birding festival | GFBWT https://floridabirdingtrail.com Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:46:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-TeenyLogo-e1543354878353-32x32.png birding festival | GFBWT https://floridabirdingtrail.com 32 32 176888216 Wild Amelia Nature Festival (Amelia Island, FL) https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/wild-amelia-nature-festival-amelia-island-fl/ Fri, 18 May 2018 04:00:00 +0000 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=5472 Wild Amelia Nature Festival
Friday, May 18-Sunday, May 20, 2018
Amelia Island, FL

There are many activities taking place during this festival, including a Sea Turtle Release, Sunset River Cruise, Eco-Expo, and Eco-Tours.

Check out the website for more details.

]]> 5472 Orlando Wetlands Festival https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/orlando-wetlands-festival/ Sat, 17 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0000 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=5235 Read More]]> Come and enjoy the Orlando Wetlands Festival on Saturday, February 17, 2018, from 9am-3pm at Fort Christmas Historical Park. The Orlando Wetlands Festival highlights the Orlando Wetlands Park, the City’s 1,650 acre water reclamation wetland. The event is sponsored by: City of Orlando, Orange Audubon Society and Orange County Parks and Recreation.
On February 17, 2018, experience this unique wetland treatment system with the entire family. Event co-sponsor, Orange Audubon Society, will lead guided bird-watching excursions. The Friends of the Orlando Wetlands will lead wetland exploration hikes and the Florida Native Plant Society will lead native plant identification hikes. Bring your camera and join guided photo hikes led by professional photographers. For those who like to sit and ride, guided bus tours will travel along the wetland berms, giving riders a chance to experience firsthand, Florida’s wild wetlands.
In addition to the numerous guided tours, there will be bird-banding and mist-netting demonstrations, as well as, live music by Homer Stiles. Featured in the various wildlife shows, many different live animals will be present such as alligators, snakes, birds and many others. Also, free native wildflowers and backyard wildlife plants will be given away to encourage biodiversity.
There will be interactive children’s activities, bounce houses, hay rides and much more! So bring the whole family and invite your friends and neighbors to this fun, free educational festival. Please leave your pets at home; there are wild animals. Food will be available for purchase. Free admission and free door prizes! For more information: call Orlando Wetlands Park 407-568-1706.
Sponsoring the Festival in a financial way is the Orange Audubon Society and Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI)
Directions: To get to the Park, take S.R. 50 to Christmas, Florida. Turn north onto 420, Ft. Christmas Rd. Continue north 1.8 miles. Fort Christmas Park will be on your left. Free parking will be located on your right across from Fort Christmas Park. The address is 1300 North Fort Christmas Road, Christmas, FL 32709.

]]> 5235 Indian River Birding Festival and Nature Art Show https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/indian-river-birding-festival-and-nature-art-show/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 04:00:00 +0000 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4947 Read More]]> The Pelican Island Preservation Society is hosting this event, now in its third year, The festival is being held in conjunction with “National Wildlife Refuge Week,” October 8th to 14th.
Activities include local birding tours and lectures, Nature Art Show that includes a plein air paint-out at the PIAS campus, and a sunset pontonn boat cruise on the Indian River Lagoon at Pelican Island. Visit the festival Facebook page for more details, as they become available.

]]> 4947 Everglades Birding Festival https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/everglades-birding-festival/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 05:00:00 +0000 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4919 Journey through south Florida searching for beautiful and rare birds in ancient moss-covered cypress swamps, everglades prairies that join the sky and brilliant marshes that sparkle with flashes of roseate wings. Scan across the tips of grass for searching hovering Snail kites and hear the squeal of the Limpkin.

]]> 4919 Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/space-coast-birding-wildlife-festival-2/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 05:00:00 +0000 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4836 Discover why Florida’s Space Coast is your launch pad to incredible nature-based experiences. World Class Photographers, Field Workshops, Presentations & Classes. Come see why we’re the largest Birding & Wildlife Festival in the United States.

]]> 4836 Birding the Bay Festival https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/birding-the-bay-festival/ Sat, 22 Apr 2017 11:00:00 +0000 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4554 Read More]]> Join us for a day-long birding event on the Forgotten Coast for birders of all levels, from advanced to beginners. Professionally-led tours will focus on shorebirds, migratory birds, and/or woodland species. See colorful song birds like Indigo Buntings and Summer Tanagers on St. George Island on their migratory stop over, view shorebirds in the shallow waters around St. George Island State Park, visit the pine woodlands where the Red Cockaded Woodpecker thrives, or learn the basics of birding with Audubon at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (ANERR).

