Pelican Island Audubon Society
To preserve and protect the animals, plants, and natural communities, and the land and water on which they depend in Indian River County through education, advocacy, and public awareness.
Oh, look, who should stealthily appear! © Juanita N. Baker, Ph.D. 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…
Vigilant Black-necked Stilt Parent Watching Over Downy Youngster © Sandy Peterson June 23, 2021 T.M. Goodwin Wildfowl Management Area - Nikon D7000, 150-600 mm, ISO 100, 150 mm, f/8, 1/250 The Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus by Juanita N. Baker,…
Read about the native plant garden being sponsored by PIAS at the county administration complex.
The President's Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.October 2021 We pay at least 6 different times for our grass lawns! Here is what we are paying for in the US: 1st $$ to clearcut land to take down native trees, then replace…
Read the October 2021 Peligram.
Watch the September 20, 2021 Pelican Island Audubon general meeting on Zoom featuring Innocent Victims: Wildlife and Plastic with Terry Root, Ph.D.
This video explores the importance of the southern flow of water in the Everglades.
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.September 2021 Our Earth is undergoing its “Sixth Extinction,” as is Elizabeth Kolbert’s 2014 book title that alerts us to the rapid loss of biodiversity. Nearly 30,000 terrestrial vertebrate species with populations numbering fewer than…
Read More What do we need to do to Save our Lagoon and Earth?
Read the September 2021 Peligram.
You know how people say, “I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news”? Well, this is like that except the good news is bad too. We need healthy seagrass — the kind that’s still alive, that is.