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What we’re about
SEVAS, the Southeast Volusia Audubon Society, is one of three Audubon groups in Volusia County, FL. We are an active, inclusive Audubon Chapter and we welcome all. Our monthly meetings are held Oct - Apr at the Marine Discovery Center in New Smyrna Beach but our birding trips take us all over the county and beyond.
Want to learn more about native plants? We have demonstration gardens to visit and tend. Also, come view our Purple Martin colony at the Marine Discovery Center!
If you see us at the NSB Farmer's Market, please say hello! Click these links to find out more about our events, programs and volunteer opportunities:
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Read our newsletter, The Skimmer!
Head over to our website!
Upcoming events
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JAN Birds & Brews - Seminole Rest Oak Hill/Typsy Unicorn
Seminole Rest, Oak Hill, Volusia County, FL, USJANUARY BIRDS & BREWS
THURS JAN 8, 4PM
Seminole Rest Historic Site
207 River Road, Oak Hill
Eat at Typsy Unicorn's Brewing, Edgewater
tel: 386 444 3047
ALL are welcome! Join us for a lovely afternoon out. We’ll bird the grounds, see the Timucuan shell mounds, and the caretaker buildings that are a tribute to what the Snyder’s sought to preserve.
Afterwards we'll gather at Typsy Unicorn for libations and snacks!
140 S Riverside Dr #19/20, Edgewater
386-444-3047
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Third Thursday of each month. SEVAS B&B walks provide a happy end-of-day birding jaunt and a social at a local pub or restaurant. We bird different sites, and enjoy time to relax, laugh, and connect. Adult beverages optional.
Bring binoculars, a hat, water, bug spray, etc, and dress for the weather.
More info here:
https://www.sevolusiaaudubon.org/the-skimmer-newsletter4 attendees
Project Purple Martin - Annual Gourd Raising
Marine Discovery Center, 520 Barracuda Blvd, New Smyrna Beach, FL, USJAN 17, 10AM
Marine Discovery Center
Learning Lab
Happy New Year! It's that time again for the 5th annual Raising of the Gourds! The earliest Purple Martin (PUMA) migrants usually arrive in South Florida around mid-January but the last few years they have started showing up in December.
PUMAs need human assistance to thrive. Our adults are becoming better parents each year, and this season we hope we get some more mated pairs.
Meet in the lab at 10am. Before we raise the gourds, you'll enjoy an overview on our Purple Martin Project and learn more by prepping the 12 gourds with nesting material. Everything will be provided.
Then we will walk over to the site, complete the Purple Martin pole and raise the gourds!
Volunteer observers are needed to help keep a lookout for arrivals. Then again once the hatchlings start fledging, we need volunteer observers to make sure we find any early jumpers before a predator does.
More here: https://www.sevolusiaaudubon.org/project-purple-martin
--> New volunteers can sign up, too-please join us!5 attendees
Past events
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