/tags/florida-audubon Florida Audubon en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:51:30 GMT /environment/2026-06-17/audubon-florida-sends-up-a-flare-for-the-fourth-fireworks-and-shorebirds-dont-mix If you've ever gone to the beach to light off fireworks on the Fourth of July, you maybe responsible for the death of a baby bird. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:51:30 GMT /environment/2026-06-17/audubon-florida-sends-up-a-flare-for-the-fourth-fireworks-and-shorebirds-dont-mix Tom Bayles /news/2019-12-26/heres-how-to-participate-in-the-annual-christmas-bird-count-in-south-florida Every year between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, thousands of birders fan out across the country for an annual bird census.The Christmas Bird Count began in 1900 as… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:49:27 GMT /news/2019-12-26/heres-how-to-participate-in-the-annual-christmas-bird-count-in-south-florida /news/2016-02-15/iconic-spoonbills-struggle-to-survive-in-florida-bay Roseate spoonbills may not appear in plastic as lawn ornaments — but they are up there with flamingos as one of Florida's iconic birds. They're the other… Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:36:30 GMT /news/2016-02-15/iconic-spoonbills-struggle-to-survive-in-florida-bay Nancy Klingener /keys-blog/2014-10-01/a-rare-but-iconic-florida-keys-bird-flies-in-for-a-visit If there is an iconic bird for the Florida Keys, the Key West quail-dove is it. The bird was named, and painted, by John James Audubon during his 1832… Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:06:29 GMT /keys-blog/2014-10-01/a-rare-but-iconic-florida-keys-bird-flies-in-for-a-visit Nancy Klingener /news/2014-08-26/restoring-everglades-water-flow-is-key-for-south-florida Every few years we get a snapshot of the health of the Everglades in the System Status Report, which was released earlier this month. It shows improvement… Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:10:00 GMT /news/2014-08-26/restoring-everglades-water-flow-is-key-for-south-florida Luis Hernandez /show/the-sunshine-economy/2014-03-10/got-water The good news from last summer's rains is that South Florida's water supply is running above average. But that doesn't ease the concerns of those… Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:47:50 GMT /show/the-sunshine-economy/2014-03-10/got-water Tom Hudson /news/2013-08-13/fpl-proposes-600-miles-of-natural-gas-pipelines Hundreds of miles of proposed pipeline may begin pumping natural gas between Southwest Alabama and Martin County, Florida within four years if Florida… Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMT /news/2013-08-13/fpl-proposes-600-miles-of-natural-gas-pipelines Gina Jordan /politics/2013-06-07/everglades-restoration-water-and-money-flow-into-the-river-of-grass May was an eventful -- and most would likely say hopeful -- month for the beleaguered Everglades. Gov. Rick Scott signed into law new legislation that… Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:35:00 GMT /politics/2013-06-07/everglades-restoration-water-and-money-flow-into-the-river-of-grass /science/2013-05-16/feds-do-about-face-step-in-to-help-endangered-florida-grasshopper-sparrow The clock is ticking for the highly-endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow, but a new project recently green-lit by a federal agency may offer some hope… Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:00 GMT /science/2013-05-16/feds-do-about-face-step-in-to-help-endangered-florida-grasshopper-sparrow /news/2013-05-14/why-the-worlds-weirdest-bird-is-ditching-south-florida-and-heading-north The roseate spoonbill -- often mistaken by confused tourists for the non-native flamingo -- is one of Florida's great iconic species. Dubbed "one of the… Tue, 14 May 2013 18:16:04 GMT /news/2013-05-14/why-the-worlds-weirdest-bird-is-ditching-south-florida-and-heading-north