EagleWatch Volunteers Advocate for Eagles Across the State

Volunteers worked with local, state, and federal governments to safeguard nests in their communities.

Bald Eagles often use cell phone towers as nesting sites. Photo: P. L. Carrillo.

The Voice of Conservation in Florida

For more than a century Audubon has encouraged people to take care of the places that make Florida special. Using science to guide our priorities and birdlife to measure ecosystem health, Audubon advocates for the protection of land, water, and wildlife. Audubon is Florida’s most influential conservation organization and conducts extensive work to protect the Everglades and coastal bird habitats. We manage sanctuaries covering thousands of acres along with two popular nature centers. Audubon promotes stewardship and appreciation of public land and water so people experience and cherish Florida’s natural beauty and wildlife.

News

SFWMD Ribbon-cutting Ceremony Marks Major Everglades Milestone
Everglades

SFWMD Ribbon-cutting Ceremony Marks Major Everglades Milestone

Audubon attends ceremony for major Everglades project.

Beach-nesting and Wading Birds, Facing Predation and Hurricanes, Successfully Fledge Chicks
Coastal Conservation

Beach-nesting and Wading Birds, Facing Predation and Hurricanes, Successfully Fledge Chicks

At Audubon, we held our breath this year as a predicted busy hurricane season had the potential to impact not only our coastal communities, but our beach-nesting birds as well. Hurricane Debby skirted Florida's Gulf Coast as a tropical storm, effectively ending the nesting season in Southwest Florida before making landfall as a hurricane in the Big Bend area in August. Helene and Milton had large impacts on neighborhoods, shorelines, and barrier islands in September and October.

Conservation

Julie Wraithmell Winter Naturalist Letter, 2024

Goodbye 2024, hello 2025!

Christmas Bird Count in the Panhandle
Conservation

Christmas Bird Count in the Panhandle: 77 Species, Including Some Rare Treats

Senior Coordinator of Shorebird Stewardship Brian Cammarano details his Christmas Bird Count experience.

Carol Timmis Winter Naturalist Letter, 2024
News

Carol Timmis Winter Naturalist Letter, 2024

A letter from the new Florida Audubon Society board chair.

Audubon Florida Celebrates Record-breaking Conservation Purchases and Easements
Conservation

Audubon Florida Celebrates Record-breaking Conservation Purchases and Easements

The Florida Cabinet approved purchases and easements under the Florida Forever and Rural and Family Lands Protection programs.

Statement: Community Leaders Applaud Release of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Restoration Blueprint
Everglades

Statement: Community Leaders Applaud Release of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Restoration Blueprint

Officials unveiled final version of plan following years of public input.

Audubon Florida Recognizes Conservation Leaders for 2024
Audubon Assembly

Audubon Florida Recognizes Conservation Leaders for 2024

Audubon Florida recently honored seven conservation leaders as part of its annual Assembly event on November 7-9, 2024 in Daytona Beach.

EagleWatch Volunteers Advocate for Eagles Across the State
Audubon Center For Birds Of Prey

EagleWatch Volunteers Advocate for Eagles Across the State

To protect vulnerable raptors this year, EagleWatch volunteers worked with local governments to safeguard nests in their communities while alerting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to a potential new threat.

First Auxiliary-banded Eagle Nests in Winter Park
Audubon Center For Birds Of Prey

First Auxiliary-banded Eagle Nests in Winter Park

If you see a banded eagle, report the band to the Bird Banding Lab or to the EagleWatch program at eaglewatch@audubon.org.