Florida has a wide range of birding hotspots and festivals. Two publications will aid you in choosing where to go in the state: The Great Florida Birding Trail and Birding Florida. The Great Florida Birding Trail brochures were published by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for each geographical section of the state. These are available in print at information centers along Route I 95 and by request at www.MYFWC.com. Each brochure lists parks, nature centers, preserves, wetlands, and Wildlife Management Areas. Birding Florida, a book by Brian Rapoza, describes 200 prime birding sites through Florida and features lists of resident birds and where to find them.
Annually there are bird festivals at some of the key hotspots in the state. Each provides opportunities to bird in the surrounding area with birding experts. Usually festivals are scheduled from Fall to Spring in the north, central, southeast, and southwest of the state.
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FLORIDA BIRDING FESTIVALS
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15th Annual Florida Keys Birding and Wildlife Festival http://keysbirdingfest.org |
| 10/4-6/2013 |
2nd Annual Wings and Wildflowers Festival (Tavares) http://www.lakecountyfl.com/birding |
| 10/10-13/2013 |
Bird Fest at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens (Coral Gables) http://www.fairchildgarden.org/events/Bird-Festival/ |
| 10/20-26/2013 |
Ding Darling Days (Sanibel Island) http://www.dingdarlingdays.com |
| 1/22-27/2014 |
17th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival http://spacecoastbirdingandwildlifefestival.org |
| 3/9-13/2014 |
13th Annual Big O Birding Festival http://www.bigobirdingfestival.com |
| 3/20-23/2014 |
2nd Annual Nature Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival https://www.facebook.com/NatureCoastBirdingandWildlifeFestival
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| 4/18-20/2014 |
Gainesville Birding and Nature Festival http://gainesvillebirdingandnaturefestival.com
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| Everglades Birding Festival http://www.evergladesbirdingfestival.com (1/17-21/2013 overview) |
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| 10th Annual Southwest Florida Nature Festival (Naples) www.rookerybay.org/nature-fest-2013 (1/18-20/2013 overview) |
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| 12th Annual Burrowing Owl Festival (Cape Coral, FL) www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org (overview of 2/23/2013) |
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| Lake Apopka Wildlife Festival and Birdapalooza http://www.birdapalooza.com (overview of 3/9/2013) |
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| Pelican Island Wildlife Festival (Sebastian, FL) http://firstrefuge.org/events/wildlifefestival (overview of 3/16/2013) |
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| Treasure Coast Birding Festival (Vero Beach, FL) http://www.treasurecoastbirdingfestival.com (overview of 4/5-6/2013) |
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| Wings Over Water Festival (eastern Lee County) http://www.wingsoverwaterfestival.com (overview of 4/5-6/2013) |
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| Florida’s Birding and FotoFest (St. Augustine) www.floridashistoriccoast.com/bird_festival (overview of 4/18-21/2013)
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