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Upcoming events

    • Tuesday, April 16, 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Venice United Church of Christ, Naar Hall, 620 Shamrock Rd., Venice
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    All are welcome - members of the public as well as Venice Audubon Members.

    Participants are strongly encouraged to follow current COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

    • 6:00pm:  Refreshments and conversation
    • 6:30pm: Meeting to discuss plans for the coming year

    Registration is appreciated but not required.

    • Thursday, April 18, 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
    • Venice Audubon Center

    Board of Directors meetings will take place on the 2nd Thursday of the month (except November) from 1:00-2:30 PM at the Venice Audubon Center.  If a quorum cannot be present, the Board meeting may be moved to an alternate time.  Board meetings are open to members; members may address the Board at the beginning of the meeting.  

    • Saturday, April 20, 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Venice Audubon Center, 4002 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice
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    Volunteer Saturdays are scheduled for from 9-11 AM. Whether you can volunteer just once or on a regular basis, please join us!

    This month we'll be working to get our gardens and plants in good shape for the hotter and hopefully wetter months.  We have plenty of tools but if you have favorite work or gardening gloves or clippers, please bring them along.  

    Projects may vary seasonally or by need. We suggest you bring a water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray, a hat, and sturdy shoes.

    Contact Bailey Cleveland at baileycleveland@veniceaudubon.org if you need more information.


    Registration is appreciated but not required.



    • Monday, April 22, 2024
    • 8:00 AM
    • 19795 Wellen Park Blvd., Venice, FL 34293
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    The newly-developed Grand Lake at Wellen Park served up 51 species at a VAAS-sponsored walk in January. No guarantees this time out, but it promises to be an enjoyable, slow-paced stroll on a level, hard-packed shell and concrete walkway around the lake. It is a 2+ mile loop, however, so not a walk for everyone. Meet in the courtyard in front of Foxtail Coffee House in downtown Wellen Park at 8:00 AM sharp to start a clockwise walk around the lake. Afterwards, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy conversation with fellow birders.

    Hosts:  Pattie Haynes, Bob Clark, and Tom Litteral. Contact: Bob Clark, rlwclark@gmail.com

    Liability waiver is required for all participants.  Please download and complete the liability waiver to bring with you to the event.

    Registration is appreciated but not required.


    • Thursday, May 09, 2024
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • Venice Audubon Center

    Board of Directors meetings will take place on the 2nd Thursday of the month (except November) from 1:00-2:30 PM at the Venice Audubon Center.  Board meetings are open to members; members may address the Board at the beginning of the meeting.  

