South Florida & The Keys: Apr 25—May 01, 2013
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Price: To Be Announced.
Departs: Key West
Tour Limit: 14
Operations Manager: Erik Lindqvist
Download Previous Itinerary (2012): PDF (101.4 KB)
Tour Leaders
Michael O'Brien
Michael O'Brien is a freelance artist, author, and environmental consultant living in Ca...
Louise Zemaitis
Louise Zemaitis is an artist and naturalist living in Cape May, New Jersey where she is a po...More Information
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Tour Reports:
- Apr 19, 11: South Florida
- Apr 20, 10: South Florida
- Apr 21, 09: South Florida
- Apr 21, 08: South Florida
- Apr 23, 07: South Florida
- Apr 24, 06: South Florida
- Apr 13, 05: South Florida
Past Birdlists:
- Apr 19, 11: South Florida: PDF (60.6 KB)
- Apr 20, 10: South Florida: PDF (75.4 KB)
- Apr 21, 09: South Florida: PDF (74.9 KB)
- Apr 21, 08: South Florida: PDF (76.8 KB)
- Apr 23, 07: South Florida: PDF (70.5 KB)
- Apr 24, 06: South Florida: PDF (132 KB)
- Apr 13, 05: South Florida: PDF (100 KB)
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Wood Stork— Photo: Michael O'Brien
Experience the subtropical settings of the Florida Keys, Everglades, and suburban Miami as we search for many special birds seldom seen elsewhere in the United States.
South Florida is the most truly tropical region in the United States, with habitats, flora, and fauna found nowhere else in the country. Indeed, more than a dozen species of tropical and West Indian birds reach their northern limits here, and are seldom seen elsewhere within our borders. During the course of this short tour, we will confine our efforts to the southernmost portions of Florida, and focus on finding a variety of specialty birds.
In the mangrove swamps, hardwood hammocks, and sheltered waters of the Florida Keys, we may see Magnificent Frigatebird, "Great White" Heron, White-crowned Pigeon, Mangrove Cuckoo, Antillean Nighthawk, Gray Kingbird, and Black-whiskered Vireo.
In the vast Everglades National Park and environs, we will seek Limpkin, Wood Stork, Roseate Spoonbill, Swallow-tailed and Snail kites, Short-tailed Hawk, Purple Gallinule, Smooth-billed Ani (rare), and "Cape Sable" Seaside Sparrow.
We will also cover the urban and suburban landscapes of Miami where various parakeets and parrots, Common and Hill mynas, Red-whiskered Bulbuls, and Spot-breasted Orioles are resident.
Comfortable accommodations; birding along roadsides and on short hikes; temperatures typically warm and humid, with afternoon showers possible.