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.
With people pouring into our county, housing prices skyrocketing, developments covering our natural habitats, our water being polluted and wasted, and rising sea levels, I’m afraid for our future.
Read the September 2022 Peligram.
Help Pelican Island Audubon's adopted school get ready for their open house by sprucing up their native plant landscaping. Pelican Island Elementary School, 355 Schumann Dr, Sebastian, is trying to teach environmental awareness and what better way than by teaching their…
by Richard H. Baker, Ph.D. Following a nationwide search, Pelican Island Audubon Society is excited to announce the hiring of Donna Halleran as its first Executive Director. She will lead Audubon’s expanding role in conservation and environmental education in our…
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A video about the installation of Pelican Island Audubon's Native Plant Education & Demonstration Garden at the Indian River County Administration Complex. https://youtu.be/gH1cZwNqQ20
Blue Cypress Lake: an Osprey Paradise Osprey Pandion haliaetus Heavy Lifting | Osprey with nesting material © Bob Montanaro by Bill Loftus, Ph.D. On a calm, sunny morning in April, a small boat captained by Jim Shea leaves the dock…
A Mouthful to Cache Florida Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens A Mouthful to Cache Florida Scrub-Jay at the Wabasso Scrub Conservation Area, 01/09/16 © Ken Janes by Juanita N. Baker, Ph.D. Did you know that our Florida Scrub-Jay is so very smart?…
From most populous to threatened Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Order CICONIIFORMES - Family ARDEIDAE Hunkered Down Tricolored Heron on a cold day at Orlando Wetlands © Lou Lower by Juanita N. Baker, Ph.D. Even on a cold and wet PIAS…
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpeckers Mating © John A. Middleton, Jr. - 4/23/19 - Lafayette County, Florida by Juanita N. Baker, Ph.D. Although it evolved much earlier, fossils of this Red-headed Woodpecker indicate that this beauty was living in…
Brazilian Pepper Thrives, but fewer of our Native Birds do Northern Mockingbird Amongst the Brazilian Pepper Berries © John Wolaver 12/9/21 08:32 Indian River County west of I-95, south of SR-60.Nikon D500, Nikkor 200-500 mm @ 500 mm, manual, ISO…