Indian River Birding Festival and Nature Art Show

This event took place on October 16, 2015. See upcoming events in Vero Beach.

Where: 255 Oak Dr, Vero Beach

Pelican Island Preservation Society partners with Environmental Learning center to bring the first Indian River Birding Festival Oct 16-17th. All starting Friday at 5pm with a sale of the days Plein Air artists work, registration and reception. then join naturalists David and Dee Simpson at 6:45 pm Friday for a special opportunity to see the critters of the night at ELC. Start the tour with a short talk about what might be see and hear, bats, flying squirrels, frogs, owls and more. Then take a stroll around the grounds to see what you might find. Bring flashlights and insect repellent. Insects can be quite prevalent in October. Or stay at the ELC classroom for a lecture by Steve Schubert on "Crested Caracara" monitoring in Florida and elsewhere at 7pm.
Saturday starts at 6:30am with an ELC Campus Walk. In 1989 ELC’s campus looked like lunar landscape. It had been so choked out with invasive species (Brazilian Pepper and Australian Pine) that it would have been prohibitively expensive to try and save the minimal scraggly natives that were around. So, the slate was wiped clean and thoughtfully landscaped, using only natives. The uplands and hammock portions of the campus have become well established and a compact area great for birding. This walk will take place before the center is open to the general public, so participants will have campus to themselves…and the birds.
For full details of the Festival and a list of all the tours see then go to the Indian River Birding Festival. You can sign up by using the Donate button and enter the amount of the tour. Or Mail a check. Email [email protected] for more information.