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Bald Eagle flying over water with its talons outstretched.
Behind the Binoculars: 2023-2024 EagleWatch Season
October 31, 2024 — Notes from Shawnlei Breeding, EagleWatch Program Manager
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Storm Update: Shorelines Shift after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
October 30, 2024 — Audubon's coastal team is monitoring sites for impacted beach-nesting bird habitat.
historic photo of Theodore Roosevelt on the beach
Senator Gayle Harrell Wins Audubon Florida’s 2024 Teddy Roosevelt Award
October 24, 2024 — The award will be presented at the annual Audubon Florida Assembly from Nov. 7-9 in Daytona Beach.
A woman holding up a book to read to a group of kids. A second woman is holding a kestrel on her hand
Center for Birds of Prey Programs Grow Next Gen to Bend the Bird Curve
October 05, 2024 — Fall is a busy time of year. Eagles begin nesting, students are back in school, and the Center for Birds of Prey runs a packed event calendar! Each offering is an opportunity to inspire environmental leaders of all ages.
An adult and young Red-headed Woodpecker looking out of a tree cavity.
Conservation Leadership Initiative Student Uses Community Science to Support Future Conservation Efforts in Hernando County
September 25, 2024 — by Abigail Reed, a first-year Earth and Environmental Science PhD student at the University of Michigan and past Conservation Leadership Initiative student.
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Leading the Clean Energy Expansion in Florida
September 18, 2024 — Audubon workshop at the Florida Resilience Conference highlights statewide efforts to reduce GHG emissions.
A Brown Booby plunge-dives into blue ocean water.
Rare Seabird Sighting in Tampa Bay: Brown Boobies
September 18, 2024 — The pelagic seabirds can be seen through a scope or high-powered binoculars from Cypress Point Park.
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Audubon Celebrates Latino Conservation Week: Meet Analee Monrreal
September 16, 2024 — As a child, Analee Monrreal loved being outside with her parents, especially on visits back to their native Mexico. Now in graduate school, she credits her early memories of time outdoors with her interest in conservation as a career.
A woman releases a bird into shallow water.
Audubon Celebrates Latino Conservation Week: Meet Eliana Ardila Kramer
September 16, 2024 — Eliana Ardila Kramer spent her early years in Colombia, the country with the most bird species in the world. Today, she's made a career of birding around the globe — and teaching others how to do the same.
View of an island with trees behind rows of white structures in the water
Audubon Florida Installs New Living Shoreline to Protect Important Nesting Habitat
September 09, 2024 — The erosion of islands in Tampa Bay is intensified by sea level rise.