Forty-three birders joined Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park biologist Liz Golden and TAS field trip coordinator Brian Rapoza this morning for our annual fall bird walk at Cape Florida. Rain was predicted, but it turned out to be a warm, sunny morning on Key Biscayne. The walk’s two groups each found over thirty bird species, with a combined total of forty-two species seen during the morning.

Forty-five birders joined Stephen Paez yesterday for the TAS bird walk at Kendall Indian Hammocks Park. Once again, the group split in two, with Stephen leading one group and TAS field trip coordinator Brian Rapoza leading the other. The two groups combined saw over fifty bird species.

Thirty-three birders joined Bill Boeringer for a bird walk yesterday at A.D. Barnes Park. As has been the case the past few weeks, we split into two groups, with Bill leading one group and TAS Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza leading the other. Over fifty bird species were tallied during the walk.

Thirty-two birders joined Joe Montes de Oca on Sunday for a morning bird walk at Tropical Park. Birders split into two groups, with Joe leading one group and TAS Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza leading the other. Over fifty species were spotted during the walk, including a nice selection of migrants.

Twenty birders joined me yesterday for a caravan trip to birding locations in Collier and Lee Counties. Stops included Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Big Carlos Pass on Ft. Myers Beach and Serenity Walk Park in Naples.

Twenty-two birders joined TAS Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza for this morning’s bird walk at Highland Oaks Park in Aventura. The park was filled with migrant and resident birds.

Forty-three birders joined TAS President Joe Barros and Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza yesterday morning for a bird walk at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens in Goral Gables. We split into two groups, with each group heading in a different direction but eventually both the upland an lowland areas of the gardens.

Nearly fifty birders attended this morning’s TAS bird walk at Matheson Hammock Park. Due to the group’s large size, we split into two subgroups. Each group made a circuit of both the east and west sides of the park, but in opposite directions. Among the many birds seen were eleven warbler species, including a stunning Canada Warbler!

Twenty-three birders joined TAS Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza for the TAS bird walk on 9/11/21 at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne. We first explored the gardens, then walked the beach.

Twenty-four birders joined Brian Rapoza on a caravan trip to three state parks located between Islamorada and Marathon in the Florida Keys: Windley Key, Long Key and Curry Hammock, home to the Florida Keys Hawkwatch.

Twenty-eight birders joined Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza for a TAS walk this morning (8/28/21) at Greynolds Park in North Miami Beach. Highlights include Yellow-throated Vireo and two Louisiana Waterthrush among seven warbler species seen.

Twenty-seven birders joined Bill Boeringer and Brian Rapoza this past Sunday (8/22/21) for a hot August day of birding in the Everglades Agricultural Area of western Palm Beach County.

The Birds Thank our kind neighbor and community partner Whisk Gourmet.

The endless generosities shown to TAS and, by extension, the birds, by the Whisk Gourmet team year in and

For the first time in Florida Keys Hawkwatch history, the project began monitoring on August 1 to target the early migratory movements of Swallow-tailed Kites (Elanoides forficatus).

Visit our historic Doc Thomas House headquarters and enjoy a captivating, 45-minute guided tour led by a Tropical Audubon Society docent. Learn about our society’s benefactor Arden Hayes “Doc” Thomas and Robert Fitch Smith, the architect he commissioned to design the house.

Do you enjoy digging in the garden, learning about native plants that attract birds and other pollinators, or weeding invasive plants? Please join us on the third Saturday morning of every month, 9am-12pm, to take an active role in maintaining our Bird-Friendly Demonstration Garden at our Steinberg Nature Center campus!

Tropical Audubon Society’s longtime board member and Steinberg Nature Center patron Alan Wolfe Steinberg died June 14, 2021, of natural causes at age 93. He was interred on Friday, June 18 in Miami at Mount Nebo Cemetery. Alan will be remembered fondly and deeply missed by his Tropical Audubon Society (TAS) colleagues.

Tropical Audubon Society is looking to grow our team! If you have a passion for conservation and would like to help support our mission to “Conserve and restore South Florida's ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats,” then Tropical Audubon is the place for you.