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Florida Bird Watching - A Car Hire 3000 Guide
Gulf coast Florida

Destination Spotlight - Gulf Coast - Florida USA

Bird watching

Florida attracts "twitchers" from all over the world, drawn by the vast array of migratory and resident birdlife. The Bird watchingSouth West Florida Birding Festival takes place on the 19-21 January 2007 providing an excellent opportunity to learn about the rich bird life of this region. There will be guided trips and expert presentations. Full details can be found on the Rookery Bay website (see below)

The estuaries, inlets, back-waters and country parks provide many bird-watching opportunities along the Gulf Coast some of the most popular locations are listed below:

  • Pelican Man's Bird Sanctuary in Sarasota is one of the largest Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Centers in the U.S., and home to over 70 species of Florida's native and migratory birds.

  • The Rookery Bay mangrove estuary, just south of Naples, is home to over 150 species of birds including bald eagles, ospreys, roseate spoonbills, black skimmers, and least terns.

  • The Sanibel Lighthouse at the eastern tip of the island is a prime viewing spot, particularly during the October migration. Birds spotted here include warblers and Peregrine falcons.

  • The Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve near Fort Myers has a boardwalk trail and observation decks for visitors, where you can spy wild turkeys, blue jay, herons and woodpeckers as well as a variety of other wildlife. Other visitors include bobcats, raccoons, deer and squirrel.

  • The "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island is a hotspot for migratory bird populations and serves as a stopover for a number of species, including egrets and night herons.

  • The riverfront at Caloosahatchee Regional Park, Alva is home to blue egrets and great blue herons as well as a vast array of other local wildlife and plant species.

  • Honeymoon Island State Recreation Area, Dunedin has an Osprey trail for a rare glimpse of these magnificent birds in their natural habitat.

Reading to get you in the mood

The Rough Guide to Florida by Mark Ellwood, Todd Obolsky, and Ross Velton

Drivesafe Abroad (a guide to road signs) by Neil Farley and Ceri Williams

Florida Gulf Coast (Moon Handbooks) by Laura Reiley

Cross Creek by Marjorie Rawlings Kinnan

The Language of Sharks by Pat MacEnulty

Nine Florida Stories by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Kevin McCarthy

Beachcomber's Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida (Beachcomber's Guide) by Susan B. Rothschild and Nick Fotheringham

The Florida Cookbook: From Gulf Coast Gumbo to Key Lime Pie by Jeanne Voltz and Caroline Stuart

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