Past events

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Fort DeSoto Park Field Trip
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Lakeview Park Field Trip
Monday, April 08, 2024 Rookery Island Boat Trip
Saturday, April 06, 2024 Bike & Ride Celery Field Field Trip
Friday, March 29, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Stump Pass Beach State Park Field Trip
Saturday, March 23, 2024 Red Bug Slough Field Trip
Friday, March 22, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Thursday, March 21, 2024 Siesta Key Field Trip
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 Monthly Program: Share the Shore with Shorebirds
Saturday, March 16, 2024 Volunteer Saturday
Saturday, March 16, 2024 Carlton Reserve Field Trip
Friday, March 15, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Thursday, March 14, 2024 Board Meeting
Thursday, March 14, 2024 Oscar Scherer State Park Bird Walk
Thursday, March 14, 2024 Ecuador Trip
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 School Field Trip Training
Monday, March 11, 2024 For Adults Only: White Ibis and Glossy Ibis
Friday, March 08, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Friday, March 08, 2024 Wildflower Preserve Field Trip
Friday, March 08, 2024 Birdathon - "Birds and Brag"
Thursday, March 07, 2024 Oscar Scherer State Park Bird Walk
Wednesday, March 06, 2024 State College of Florida - Venice Field Trip
Saturday, March 02, 2024 CANCELLED - Audubon Florida Center for Birds of Prey BirdingPlus Field Trip
Friday, March 01, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Lakeview Park Field Trip
Monday, February 26, 2024 For Adults Only: Anhinga and Double-crested Cormorant
Saturday, February 24, 2024 Rookery Day
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Myakka River State Park Field Trip
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Monthly Program: Well Owl Be Darned!
Friday, February 16, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Thursday, February 15, 2024 School Field Trip Training
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Harns Marsh Field Trip
Saturday, February 10, 2024 Volunteer Saturday
Friday, February 09, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Thursday, February 08, 2024 Board Meeting
Thursday, February 08, 2024 Oscar Scherer State Park Bird Walk
Wednesday, February 07, 2024 State College of Florida - Venice Field Trip
Tuesday, February 06, 2024 Bald Eagle Field Trip
Monday, February 05, 2024 Purple Martins: Bringing Up Babies
Saturday, February 03, 2024 Little Naturalists: Baby Birds, Session 2
Saturday, February 03, 2024 Little Naturalists: Baby Birds
Friday, February 02, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Thursday, February 01, 2024 Oscar Scherer State Park Bird Walk
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Archbold Biological Station BirdingPlus Field Trip
Friday, January 26, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 School Field Trip Training ONLINE
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Babcock Webb WMA Field Trip
Monday, January 22, 2024 For Adults Only: Herons and Egrets
Saturday, January 20, 2024 School Field Trip Training
Friday, January 19, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Thursday, January 18, 2024 Birding 101
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Carlton Reserve Field Trip
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Monthly Program: Supporting Migratory Songbirds through Rehabilitation, Reducing Negative Impacts, and Bird-Scaping
Saturday, January 13, 2024 Volunteer Saturday
Friday, January 12, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Thursday, January 11, 2024 Board Meeting
Thursday, January 11, 2024 Oscar Scherer State Park Bird Walk - Scrub Jays
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 School Field Trip Training
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Grand Lake at Wellen Park Field Trip
Tuesday, January 09, 2024 Ecuador Trip
Saturday, January 06, 2024 Little Naturalists: Busy Bats
Friday, January 05, 2024 Friday Sunset Rookery Walk
Thursday, January 04, 2024 Oscar Scherer State Park Bird Walk
Tuesday, January 02, 2024 Celery Fields & Ackerman Park Field Trip
Friday, December 29, 2023 Deer Prairie Creek Preserve (South) Field Trip
Friday, December 22, 2023 Ollie's Pond Field Trip
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Monthly Program: Back to School: VAAS’s 2nd Grade Birdwatchers Program
Sunday, December 17, 2023 2023 Christmas Bird Count
Friday, December 15, 2023 SCF Venice Campus Field Trip
Thursday, December 14, 2023 Board Meeting
Thursday, December 14, 2023 Oscar Scherer State Park Bird Walk
Saturday, December 09, 2023 Volunteer Saturday
Friday, December 08, 2023 Old Myakka Bridge/Crowley Museum Field Trip
Thursday, December 07, 2023 Oscar Scherer State Park Bird Walk
Saturday, December 02, 2023 Little Naturalists: Beautiful Butterflies - Session 2
Saturday, December 02, 2023 Little Naturalists: Beautiful Butterflies
Saturday, December 02, 2023 Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park Field Trip
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 SCF Venice Campus Field Trip
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Rookery Day Steering Committee Meeting
Sunday, November 19, 2023 Red Bug Slough Field Trip
Saturday, November 18, 2023 Lemon Bay Park Field Trip
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Monthly Program: The Annual Christmas Bird Count - What is it and why does it matter?
Saturday, November 11, 2023 Volunteer Saturday
Saturday, November 11, 2023 Manasota Scrub Preserve Field Trip
Thursday, November 09, 2023 Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary BirdingPlus Field Trip
Wednesday, November 08, 2023 Outdoor Activity Safety Program
Wednesday, November 08, 2023 Board Meeting
Saturday, November 04, 2023 Little Naturalists: Animal Adaptations
Thursday, November 02, 2023 Celery Fields Field Trip
Thursday, October 26, 2023 Siesta Key Field Trip
Thursday, October 26, 2023 Audubon Florida Assembly: Conservation in a Changing Landscape
Saturday, October 21, 2023 Pinecraft Park Field Trip
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Monthly Program: Travels to Ecuador
Saturday, October 14, 2023 Volunteer Saturday
Saturday, October 14, 2023 Red Bug Slough Field Trip
