Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
Southeast Region
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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
  • FREE Youth Spring Gobbler (Mar 9-10, 2013)
April
  • Spring wild turkey season
  • Peak of songbird spring migration
  • Earth Day
  • Cedar Key Spring Arts Festival
  • Suwannee Stone Crab Festival
May
  • International Migratory Bird Day
  • Peak of breeding bird activity
June through August
  • Good time to explore the Suwannee River or Gulf of Mexico by boat
July
  • Hunt brochures available on-line, local tax office and by calling the refuge
  • Hunt brochures available by calling with your address
  • July 6 from 10:00AM - 3:00 PM, Lighthouse Open House,
    A celebration of the natural and cultural history of the Cedar Keys
    Refuge
  • Kid's summer programs
August
  • Peak shorebird fall migration
  • August 3 from 9:30AM - 4:30PM, Lighthouse Open House
September
  • Archery hunting season
October
  • National Wildlife Refuge Week!
  • Archery hunting season
  • Muzzleloader hunting season
  • Lighthouse Open House - 3rd weekend of October; FREE to public; must obtain own transportation
November
  • Free Youth Hunt: November 30 - December 2
  • Muzzleloader hunting season
  • General gun hunting season
  • November 23 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Lighthouse Open House
December
  • Audubon Christmas Bird Count
  • FREE Family Hunts (Dec 7-9, 2012, and Dec 21-23, 2012)
  • December 28 from 9:00AM - 2:00PM, Lighthouse Open House

 

Last updated: May 7, 2013