The vicissitudes of family life are such that I am once again heading to Florida. This time, besides a hearty turkey dinner, I’m getting a trip (albeit brief) to the Everglades out of it. This, of course, fills me with glee.
However, my mad internets research skills have failed me when it comes to getting a bead on Florida scrubland specialties, such as Scrub Jay, obviously, and Burrowing Owl. I’m going to be as far south as Fort Myers and as far north as Lake Tarpon, on the western coast and with a limited mileage latitude. Anyone got any suggestions?
November 18, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Owls – Cape Coral
Jays – Oscar Scherer SP near Sarasota.
Details in an e-mail I just sent you.
Good luck!
November 19, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Nate – Thanks for the e-mail! It was very helpful. I should probably pick up a copy of the Lane guide as well.
November 19, 2008 at 8:08 pm
You can if you like, it’s a great book filled with super detailed information, and the new edition only came out a couple years back.
It probably would give you some ideas for additional birding sites should you have time for it. I bought it for a holiday trip a couple years back, worth it’s weight in gold.