Calendar of Events
For more information, contact the Refuge Office 352/493-0238
Best months to visit are October through April. From June through August, visitors are encouraged to prepare for high temperatures, humidity, and biting insects. Tick repellent is advised year-round.
| January | Good time for viewing wintering waterfowl and shorebirds in coastal areas Small game hunting begins |
| February | Peak of bald eagle nesting Osprey nesting begins Night hunting for raccoons, Friday and Saturday nights during February Small game hunting ends |
| March | FAVOR -- Annual Meeting and Refuge Openhouse Join the Ranger for a Florida Archaeology Month Program Return of the swallow-tailed kites Spring bird migration Spring wild turkey season opens |
| April | Spring wild turkey season Peak of songbird spring migration Earth Day Cedar Key Spring Arts Festival |
| May | International Migratory Bird Day Peak of breeding bird activity Hunter Working Group Meeting, May 7, 6pm |
| June through August | Good time to explore the Suwannee River or Gulf of Mexico by boat |
| July | Hunt Brochures available on-line, by mail or phone Openhouse July 4th, 9am - 4pm, at Seahorse Key to celebrate a successful rookery year Hunt Brochcures available on-line, local tax office and by calling the refuge |
| August | Last days to apply for lottery hunts. Peak shorebird fall migration |
| September | Archery hunting season |
| October | National Wildlife Refuge Week! Archery hunting season Muzzleloader hunting season Open House - Seahorse Key Lighthouse -- Free to public, must obtain transportation to the island. |
| November | Muzzleloader hunting season General gun hunting season |
| December | Audubon Christmas Bird Count FREE Youth Hunt - check back for dates |

