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Florida Power & Light Company Plants for Birds Grants Provide Habitat for Birds and People
September 21, 2023 — Plants for Birds grants funded a variety of activities around the state this past season.
The cover of the Audubon Florida Naturalist Fall 2023 magazine featuring a tiny Snowy Plover chick on a beach.
The Naturalist Fall 2023: A Letter from Julie Wraithmell, Executive Director
September 21, 2023 — This letter originally appeared in the Fall 2023 issue of The Naturalist magazine.
The cover of the Audubon Florida Naturalist Fall 2023 magazine featuring a tiny Snowy Plover chick on a beach.
The Naturalist Fall 2023: A Letter from Heidi McCree, Board Chair
September 21, 2023 — This letter originally appeared in the Fall 2023 issue of The Naturalist magazine.
A young man standing in front of the U.S. Capitol
Standoff in the Swamp Sends Young Photographer to the Capitol
September 18, 2023 — Estero High School student Storm Childress' image wins annual art contest.
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
A banded flamingo standing in shallow water.
Answering Your Questions about Flamingo Bands and Trackers
September 15, 2023 — Read on for a Peaches update.
Four women stand in a line and pose for a photo in the woods. The second woman from the left is holding a hooded Bald Eagle under one arm.
Rescue Diaries: A Journey into the Marsh to Save a Juvenile Bald Eagle
September 13, 2023 — Volunteer Cheryl Merz recounts a recent rescue in St. Johns County.
Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
In this old photograph, a woman sits in a canoe and holds an oar across her lap. Her head is turned over her shoulder to face the photographer, who is sitting behind her.
Juanita Greene: Trailblazer in Environmental Journalism
September 13, 2023 — Inspired by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Greene used her platform as a journalist to speak up for South Florida's natural places.
An American Flamingo walking in shallow water.
American Flamingo Released in Tampa Bay Will Shed Light on Flamingo Invasion
September 11, 2023 — Audubon Florida attaches transmitter to track its movements, fate.
A group of about 20 people stand in a grassy open area holding nets.
Center for Birds of Prey Volunteers Assemble Raptor Rescue Team
September 08, 2023 — From roadways to rooftops to back yards, the team has jumped in to help raptors in all kinds of situations.
Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
An artistic rendering of a Roseate Spoonbill in front of a landscape, with a bison in the background.
Lillian Cunningham, Host of Washington Post's Field Trip, on Spark Birds and Everglades Restoration
September 06, 2023 — Lillian Cunningham interviewed Audubon's Jerry Lorenz to talk wildlife, Everglades restoration, and the future of South Florida. In turn, we asked her about her work, travel, and spark bird.