Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!philmtl!philabs!ccnysci!christ From: christ@ccnysci.UUCP (Chris Thompson) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: Advice wanted on Florida Birding Message-ID: <3777@ccnysci.UUCP> Date: 4 Dec 89 14:40:35 GMT References: Organization: City College of New York Lines: 32 In article , mk2r+@andrew.cmu.edu (Mark Paul Krenitsky) writes: > Hello, I have read the bboard for a while and noticed that people > can ask for advice on places to go and such. I will be along the east > coast of Florida, possibly the Everglades and also the Florida Keys > the first two weeks of January. Being a resident of Pittsburgh, I naturally Well! I just got back from Key Largo and the Everglades a few weeks ago! If you are in the Everglades, go along the Anhinga Trail. Amazing! I saw all the North American waders which were possible, and some interesting misc stuff- like the pileated woodpecker working over a snag right behind the ranger station. Herons, gallinules, and alligators abound. BUT: GO EARLY!!!!!! It is a very popular spot, and it will be packed by 9 AM. My other advice is to get down to Flamingo. If you are lucky, and are willing to drive a ways, you might see some of the pink suckers (I ran out of time). But I did see Bald Eagles & Forster's terns. If you get to Key Largo, go on the snorkeling trip out of John Pennycamp Coral Reef State Park. For about $30 you get the ride, and gear. But one of the plastic cards to help you ID reef fish. We saw about 25 we could identify, including barracuda, sergeant-major, pipefish, and butterfish. Well worth it! Have fun! Chris Thompson -- Chris Thompson [What does not kill us, pisses us off!!]