Thursday, October 12, 2023 Board Meeting
Thursday, October 12, 2023 Florida Birding & Nature Festival
Monday, October 09, 2023 South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve Field Trip
Saturday, October 07, 2023 Alligator Creek Ecofest
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Monthly Program: jeoBIRDy!
Thursday, September 14, 2023 Monthly Board Meeting - Venice Area Audubon
Saturday, September 09, 2023 Volunteer Saturday
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 Monthly Board Meeting - Venice Area Audubon
Saturday, August 12, 2023 Volunteer Saturday
Saturday, July 08, 2023 Volunteer Saturday
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Monthly Board Meeting - Venice Area Audubon
Saturday, June 10, 2023 Second Saturday Green Team
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Monthly Program: Woodpeckers
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Monthly Board Meeting - Venice Area Audubon
Saturday, May 13, 2023 Second Saturday Green Team
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Venice Audubon Annual Meeting
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Field Trip: Carlton Reserve
Monday, April 24, 2023 Field Trip: Manasota Scrub Preserve
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Monthly Board Meeting - Venice Area Audubon
Thursday, April 13, 2023 Field Trip: State College of Florida Venice Campus
Wednesday, April 05, 2023 Field Trip: Rookery Islands Boat Trip
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Monthly Program: Life in the Rookery
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Field Trip: Carlton Reserve
Monday, March 27, 2023 Field Trip: Lemon Bay Park and Environmental Center
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Monthly Board Meeting - Venice Area Audubon
Saturday, March 18, 2023 Native Plant Sale
Thursday, March 16, 2023 Field Trip: State College of Florida Venice Campus
Saturday, March 11, 2023 Second Saturday Green Team
Friday, March 10, 2023 FULL: Field Trip: Carlton Reserve Backcountry Driving Tour
Saturday, March 04, 2023 Bird Stewardship and Citizen Science Workshop
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Monthly Program: Red Tide and You
Monday, February 27, 2023 Field Trip: Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve
Saturday, February 25, 2023 Little Naturalists Children’s Educational Program: Plants
Friday, February 24, 2023 Field Trip: Carlton Reserve
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Sunset Stroll of the Rookery
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Monthly Board Meeting - Venice Area Audubon
Saturday, February 18, 2023 Christmas Bird Count Presentation
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Field Trip: Myakka River State Park
Saturday, February 11, 2023 Second Saturday Green Team
Thursday, February 09, 2023 Field Trip: State College of Florida Venice Campus
Friday, February 03, 2023 Field Trip: Old Myakka Bridge/Crowley Museum
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Venice Rookery - Sunset Stroll
Monday, January 30, 2023 Field Trip: Cedar Point Environmental Park
Saturday, January 28, 2023 Little Naturalists Children’s Educational Program: Reptiles
Thursday, January 26, 2023 Field Trip: Ollie's Pond
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Monthly Program: Purple Martin Presentation
Monday, January 23, 2023 Field Trip: Red Bug Slough
Thursday, January 19, 2023 Field Trip: State College of Florida Venice Campus
Saturday, January 14, 2023 Second Saturday Green Team
Friday, January 13, 2023 Field Trip: Celery Fields
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 Field Trip: Oscar Scherer State Park
Sunday, December 18, 2022 Venice/Englewood Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, December 17, 2022 Little Naturalists Children’s Educational Program: Insects
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Field Trip: Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve
Saturday, December 10, 2022 Volunteer Opportunity Fair
Saturday, December 10, 2022 Second Saturday Green Team
Tuesday, December 06, 2022 Monthly Program: Introduction to Florida Birds
Saturday, December 03, 2022 Field Trip: State College of Florida
Saturday, November 26, 2022 Little Naturalists: Birds
Saturday, November 26, 2022 Field Trip: Siesta Key
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Monthly Program: Insect Armageddon
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Field Trip: Pinecraft Park
Friday, November 11, 2022 Field Trip: Shamrock Park
Tuesday, November 08, 2022 Field Trip: Ollie's Pond
Friday, November 04, 2022 Field Trip: The Celery Fields
Thursday, October 27, 2022 Field Trip: Siesta Key
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 ZOOM: Monthly Program: Great Blue Herons
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 CANCELLED: Field Trip: Pinecraft Park
Friday, October 14, 2022 CANCELLED: Field Trip: South Venice Lemon Bay Park
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Documentary Film "Ice on Fire"
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Why Birders Should Care About Insects| Presented by: Brooke Elias/Kate B
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Florida Owls| Presented by: Eileen Gerle
Saturday, March 19, 2022 Workshop -Audubon Family Day at the Rookery| Presented by: Conservation Committee
Tuesday, March 01, 2022 Sample Volunteer event
Saturday, February 26, 2022 Workshop - Bird Stewardship| Presented by: Bob Clark & Panel
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Bird Stewardship| Presented by: Holley
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard Luck Jay
Saturday, January 01, 2022 New Members/New Birders First Saturday Bird Walk with Jack
Sunday, December 19, 2021 Christmas Bird Count
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Holiday Gathering at the Rookery
Saturday, December 04, 2021 New Members/New Birders Bird Walk with Jack Foard
Saturday, November 06, 2021 Water Conservation Workshop
Saturday, July 31, 2021 Annual General Meeting
Saturday, June 19, 2021 Lake watch sampling
Thursday, April 01, 2021 Spring Gala

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Telephone: 941-496-8984

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