Pasco Audubon

06/04/2026

Many thanks to Rick and Jarret Chamberlain, Joe Colontonio and Bob Burkard for their work in restoring the bird blind on Grassy Lake! Although it is only 6 years old there was rot that would have been very destructive had it not been replaced. Many hours were spent to ensure that the blind is safe and strong for many years to come. And Rick took home and refinished the bench that he made when the blind first opened, so it looks wonderful. And thanks also to park manager Tim Perkins and Pasco Pasco County Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources for the materials to make this possible.

Want to see it in person? Our walk this Saturday (June 6th) will definitely stop by the blind for a while. Meet up in the Starkey Environmental Education Center parking lot at 7:30am for a bird walk. Free and all are welcome. Don't forget your binoculars and water!

05/09/2026

On this, World Migratory Bird Day, we thought you might enjoy this video from National Audubon Society.

1.9K likes, 62 comments. "Episode 1: The Boreal Forest | Birds on the Move"

05/03/2026

Thanks to all for a very enjoyable walk in the park yesterday morning. While we didn't see the migrating wood warblers we'd hoped for, we still saw some lovely birds out there. Special thanks to Phil Duncan for sharing his lovely photographs!

05/01/2026

Join us tomorrow morning (Saturday, May 2nd) for a birding walk in Starkey Park. We'll meet up in the Education Center parking lot, and will head out at 8am. The walk should be 1-2 miles and will last approximately 2 hours. It's still Spring migration, so some cool birds are possible! The photo below, an Ovenbird, was seen during migration a couple of years ago.

04/13/2026

We have some major thanks to express for those who made our photography competition happen. First and foremost, thanks to Hal Sigurdsson, the competition coordinator, who spent endless hours planning and investing in making the competition the success is was!
Next - thanks to our judges who put in so much effort to consider carefully each photograph on a variety of measures. For the main competition the judges were Janet Litzel, John Middleton, and John Stalter. Thank you also to Timothy Perkins of Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park, who judged the Starkey Park Award, and finally to Patricia Goldberg, for her careful consideration, judging, and presenting of the Conservation Award.

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04/12/2026

And a final congratulations, firstly to our Best in Show winner, Roy Lockwood, for 'Standoff'. And Phil Duncan won The People's Choice Award with 'Thistle Attraction', and Ron Buening II took the Starkey Park Award with 'A Little Disheveled'. Please click directly on each to see them the way the photographers intended. And a final thanks to all of our photographers for a wonderful competition!

04/12/2026

Congratulations to our Conservation Award winner, Dave Walz, and to our two honorable mentions, Noriko Buckles and Ron Buening II. This year each entry in the category had the chance to enter text explanation alongside the photograph. If you click on each of the photographs below, you can read about the conservation issue that the photographers were addressing. Sorry - this was a little challenging to present in typical Facebook format, but hope you're able to read about each shot.

04/12/2026

Congratulations to all of the winners in the 'Nature' category of the Nature and Wildlife of Tampa Bay Photography Competition! First place in this category went to Pat Misajet, second place to Gail Norwood, third place to Melissa Leer, and honorable mentions to Rachele Katz, Doreen Damm and Jeannie Martin.

04/11/2026

Congratulations to all of our winners in the 'Birds' category of the Nature and Wildlife of Tampa Bay Photography Competition. We presented awards at our season finale event today. First place went to Ron Buening II for 'Moments Before Disaster'. Second place went to Noriko Buckles for 'Pastel Morning', and third place to Sharon Cline for 'Preening in the Morning Fog'. Honorable mentions went to Rachele Katz, Pat Misajet and Dave Walz. Please watch this space for winners in all other categories, which will be posted over the next day or so.

04/08/2026

We have 74 photographs to choose from, and only one day left for you to make a selection for the People's Choice Award. See all of the photographs in the competition gallery at https://www.pascoaudubon.com/Contest2026/2026_contest_entries.html . You'll find the link to vote at the bottom of the gallery. All competition awards will be presented this Saturday, April 11, at the Starkey Environmental Education Center where our program begins at 11am. Hope to see you there!

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