I'm going to be in Florida for about 12 days in late June/early July. The first week will be at a conference in Orlando (no car - we'll be staying near Seaworld). Then we are flying to Miami and spending 3 or 4 days driving around seeing the Everglades and maybe across to Naples or Fort Myers.
I have heard that summer is not the best time to be in Florida (are the mosquitos really that bad?), but I'd appreciate any advice on what interesting birds I am likely to see. (In this context 'interesting' is anything that doesn't live on the West coast, where I've done most of my US birding).
I've heard that Gatorland in Orlando is pretty good for birdwatching - can anyone confirm this? Given that we won't have a car in Orlando, going too far afield probably isn't possible but I'm sure I could justify going to Gatorland to soak up some of the local culture
Cheers, Koren
I have heard that summer is not the best time to be in Florida (are the mosquitos really that bad?), but I'd appreciate any advice on what interesting birds I am likely to see. (In this context 'interesting' is anything that doesn't live on the West coast, where I've done most of my US birding).
I've heard that Gatorland in Orlando is pretty good for birdwatching - can anyone confirm this? Given that we won't have a car in Orlando, going too far afield probably isn't possible but I'm sure I could justify going to Gatorland to soak up some of the local culture
Cheers, Koren