St. Johns Regional Audubon

06/23/2026

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06/22/2026

Join us in St. Pete Beach for Florida’s premier conservation gathering, where grassroots leaders from around the state join Audubon’s professional staff and partners to grow their knowledge and skills to protect Florida’s precious natural resources.

For this year’s event, held October 15-17, 2026, at the TradeWinds Resort, our theme is “Protecting What Connects Us — Water, Wildlife, and Community.”

Find details and registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-audubon-assembly-tickets-1986899263182?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

06/21/2026

One of Audubon’s early heroes

Guy Bradley was thirty years old when the Audubon Society hired him to patrol one of the most remote coastlines in Florida. He was thirty-five when a plume hunter killed him on Florida Bay.

Bradley grew up in the Florida Keys in the era when the feather trade was at its peak. He had worked as a plume hunter himself before becoming a warden. In 1902, the Florida Audubon Society hired him for thirty-five dollars a month to protect the wading bird rookeries from Florida Bay to Key West, a stretch of coastline where roseate spoonbills, great egrets, and snowy egrets had nested for centuries and where market hunters had been working systematically for two decades.

On July 8, 1905, Bradley attempted to arrest a man hunting in the protected rookery at Oyster Keys. He was shot and killed. His body was found in his skiff.

The man who shot him was never convicted. But the story of what happened at Florida Bay reached every major American newspaper. Public outrage drove the passage of state plumage laws across the country within five years.

The roseate spoonbills that nest in Florida Bay today exist in part because of the argument his death made.

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06/21/2026

06/18/2026

Always good advice!

When hiking, the early bird gets the face full of spider webs. Bring a tall friend and let them lead.

You are the tall friend? Awkward. Across the country, thousands of miles of hiking trails are waiting for you to explore, each one offering its own views, surprises, and occasional “surprise brush with nature.” Remember, planning and preparation are key to staying safe and making the most of the journey. Check your gear, know your route, stay hydrated, and stay alert out there.

Umm… there’s something on your back.

06/18/2026

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06/16/2026

Kudos to you Brett!

Did you know that the nest boxes that Bluebird Pharmacy has dutifully managed each week since 2016 have now produced over 1000 fledglings?! We had 982 youngsters leave our nest boxes by the end of 2025, and we've added 55 so far this year. So that is 1037 youngsters, and counting...If you see a bluebird in NE Florida, it just might have been born in one of our nest boxes! This is our LocalNatureRx community service 😃 Duval Audubon Society St. Johns Regional Audubon Florida Bluebird Society

06/16/2026

Wow!

This Brown B***y was an unexpected visitor to a third-floor condo in Ponte Vedra Beach. The residents were surprised to find him on their balcony, resting as if to reorient himself after making an unintended landing. They called us for advice, and since he was uninjured and apparently healthy, we suggested that they release him off their balcony the following morning.
He soared over the beach and out to sea, where these seabirds typically dive for mullet and squid, very rarely seen on land in Northeast Florida.
We don’t want birds to come into care unnecessarily as they are extremely vulnerable to stress. We spend hours on the phone every day with finders to determine whether birds need our help.
We are the only wild bird rehabilitators in Northeast Florida, and our intake approaches 4000 birds a year.  Please help us help orphaned, injured, and ill birds by donating at
www.thearkrescue.org/donate



06/10/2026

For more than a century, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act has provided the foundation for our country’s bird conservation efforts, but back-and-forth policy changes have been bad for birds and businesses that rely on clear and consistent rules. Take action to safeguard this law for the future at the link in comments—Urge Congress to support the Migratory Bird Protection Act, so we can improve our ability to protect and recover birds for decades to come.