Serving Indian River County since 1964

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Watch the The Language of Birds with Nathan Pieplow featured at the October 18, 2021 Pelican Island Audubon general meeting.

Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii by Juanita N. Baker, Ph.D. What penetrating eyes we see! This immature Cooper’s Hawk blends in with the Live Oak tree and waits, keeping watch in all directions, for any ready prey. When we built our house amongst these unique twisting oak trees on the St. Sebastian River, we did…

The Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus by Juanita N. Baker, Ph.D. Father stands vigilant, ready for action, to protect his young downy chick who cautiously explores the limits of the mud flat. Parents peck, jab, or sweep with their slightly recurved bills to plunge under water and, probe through mud to snatch aquatic invertebrates, fishes,…