Featured Destinations
The key to a great birding trip – whether near or far – is good planning. Start by planning your bird-watching route and find out what birds have been seen in the area recently. Also, be sure to have useful birding gear and dress for the terrain and the weather.
This place is, unequivocally, for the birders!
Newfoundland and Labrador is home to 16 ecological reserves and two wilderness reserves. Of these, six are internationally recognized breeding sites for seabirds. At these sites, it is possible for you to see, first-hand, the chaotic majesty of a seabird colony in the wild.
Seabird capital of North America: population 35 million
35 million seabirds - 25,000 gannets, 500,000 puffins, 7 million storm-petrels and 24,000 razorbills - just to name a few. Overall, 350 species of birds. Be witness to chaotic gatherings around our many guts and bays, inlets and reserves, both in the sky and sea.
For the birds
Come for the falcons, hawks, and ospreys. And for northern species like murres and boreal owls. And rare species like black-headed gulls and fulmars. There are more than 800 American bald eagles across the Province, making this place one of the largest populations on the continent.
The perfect landing strip
Besides the millions of seabirds that enjoy the rich marine life, we welcome rare species to these parts every year. Think of it as a crossroads for bird traffic - many non-native birds stray from their migration route and end up here, so sightings of non-native species for this climate zone are not uncommon.
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I Dream of...
Adding Life Birds to my List at the 13th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival scheduled for January 27 - February 1, 2010
Several attendees at the 2009 Festival added up to 10 birds to their life list!
Presented by the Brevard Nature Alliance and timed to coincide with peak activity for wintering bird populations in Florida, this event has something of interest for everyone - over 220 activities including classroom presentations, field trips, water adventures, an Exhibit Center with over 75 exhibitors, Art Competition with over $1,600 in prizes, Silent Auction, the Raptor Project, a Pelagic Boat Trip, and more.
Blessed with diverse habitats and favorable climate, Florida's Space Coast is among the best birding locations in North America. More than 330 species of birds have been seen here including many coveted species such as Florida Scrub-Jay, Crested Caracara, Snail Kite, Limpkin, Roseate Spoonbill, Reddish Egret, Peregrine Falcon, Black Rail, Painted Bunting, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Bachman's Sparrow, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Glaucous Gull, Iceland (Kumlien's) Gull, Thayer's Gull, and more.
Outstanding Birding & Wildlife Watching Sites include: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Canaveral National Seashore, The Enchanted Forest Sanctuary, Port Canaveral and 30 local Florida Birding Trail locations, 38 within a one hour drive, and more.
Festival field trips, Seminars, Workshops and Keynote Presentations are led by a combination of local, national and international talent. The 2010 Festival will feature: David Allen Sibley, Kenn & Kim Kaufman, Pete Dunne, Kevin Karlson, Paul Lehman, Bill Thompson III, Michael O'Brien, Louise Zemaitis, Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Victor Emanuel, Barry Lyon, Clay Taylor, Jeff Bouton, Reinier Munguia, Joanne Williams and over 90+ other biologists, ornithologists, scientists, photographers, historians, naturalists, and more.
New for 2010: Swarovski Optik is sponsoring a North American Gull Conference as part of the Festival and will be co-hosted by the Festival and the Volusia County Marine Science Center. The Gull Conference will feature presentations and field trips led by Alvaro Jaramilo, Martin Reid, Bruce MacTavish, and more
Visit our web site (always a work in progress) to review scheduled Festival activities, Registration information, accommodations, birds and wildlife seen during the 2009 Festival and more.
Contact Neta Harris, 800-460-2664 or neta@natureandspace.com.