After a morning in the field, participants will return to the ANERR Nature Center for lunch and a lecture by Budd Titlow, award-winning nature photographer and author, professional Wildlife biologist and wetlands scientist (Emeritus). The afternoon will also feature educational booths including the University of Massachusetts with a migratory mist net and bird banding demonstration, birds of prey information, Florida Audubon and representatives with the Florida Wild Mammal Association.

Visitors not registered for the tours are welcome to go birding along the ANERR boardwalks and beach, or attend the afternoon lecture. There will also be bird videos playing at the Nature Center throughout the day. The Jackson Childs “Gulf Crossing: Story of Spring” documentary will be shown at 10:00am in the Multipurpose Room. The educational booths will be staffed from 10am-2pm and include children’s activities and birding info. A silent auction open to all rounds out the afternoon.

Tours are for intermediate to experienced birders and are most appropriate for those 8 years and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. For beginner birding, sign up for the Birding 101 class. Tours are not strenuous. Seats are limited and available first come, first serve; participants must register and pay in advance.
$45.00 ticket includes: Guided tour, roundtrip transportation to and from ANERR to the birding tour sites, lunch, a Sibley’s birding book, commemorative t-shirt and a reusable tote bag filled goodies.
Participants choose from one of three options:
-Tour 1: St. George Island migratory songbirds, shorebirds, woodland birds
-Tour 2: Red Cockaded Woodpecker tour
-Tour 3: Birding 101 Guided tour for beginner birders. Learn birding basics, and see shorebirds and woodland species at ANERR.

Want to go birding on your own? Limited packages without tours are available. Package includes lunch, the lecture, a t-shirt, Sibley birding book and tote bag for $35.00.

Attendance for the movie, information booths, and silent auction activities are free and open to the public. ANERR’s nature center is free and open to the public Tuesday-Saturday 9am-4pm.

To register, visit birdingthebay.eventbrite.com. For more information, call 850-670-7700. Full refund available until April 3rd. Tours will happen rain or shine. If there is lightning, we will delay the tours until danger has past, then continue.

]]> 4554 Birding Festival of the Keys https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/birding-festival-of-the-keys/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4542 This event has been cancelled due to the impacts from Hurricane Irma.

]]> 4542 13th annual Southwest Florida Nature Festival https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/13th-annual-southwest-florida-nature-festival/ Fri, 13 Jan 2017 05:00:00 +0000 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4360 Read More]]> Mark your calendar for field trips and lectures during the 13th Annual Southwest Florida Nature Festival! Explore the local environment through almost 40 guided field trips to 20 wildlife hot spots around Southwest Florida and lectures at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center.
Field trips, including birding walks, buggy rides and boat tours, are offered in conjunction with partners such as Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Big Cypress National Preserve and Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Field trip prices range from $15 – $135, and registration is required.
Field trip registration is open!

]]> 4360 Birds of a Feather Fest https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/birds-of-a-feather-fest/ Fri, 10 Feb 2017 05:00:00 +0000 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4224 Read More]]> With more than 125 miles of hiking, biking and walking trails, miles of coastline, varied habitats and more than 200 identified species, Flagler County is a birder’s paradise. Few places offer as many wonderful opportunities to enjoy nature while being so connected, accessible and clean. With a focus on families, beginners and experts alike, this festival will offer something for everyone. Every February, Palm Coast and the Flagler Beaches is transformed into bird central as birders from all over gather for the three-day Birds of a Feather Fest. With guided field trips, expert-led birding workshops and family activities, the festival is perfect for experts and beginners alike.

]]> 4224 Raptor Fest at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/raptor-fest-at-boyd-hill-nature-preserve/ Sat, 04 Feb 2017 15:00:00 +0000 https://floridabirdingtrail.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=3176 Join Body Hill Nature Preserve as they celebrate birds of prey! Admission is free! Park at Lakewood High School (1400 54th Ave. S.) and take the FREE shuttle to the Preserve. Check out the website for more info.

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