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Active Pursuits: Bird Watching
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With hundreds of both land- and sea-based species, Florida is one of America's best places for bird-watching -- if you're not careful, pelicans will even steal your picnic lunch on the historic Naples Pier. The J. N. ("Ding") Darling National Wildlife Refuge is great for watching, and it shares Sanibel Island with luxury resorts and fine restaurants.
With its Northeast Florida section now open, the Great Florida Birding Trail will eventually cover some 2,000 miles throughout the state. Fort Clinch State Park on Amelia Island and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Cape Canaveral are gateways to the northeast trail. Information is available from the Birding Trail Coordinator, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 S. Meridian St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 (tel. 850/922-0664; fax 850/488-1961; www.floridabirdingtrail.com). You can download trail maps from their website.
Many of the state's wildlife preserves have gift shops that carry books about Florida's birds, including the Florida Wildlife Viewing Guide, in which authors Susan Cerulean and Ann Morrow profile 96 great parks, refuges, and preserves throughout the state. The guide is also available directly from the publisher, Falcon Press, at tel. 800/582-2665; www.falconbooks.com.
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