Coastal Stewardship

a buff-breasted sandpiper standing in vegetation
A Buff-Breasted Sandpiper Connects Florida to Habitat North and South
September 09, 2025 — by Panhandle Shorebird Program Manager Col Lauzau
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Four Red Knot shorebirds on the beach
Fall Migration is Underway!
August 20, 2025 — Florida's coastline plays a critical role for sea and shorebirds in all seasons.
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Birds in flight over a beach colony
Wings and Other Things in the Air
August 18, 2025 — The effects of paramotors and other ultralight aircraft on nesting birds.
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Black skimmers in flight over a beach
Communication and Connections: Building Trust and Customizing our Conservation Message
August 15, 2025 — By Ana Sosa, Collier County Anchor Steward
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The head and partial neck of a sauropod skeleton in a museum.
Coastal Birds Share Nesting Habits of Some Dinosaurs
August 13, 2025 — There are many traits linking birds with dinosaurs. On our coasts, bird nesting habits look a lot like those of their prehistoric ancestors.
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Two seabirds eating something on the sand
Year of the Oystercatcher
August 04, 2025 — Following a stormy season in 2024, these beach-nesting birds had a better-than-average year in Florida
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Black seabirds in sand at a construction site
New Seabird Nesting Sites Protected Thanks to Eagle-eyed Panhandle Community Members
July 30, 2025
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three least terns on a gravel rooftop
Life of a Florida Rooftop Nesting Tern
June 08, 2025 — by Lyndsey Christopher, Rooftop Seabird Field Technician
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A child smiles as she holds up her shorebird sign, featuring a colorful illustration of a Piping Plover and hand-written text that reads: Protect us, don't neglect us! Proteja los pajaritos!
Students from Long Island Elementary Schools Awarded for Shorebird Signs
May 27, 2025 — 约炮视频 educators work with students throughout the year in a suite of lessons that culminate in a project designing signage reminding beachgoers to share the shore with nesting shorebirds.
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An adult Piping Plover comes in for a landing on a wet, sandy beach.
Threatened and Endangered Shorebirds Begin Nesting Season on Connecticut Beaches
May 22, 2025 — Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers are already nesting, while terns are just returning to our shores.
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