Birding Southwest Florida, Sanibel and the Everglades

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- I exercise for fun, not to win contests
- I like to explore at an easy pace, stopping to snap photos and smell the roses
- Varied terrain doesn’t scare me, but let’s not do anything too extreme
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A complimentary shuttle provided by the hotel will be provided from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) to the hotel. Hotel check-in available from 3:00 p.m
Program Registration. After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar table ...
Walking about 1 miles, approximately 2.5 hours, on boardwalks, uneven terrain and sand. The drive is approximately 15 miles, about 1 hours.
Birding at Cecil Webb State Wildlife Area, one of the largest intact abd undrained pine flat woods in Southwest Florida lo...
Walking about 2 miles, approximately 1.5 hours, primarily on easy terrain and boardwalks. The drive is approx. 50 miles, about 1.5 hours.
Our first field trip of the day will be to Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary where passerines, herons and limpkins are oft...
Walking about 1.5 miles, approximately 2.5 hours, on uneven terrain, sand, and boardwalks. The drive is approx. 60 miles, about 2.5 hours.
Lovers Key State Park ranges from the Estero Bay mudflats to the Gulf of Mexico encompassing a wide array of habitats inclu...
Walking about 1.5 miles, about 2 hours, primarily on sand and boardwalks. The drive is approx. 65 miles, about 2.5 hours.
We’ll depart from the hotel early for transfer to Bunche Beach, a wonderful place to see hundreds of waders and particularly shorebirds (mos...
Hotel check-out by 11:00 a.m. Walking about a ½ mile, approximately 45 minutes, primarily on boardwalks. The drive is approx. 25 miles, about 1 hour.
After checking out of the hotel, we will head out to Harns Marsh for our final field trip of the program. Establ...
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