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FELTS AUDUBON PRESERVE

Felts Bird Checklist

print the checklist and take it to the preserve next time you go

*ANHINGA*GREAT BLUE HERON*LITTLE BLUE HERON*GREAT EGRET*SNOWY EGRET*CATTLE EGRET*WHITE IBIS*ROSEATE SPOONBILL*WOOD STORK*BLACK VULTURE* TURKEY VULTURE*RED-SHOULDERED HAWK*LAUGHING GULL* RING-BILLED GULL*RED-HEADED WOODPECKER*RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER*DOWNY WOODPECKER*PILEATED WOODPECKER*FLICKER*EASTERN PHOEBE*GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER*SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER*BLUE JAY*AMERICAN CROW*TUFTED TITMOUSE*CAROLINA WREN*BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER*EASTERN BLUEBIRD*AMERICAN ROBIN*GRAY CATBIRD*MOCKINGBIRD*CEDAR WAXWING*LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE*STARLING*YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER*YELLOW-TROATED WARBLER*PALM WARBLER*BLUE-HEADED VIREO*CARDINAL*COMMON GRACKLE*BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE*BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD*AMERICAN GOLDFINCH*

LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF

24th AVENUE EAST and EXPERIMENTAL FARM ROAD

PALMETTO, FLORIDA

VISITORS WELCOME FIRST SATURDAY EVERY MONTH

AND BY APPOINTMENT

PHOTOS OF THE FELTS PRESERVE

Otis Felts left this 30-acre parcel to the Manatee County Audubon Society when he passed away in 2002.  His dream was that it would never be developed.  Now our dream is to use the property as an environmental educational center for people of all ages.

As land in southwest Florida is rapidly consumed by development, this property is being utilized to benefit wildlife.  We are returning the land to a more natural condition by way of a long-term management plan.

While we come up with innovative ways to provide opportunities to educate the public on environmental issues the land is being used by an abundance of different animals including many migratory birds.  Over 100 species have been seen on the property!