Hillsborough Bay's bird islands have been named globally significant by an international wildlife protection organization, based on the large populations of nesting birds there. ...more

April 3, 2009

in 2008. Today, a nearly 40-mile stretch of the tidal, freshwater James - from the Dutch Gap area near Chester to eastern Charles City County - harbors one of the country's top concentrations of eagles, herons and other fish-eating birds. The National Audubon Society has designated the region an Important Bird Area, a high compliment among conservationists. ...more

March 22, 2009

A low, dense mangrove forest tickling the western edge of Old Tampa Bay hides what could be the nation's most populated winter roost for spring's icon - the American robin. ...more

February 23, 2009

About half of the Tampa Bay area's count circles have logged the species they spotted in the most recent Christmas Day bird count. ...more

January 14, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Volunteers took to the Upper Tampa Bay Trail on Jan. 3 to participate in a national effort to find and track birds. ...more

January 14, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Volunteers took to the Upper Tampa Bay Trail on Jan. 3 to participate in a national effort to find and track birds. ...more

January 14, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Volunteers took to the Upper Tampa Bay Trail on Jan. 3 to participate in a national effort to find and track birds. ...more

January 14, 2009

Jim McGinity definitely is no novice when it comes to bird-watching. ...more

January 3, 2009

The West Pasco Audubon Society conducts its annual Christmas Bird Count, part of a nationwide effort. ...more

January 2, 2009

Hurricane Ike roared into Cuba on Sunday night after destroying houses and crops on low-lying islands, and worsening floods in Haiti that have already killed more than 300 people. ...more

September 8, 2008