Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!adm!cmcl2!dasys1!maestro From: maestro@dasys1.UUCP (Fred Goldrich) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: Exotic birding trip to florida Summary: Bird sanctuary Message-ID: <11305@dasys1.UUCP> Date: 27 Nov 89 18:13:22 GMT References: <1548@intercon.com> Organization: The Big Electric Cat Lines: 21 In article <1548@intercon.com>, ooblick@intercon.com (Mikki Barry) writes: > We are off to the Tampa/St.Pete area for the xmas holidays and are > planning a few side trips from the probably cold beach to check out > exotic birds in the area. We already are going to Busch Gardens > (to play with the teeny tiny macaws :-)) and are wondering if anyone > knows the area well enough to recommend some other havens of birddom. > > All suggestions will be welcome. > If you find yourself in Pinellas County, there is a bird sanctuary in, I believe, Reddington Beach (possibly Reddington Shores?). In any case, it's clearly marked, and just off the southbound Gulf Boulevard. The people there take in all sorts of sick and injured birds, and it's not always a pleasant sight. But they seem to do a good job, and it's worth a visit. -- Fred Goldrich Big Electric Cat Public UNIX ..!cmcl2!{ccnysci,cucard,hombre}!dasys1!maestro Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com