We visited FLORIDA from March 28 till April 7th 2019 on a self organized Fly&Drive Birding trip from Orlando to Miami.
The birding was fantastic, there was also a lot of other interesting wildlife around.
We observed 126 bird species including 44 lifers.
The habitats were very varied: Mangroves, Freshwater Swamps, Coral Reefs, Tropical and Subtropical Palm and Hardwood Hammocks,
Beaches, Pine Flatwoods and Scubland, Wet Sawgrass Prairie and many Lakes and ponds.
Visit the excellent http://floridabirdingtrail.com/ for detailed information on birding sites.
Sites visited:
Long Key State Park
John D. Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Dagny Johnson KeyLargo Hammock Botanical State Park
Everglades National Park
Frog Pond Wildlife Management Area “Lucky Hammock”
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne
Matheson Hammock Park
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Wekiwa Springs State Park
Hal Scott Regional Park and Preserve
Lake Proctor Wilderness Area
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore: Playalinda Beach
Orlando Wetlands Park
Lake Jesup Conservation Area: East Lake Jesup Tract and Lake Jesup Wilderness Area.
*All the birds and other wildlife in the pictures are wild and native*