Regular Scheduled Sanctuary Tours: Wednesdays and Sundays at 2:00pm.
Learn the history of the Sanctuary, tour the outside aviaries and the educational center. Meet at the beach deck.
Private Group Tours: can be scheduled free of charge Mondays - Saturdays for groups 8 or more.
Please stop by the gift shop and let us know you are here, and meet at the bottom level of the beach deck. Call us for information. 727-391-6211 or 391-2473.
Nov. 19, 2008: Great American Teach - In. Over 26 presentations made in classrooms throughout Pinellas & Hillsborough counties. Teachers please contact Michelle Simoneau: call 727-391-2473.
Nov. 29: 1pm - 4pm: SouthBeach Restaurant Benefiting Sanctuary - So You Want to Own a Restaurant Reality Show Party. See our website for more details.
December 6, 2008: 10:00am - Seabird Christmas & Anniversary Celebration. Sanctuary celebrates its 37th Anniversary! Free tour, cookies, punch, children’s gifts and special events. Coloring contest and Christmas music. Fun for all ages.
Dec., 14, 2008 : 6:00- Sanctuary Staff & Volunteer Christmas Party/ Helen Heath’s 99th Birthday - By invitation only. SURPRISE HELEN HEATH - SEND HER A 99TH BIRTHDAY CARD!
Jan. 4, 2009: How to Help Beach Nesting Birds. Presented by Beth Forys, PhD
Professor of Environmental Studies & Biology at Eckerd College. Be a part of a large group of local volunteers that help count and protect beach nesting birds. This is a shorebird presentation that covers basic shorebird ID as well as data collection protocols. Hear how successful last year’s shorebird count was.
Feb 4, 2009 : Sunday 2pm: Attracting Birds with Landscaping. Join Florida Native Plant Society’s local President Bill Bilodeau and learn how to have environmentally friendly landscaping. Attract birds with the proper plants, scrubs and trees. Questions and Answer time. There will be native plants for sale at the meeting.
February 13-16, 2009: Great Backyard Bird Count. - Join tens of thousands of everyday bird watchers for the 12th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. A joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, participants count birds and report their sightings online at www.birdcount.org.
Feb. 15, 2008 - Wild Bird Photography Contest Ends. Winners Announced.
Winners receive certificates and gift. Photos must be submitted by Feb.15, 2009, to michelle@seabirdsanctuary.com or delivered to the Sanctuary. Please email the photos if you can via email saved as a jpeg or pdf. No files larger than 1.5 gig. Please see the website for rules and information.
