Beyond the Bay Field Trips

Tampa Audubon is excited to feature several planned out-of-county trips this year (and there may be more!).

January 10-12, Apalachicola, Birds, Lights and the Forgotten Coast

(Waitlist)

This trip is a bit further away than our previous trips to Wakulla Springs. We'll stay in Apalachicola and spend three days birding in the area.

On day one, we'll visit Port St. Joe Port and St. Joseph’s Peninsula. On day two, we'll visit St. George’s Island SP and Lighthouse. Weather and interest depending, we may go to St. Vincent Island NWR on a boat trip. Day three, we'll visit Saint Marks NWR. The birding in all these places features wintering ducks and species that do not often come to Tampa Bay (on our last trip, we found a Long-Tailed Duck).

February 14-16, Merritt Island NWR & Orlando Wetlands

For more information, contact trip leaders Mary Keith or Will Laurie.

March 28-30, Cedar Key 

These island keys project into the Gulf of Mexico. Members will remember several excellent field trips Tampa Audubon has taken to Cedar Key. Clapper Rails and American Avocets are just two of the bird species often seen. Late March is the beginning of spring migration. We have great hopes in finding warblers and other feathered travelers passing through!