Halifax River Audubon

Welcome to Halifax River Audubon, the oldest and largest of the three Audubon chapters in Volusia County, Florida. We offer a variety of information and services to our members and the community at large.

 HRA Chapter Meeting

Monday, November 19, 2018

Laurilee Thompson will be our guest speaker for the evening.

Don't miss this....more info

Fall Bird Class for Beginners

Ray Scory will conduct a six session workshop for new (and rusty) birders. Sessions will be split between 3 classroom sessions and 3 outdoor field trips to popular local birding spots. For complete information and an application form, click here.

The Seawatch at Tom Renick Park in Ormond Beach is going strong. Harry Robinson is compiling an impressive record of the birds that are seen from this beachside park, both from landside and over the ocean. These reports are available on our website. Harry welcomes company while observing. Bring your scope to follow along as the birds can move very fast. It's like a pelagic trip without the swells.

In addition to Ormond Beach, Harry has joined with Kim Ramos and Sam Krah on Tuesday afternoons at Dunlawton Bridge. Together they have compiled their observations into a concise spreadsheet that is available now on the website. They have been meeting at 4PM, but may "Fall Back" to 3PM with the time change.

As always, the complete series of reports for the Lake Apopka Restoration area and for Audubon Park are archived here on the website.

Seawatch Reports

Dunlawton Bridge Numbers

About Harry Robinson

Other News:

Learn Why the Indian River Lagoon Matters from Dr. Duane De Freese

Halifax River Audubon has chosen the IRL as a strategic priority. To kick off our new year, we invited Duane De Freese, Ph.D., Executive Director of the IRL Council & Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program to speak on the issues and plans to restore this vital resource. His presentation is available on our web site.

The Advocate

The Advocate is Audubon Florida's monthly newsletter featuring up-to-the-minute developments in environmental issues.​ Read previous editions below and sign up to receive the Advocate for yourself.

 

http://fl.audubon.org/about-us/audubon-advocate-newsletter

 

Plants For Birds 

We had a great turn out for our January meeting where Tod Winston, the Director of the Plants for Birds program at National Audubon spoke. For more information about Audubon's native plant initiative, please check their website for details. In addition to the great information on the site, you can generate a list of plants that are specific to our area.