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.
The March 21, 2022 Pelican Island Audubon meeting on Zoom features Diane Morgan presenting a fascinating presentation on the local manatee: its natural history, its place in our culture, and how best to protect one of Florida’s most beloved animals.
https://youtu.be/jzNygKMZpm4 eBird & Other Birding Apps with Holly Ferreira, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologist, an avid birder. Birding apps are essential, basic tools to rapidly enhance your knowledge of birds, checklists, and becoming a citizen scientist. Learn why eBird can…
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https://youtu.be/QSFuajqMpbs Dr. Forsman writes: As a Floridian, it is likely that you have had the chance to enjoy the friendly chatterings of purple martins. Perhaps you may even be, or know someone who is, a purple martin landlord, providing safe…
Read More Video: It’s Purple Martin Time! with Dr. Anna Forsman
Dr. Jerry Lorenz studies Roseate Spoonbill while working with staff and volunteers to collect nesting information across Florida Bay. Data analyses show shifts in nesting distribution due to habitat destruction in the Keys. Recently nesting success has decreased and nest…
Watch the Pelican Island Audubon meeting with Dr. Terry Root discussing the impact of climate change on birds and everything else.
Audubon's Everglades Science Center (ESC) was established in the Florida Keys in 1939, by National Audubon's first Director of Research, Robert Porter Allen. Allen began a full-time study of the Roseate Spoonbill, living among them in a tent for weeks…
Read More Register for Feb. 15 meeting: Roseate Spoonbills with Dr. Jerry Lorenz
Fantastic Birds of Cuba with Arturo Kirkconnell, Sr. presented at the November 16, 2020 Pelican Island Audubon Society general meeting via Zoom.
Doug Tallamy focuses on birds and native plants. He is the author of Bringing Nature Home and Nature's Best Hope.
Hosted by Juanita Baker, author of "Florida Birds Exposed", this Zoom webinar from September 10, 2020 features Julian Grudens and Will Johnson describing strategies for observing bird migration in Indian River County, Florida.
Registration for this meeting is closed.