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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
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 5th, 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

last updated
March 13, 2008
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