An in-depth look into the lives of Ospreys at Pelican Island NWR along with other wildlife in the Refuge.
View 2006 nesting season
The 2007 nesting season is completed.
View 2007 nesting season
An off-year for Osprey nesting at the Refuge.
View 2008 nesting season
Featured Web Site:
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Learn about the history of the first National Wildlife Refuge in the United States; the wildlife and habitats; and how to visit.
 

Go on a bird tour of Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge to see the Ospreys and other wildlife firsthand!

More information, including driving directions and times, at:
http://www.fws.gov/pelicanisland/events/index.html

OspreyWatch is taking a year hiatus, save for intermittent chance encounters, to follow the activities and wildlife of a Florida Cattle Ranch through 2008-2009. Follow the action yourself at
www.floridacattleranch.org
People the world over care about the Osprey.
View Links

Looking for a program for your next general meeting or event?  OspreyWatch offers hour-long programs based on the 2006 and the 2007 nesting seasons, respectively, at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.  The hour-long programs are both educational and entertaining while providing an intimate look through still and video photography into the day-to-day activities of two pairs of nesting Ospreys.  The programs also offer a wide exposure to the many different species of wildlife that live in the nation’s first National Wildlife Refuge.  For more information or to schedule a presentation, please e-mail   contact@lunarcabin.com

Program color coding:
Black = 2006 program
Red = 2007 program
Green = combined program

PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
2009

November 8 - Sierra Club National Service Outing
October 18 - Franklin T. DeGroodt Library, Palm Bay
April 25 - Merritt Island NWR, Titusville
March 21 - US Navy Armed Guard WWII Vets, Fellsmere
February 12 - Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society
February 12 - Marco Men's Club, Marco Island

February 5 - Flagler Audubon Society, Palm Coast
February 1 -Sierra Club National Service Outing

January 22 - Turtle Coast Sierra Club, Melbourne
January 16 - Southwest Florida Birding & Wildlife Festival, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Reserve, Naples
January 15 - Audubon of Martin County, Stuart

2008
November 10 - Central Brevard Library, Cocoa
October 11 - Ten Thousand Island NWR, Naples
September 17 - Sierra Club Central Florida Group, Orlando

May 27 - Penney Birders, Penney Farms
May 15 - Apalachee Audubon Society, Tallahassee
April 29 - Sebastian Charter Junior High School, Sebastian

April 15 - Turtle Coast Sierra Club, Sebastian
April 10 - South Mainland Library, Micco

March 25 - Kissimmee Valley Audubon Society
March 17 - Halifax River Audubon Society, Daytona
March 16 - International Osprey Foundation, Sanibel Island

March 11 - FEW Club, Grove Isle
March 9 - Seminole Audubon Society, Sanford
March 8 - Pelican Island Wildlife Festival, Sebastian
February 21 - Orange Audubon Society, Orlando
February 18 - Duval Audubon Society, Jacksonville

February 13 - Micco Homeowners Association, Micco
February 12 - Marine Resources Council, Palm Bay
February 3 - Sierra Club National Service Outing
January 27 - Sierra Club Loxahatchee Group, Boynton Beach

January 22 - Venice Area Audubon Society, Venice
January 15 - Ridge Audubon Society, Babson Park
January 11 - The Nature Conservancy, Blowing Rocks Preserve

2007
December 11 - Grand Harbor Audubon Society, Grand Harbor
December 9 - Indian River Paddlers Club, Vero Beach/Kayaks Etc.

November 19 - Pelican Island Audubon Society, Vero Beach

November 16 - Space Coast Audubon Society, Cocoa
October 18 - Native Plant Society, Vero Beach
October 16 - Marion County Audubon Society, Ocala
June 14 - South Mainland Library, Micco
June 5 - Marine Resources Council, Palm Bay
May 29 - Penney Birders, Penney Farms
May 22 - St. Johns County Audubon Society, St. Augustine
April 27 - U.U.F. Emerson Center, Vero Beach
April 9 - Hendry-Glades Audubon Society, Clewiston
April 5 - St. Lucie Audubon Society, Port St. Lucie
March 27 - Friends of St. Sebastian River, Sebastian
March 17 - PINWR/ACNWR Vol. App. Dinner
February 24 - Alachua Audubon Society, Gainesville
February 22 - Indian River Photo Club, Vero Beach
February 14 - USFWS Ecological Services Office
February 4 - Sierra Club National Service Outing
January 14 - Regency Park, Vero Beach
January 9 - FEW Club, Grove Isle
January 3 - Southeast Volusia Audubon Society, Edgewater

2006
December 20 - Marine Resources Council, Rockledge
December 5 - Marine Resources Council, Palm Bay
November 13 - Environmental Learning Center, Wabasso
October 23 - Pelican Island Preservation Society, Sebastian
September 27 - Apalachee Audubon Society, Tallahassee
September 18 - Pelican Island Audubon Society, Vero Beach