Most of you have been to this large park off Hwy 98 at the beach. It has become a major birding area and is very popular with hikers and bikers. We will be walking up Baxley Homestead Trail to the large wetland, about 1.4 miles, but it’s flat all the way and is wheelchair accessible.…
April 14-18. Sunday-Thursday. High Island, Texas migration trip. We will bird Audubon & Texas Ornithological Society preserves, Bolivar Peninsula, Anahuac NWR & Sabine Pass. Contact Gail Casteel at gail@baycountyaudubon.org for more information.
Downtown Panama City.
Picnic lunch on the island.
Laidlaw Preserve birding trip with Choctawhatchee Audubon. Neil Lamb leading.
Saturday, November 16: Bird and plant walk at Panama City Beach Conservation Park 7:30 a.m. We will be joined by members of Choctawhatchee Audubon and the Sweetbay Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Meet at the Trailhead Information center. Photograph of Vermilion Flycather by Angela Barros.
Join the Christmas Bird Count: America's Oldest Citizen Science Project If you, or someone you know, would like to participate or have questions: contact Raya Pruner or Marvin Friel for details and area assignment. Raya.Pruner@gmail.com Marvin.bojo.Friel@gmail.com Phone: 1-352-214-3262 https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count/history-christmas-bird-count
Pam Overmyer will be leading an overnight field trip to St. Marks Nat. Wildlife Refuge on Jan. 17-19, 2024. The trip will include birding stops in Port St. Joe, Apalachicola, and Panacea areas before arriving at the Magnuson Hotel Wildwood Inn near Crawfordville to spend the night. Please make your own travel /carpool arrangements and…
Join us for Birding at Majette Park. Located on John Pitts Road off U.S. Hwy 231, This park is the old Bay Dunes Golf Course, which has been converted into a walking park and disc golf course. If you want to carpool or caravan to the park, meet at the Panama City Mall on the…
We will meet at the parking area of Pitt Springs Recreation Area on Hwy 20 near the bridge over Econfina Creek at 8:00-8:15. This is a fairly easy one-mile hike over uneven trails with some elevation changes. Expect lots of beautiful wildflowers and hopefully, spring migrants and other area birds such as red-headed woodpeckers. Wear…
Migrants are usually present on the island during the Spring Migration. We will be birding in the youth camping area, located about 1 mile past the entrance gate on the left. Meet in the parking area by the restrooms at 9:00 Eastern Time (8:00 Central). Allow 2 hours to get there from Panama City. Bring…
Earth Day 2025 Join BCAS and Other Local Conservation Groups 9:00am-1:00 pm Oaks by the Bay Park in St. Andrews …
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The 2024-25 season has ended. We are breaking for the summer. The montly birdwalks at Camp Helen will continue through the summer. The Board will be busy planning for our 2025-2026 activities. Check here often for updates.