The amazing spectacle of the Royal Tern and Laughing Gull chicks coming onto the beach at Huguenot Memorial Park in Jacksonville has started! Audubon of Florida staff and volunteers are actively assisting the City by providing Bird Stewards seven days a week.

The volunteers are posted at the entrance to the protected area, keeping vehicles from entering and potentially damaging these critical nesting sites, and educating the public about the birds. Throughout the day, citizens and beach-goers are delighted to witness our amazing natural world and often wait in lines twenty deep for a chance to observe these charismatic birds through one of our high-powered scopes.

Audubon of Florida staff works with the City of Jacksonville year-round to promote increased bird conservation at the site, ranked the most important site for beach-nesting birds on the whole east coast of Florida. Patrons of this special place should thank city officials for protecting our region's natural heritage by keeping cars out of these critical habitat areas.