal Stewardship Volunteer Highlights
April 14, 2025 — Thank you Penny Murnane and Jamey Binneveld!