![]() Are lead by experienced guides who are very familiar with the area.There is no “Fee” for the tour, however, there is a suggested donation of $5 per person for each tour to help fund the cost of offering these tours and Audubon Everglades educational programs ALL TOURS Trips usually fill with a Wait List, so early registration is suggested. ![]() Each tour is space restricted and advance registration for each participant is required. Please arrive early enough to allow time to combine into 4 person carpools.The gates close and the tour begins at the scheduled start time.Check-in begins 35 minutes before the scheduled start time.The main difference in the times is the lighting, with the best lighting for photography later in the day. The probability of seeing the Flamingos is equal throughout the day.If all tours fill with waiting lists, a morning tour may be added. Times: There will be an afternoon tour on scheduled tour dates.IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHEN TOURS ARE SCHEDULED TOUR DETAILS Who knows what will happen in 2020? It will depend on the weather, water level, and food availability, and there is no way to predict those things.Īudubon Everglades offers carpool tours in the same Stormwater Treatment Area monthly from November – February to see the incredible waterfowl wintering there, but Flamingos are not likely then. In 2019, the water levels were very high and no Flamingos were seen in the area.In 2018, the Flamingos were seen in the restricted access area in late April by SFWMD personnel, but none were seen on Flamingo Quest tours.2017 was the first year the Flamingos were not seen on the tours or by SFWMD personnel in the area.In 2016, the Flamingos did not show up until the end of April and increased in May!.In 2015, the Flamingo count decreased toward the end of April.In 2014, the Flamingo count increased toward the end of April.Like all birding, the birds are in the wild and free to come and go as they please, there is no guarantee to see the Flamingos on any specific date. “Wild Flamingos Return to Florida” National Audubon Society article (June 2015) WHEN AM I MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE FLAMINGOS? “Flamingos or Bust” Flamingo Magazine Article (Aug 2016) “Flamingos Make Slow Return to Florida” TODAY SHOW Segment (June 2016) If you would like to be notified when the Flamingos return and trips are scheduled, make sure you sign up for the Audubon Everglades email newsletter and select Flamingo Quest 2020 However, if (when) they are seen, we will act quickly to schedule and announce trips on the web site, the Audubon Everglades Facebook page and via the Audubon Everglades email newsletter. We have, therefore, scheduled no trips this year. Unfortunately, no flamingos were seen in the area during the past 2 years. Because of the recurring pattern, and sheer number seen in 2014, many scientists believe at least most of these visitors are wild birds. In 2014, more than 140 flamingos were present. They visit the area when foraging conditions are favorable. The birds are free to come and go as they desire. According to an SFWMD biologist, the Flamingos seem to stay through early May, and then move on. “Are there any Flamingo tours scheduled this year?”Īudubon Everglades will definitely offer Flamingo Quest tours – when the Flamingos show up again!Ī small flock (aka flamboyance, stand, and colony) of American Flamingos have visited the same restricted access area (closed to public access) in Palm Beach County during March and April for more than a dozen years. “I’ve heard you conduct tours to see wild Flamingos in Florida – how do I register?” South Florida Water Management District flamingos in flight May 2014 FLAMINGO QUEST – 2020 ![]()
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