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Panhandle
The Panhandle is Florida’s least populated region and includes some of the state’s most spectacular scenery, from upland hardwoods and slope forests with dramatic bluffs and deep ravines, to stately longleaf pines, to vast salt marshes, scenic rivers and pristine white sand beaches. Whether you bird by foot, car, bicycle, kayak or horseback, amazing birding opportunities await you. The Panhandle offers species such as Mississippi Kite, White-breasted Nuthatch and Swainson’s Warbler, as well as occasional western vagrants like Calliope Hummingbird, Western Tanager and Groove-billed Ani.
West Florida
Prominent features of this region include the bountiful Big Bend and its associated seagrass beds, salt marshes and oyster reefs; the limestone bluffs, stately cypress trees and tannic waters of the renowned Suwannee, Withlacoochee and Hillsborough rivers; the sweeping grasslands of Paynes Prairie; the Green Swamp’s vast forests; and the abundant waters of Tampa Bay, Florida’s largest estuary. No matter how you choose to explore — by foot, bicycle, car or boat — you’ll find some of Florida’s best birding and wildlife encounters.
East Florida
Prominent features of this region include the Atlantic Coast and its associated barrier islands, the freshwater marshes of the St. Johns River, the vast grasslands of the Kissimmee Prairie and the ancient sand dunes of the Lake Wales Ridge. Birds, butterflies and other wildlife depend upon the upland hardwoods, pine flatwoods, scrub, wetlands, salt marshes, swamps, rivers and pristine beaches found here. Whether you explore by foot, car, bicycle, or boat, there are truly amazing wildlife opportunities awaiting you.
South Florida
Prominent features of this region include coastal mangrove swamp, sandy beaches and, of course, the expansive Everglades, a “river of grass” that consists of more than 1.5 million acres of wetland. South Florida is also home to the incredibly rare pine rockland habitat, found at sites including Miami’s Deering Estate and the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key. Whether you explore by foot, car, bicycle or boat, there are truly amazing wildlife opportunities awaiting you.
