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Dermot Breen

Well-known member

• Sep 9, 2012

• #1

Hi guys

Which book is the better - Brian Rapoza's "Birding Florida" or Bill Pranty's "A Birder's Guide to Florida".
What are the maps like in both and do either give sat nav coordinates?

Dermot

 

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Tanager

Well-known member

• Sep 9, 2012

• #2

Florida guidebook

Dermot,

We used In 2011, lots of detail and good maps, we had no problem finding any of the sites that we visited. The book doesn't have sat nav co-ordinates, you won't need them to get to the sites in the book, unless you're looking for a specific point within a reserve.

Cheers,

Mark

 

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csanchez7

Well-known member

• Sep 9, 2012

• #3

I prefer Brian Rapoza's book over Pranty's, as the information is a little bit more up to date.

Carlos

 

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Dermot Breen

Well-known member

• Sep 9, 2012

• #4

Thanks guys

Dermot

 

Andy Wraithmell

aka Limeybirder

• Sep 14, 2012

• #5

Dermot Breen said:

Hi guys

Which book is the better - Brian Rapoza's "Birding Florida" or Bill Pranty's "A Birder's Guide to Florida".
What are the maps like in both and do either give sat nav coordinates?

Dermot

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We have an app that you can use to navigate to all 491 Great Florida Birding & Wildlife Trail guides. The app uses google maps and is free for both apple and android devices.

http://onthetrailmyfwc.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-to-use-trail-part-3-nature-viewing.html

You could also use our trip planning tool to find out which sites have the specialty species you are looking for.

https://public.myfwc.com/maps/birdtrip/

Both of these features would compliment Rapoza's or Pranty's guide.

 

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Jim M.

Member since 2007

Supporter

• Sep 14, 2012

• #6

I've only used Rapoza's guide, and while I think it is good, I found it often was lacking in info on what to do once you got to a site. E.g. it told you to go to Marathon Airport for Antillean Nighthawk or to a golf course for Burrowing Owl, but it didn't tell you where or how to look for those birds once you got to those locations. (I managed to see both birds, but it took some experimenting.)

Jim

 

walshey

not on a register

• Sep 15, 2012

• #7

We took both when we did Florida this April. They seem complimentary, in that Pranty has the better location maps and the phenograms whereas Rapoza has the bird maps and is much better at telling you what you might actually see at the sites. All in all it's a pretty easy place to find your way around and most of the birds aren't much trouble to find.
When they say Mangrove Cuckoo is hard though they ain't kidding around!

 

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Dermot Breen

Well-known member

• Sep 17, 2012

• #8

Thanks again guys. Andy that's a great site and it's one I've been using alot. The app sounds great but at sounds quite large at 330M.