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Birds and brews with Bay County Audubon April 21

Go birding and enjoy a brew after with Bay County Audubon in Panama City April 21 at 4 p.m. Meet at the Parker Audubon Preserve, a neighborhood park is located on Cincinnati Avenue behind St. Andrews Baptist Church, just a few feet from Lake Huntington. You can set your map search to 1504 Cincinnati Ave. That’s the neighbor’s address since our preserve doesn’t have a street address of its own. The park was donated to Bay Audubon by Audrey Parker...

Fun facts about the northern mockingbird

There’s more to this flying copycat than meets the eye . . . or ear. The Northern Mockingbird is one of North America’s most beloved mimics. The skilled singer has also become inextricable from American popular culture, providing inspiration for the fictional “Mockingjay” of the Hunger Games franchise to being a central theme in the iconic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. John James Audubon was a fan of the mocker as well. Here are some facts you might not have known about this American classic. There...

Enjoy birding with Audubon at Eden Gardens State Park March 18

Enjoy a combined birding walk with Bay County and Choctawhatchee Audubon. Eden Gardens is a 163-acre park featuring acres of very large, moss-covered oaks, camellias, azaleas and lots of other beautiful plants. Native plants are also featured. There is a nature trail we will walk. The centerpiece of the park is the Wesley Mansion, a two-story house with columns built in 1897. It is open to limited tours. Park entry fee $4. Meet at 8:15-8:30 in the main parking lot....

Join in on the annual Audubon Backyard Bird Count Feb. 17 – 20

Have 15 minutes to spare for the birds? Join Audubon for the 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), taking place Friday, February 17, through Monday, February 20, 2023. Bird and nature lovers everywhere, of all skill levels and all abilities, unite in the effort to tally as many of the world’s bird species as possible over these four days. Combined with other bird counts, GBBC results help create a clearer picture of how birds are faring—whether individual species are...

Learn about hummingbirds in Niceville Feb. 2

Choctawhatchee Audubon hosts Fred Bassett of Hummingbird Research, Inc., who has been studying hummingbirds in the Southeastern U.S. for more than 20 years. Fred will discuss our wonderful ruby-throated hummingbirds in depth and introduce many species of western hummingbirds that winter in Florida. This program will be on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 800 on the 2nd floor of the Chandler Center (NW door of 519 Helms St.) at the Crosspoint Church in Niceville. Signs will...