Bill Fairbanks, our field trip coordinator, is pleased to announce that post-hurricanes clean up at Oscar Scherer State Park has progressed sufficiently to resume winter/spring bird walks at the park beginning in December.  

Join a bird walk in this refuge of the threatened Florida Scrub-Jay, Florida's only endemic bird species. They live in family groups within the scrub habitat, along with the gopher tortoise, and depend on the scrub oak acorns for their winter food.  Bird walks at the park visit several scrub-jay families and look also for other birds such as woodpeckers, warblers, hawks, and the park's resident bald eagles.  

Bird walks take place every Thursday at 8:30 AM from December 5, 2024 through March 27, 2025. The walks on the first two Thursdays of each month are conducted by Venice Area Audubon Society.  The third and fourth birdwalk each month are lead by Sarasota Audubon.

No registration is needed, however there is a $5 entry fee for the state park.  The trails are sandy. Expect to walk up to 2.5 miles. Bring water, hat, sunscreen, and your binoculars.  

We hope to have you join us on the trail this season!