Field Trip Guidelines: Field trips are open to anyone interested in birding. Non-members are welcome.  All trips are free unless the locale has an entrance fee or a charge for parking. We recommend sturdy shoes, comfortable clothing, insect repellent, sunscreen, and water or other suitable beverages. Please contact the trip leader to indicate that you plan to attend and to get any information about changes in plan.

The Celery Fields at Sarasota

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Make reservations with: Tom

tomstclair8@gmail.com or 904-303-0919

Meet at 9 a.m. at the Sarasota Audubon Nature Center parking lot picnic tables, 999 Center Road, Sarasota. 

The Celery Fields mainly consist of open marshland, shallow ponds, and canals which are edged by oaks, willows, and pines. Birds seen here can include sparrows, Marsh and Sedge wrens, Sora and Virginia rails, Black-necked Stilts, Least Bittern, Limpkin, and Purple Gallinule. Behind the Nature Center is a small observation area with feeders that attract songbirds and seasonal migrants.

Once a list of participants is compiled, Tom will arrange carpool opportunities.   

Directions to The Celery Fields: From I-75, take exit 210, Fruitville Road. Go east and turn right at the Lakewood Ranch Blvd. light, then right at the traffic circle onto Apex Road. Follow Apex Road for 1 mile and make a left onto Palmer Blvd. After 0.3 mile, turn left into parking lot, which also has restrooms.