The number of participants for each trip is limited to 8. This allows for a more personalized tour and an even more enjoyable trip. Tours start in Florida City and end at the Miami International Airport. Each trip includes 3 nights and 3 full birding days with Larry Manfredi. First night - You will spend the night at a quality hotel in Homestead/Florida City. Day 1 - We will meet in the lobby of the hotel at 6:30 a.m. We'll spend the day in the Miami area looking for the specialties, such as White-crowned Pigeon, Spot-Breasted Oriole, Red-Whiskered Bulbul, White-Winged Parakeet, Yellow-Chevroned Parakeet, Monk Parakeet, other assorted parrots and parakeets, Smooth-billed Ani, Limpkin, Purple Swamphen, Hill Myna, Common Myna, Snail Kite, and Burrowing Owl, returning to the hotel that evening. Day 2 - We will leave the hotel at 7:00 a.m. spending the first part of the day in Everglades National Park. The birds that you can expect to see today include Purple Gallinule, Wood Stork, White-Crowned Pigeon, Short-Tailed Hawk, Anhinga, Florida Red-Shouldered Hawk, Bald Eagle. We'll also see numerous wading birds such as Spoonbills, Great White Heron, and possibly Least Bittern. We will take a short boat ride into Florida Bay in search of Greater Flamingo, hundreds of shorebirds will be seen along the way. We will leave Everglades National Park around 3:00 p.m. and head west towards the west coast of Florida. Red-Cockaded Woodpecker will be the main target bird. Day 3 - We will leave once again at 7:00 a.m. Today, we'll look for Florida Scrub Jay, Crested Caracara, Florida Sandhill Crane, Brown-Headed Nuthatch. We also have a chance at seeing Wild Turkey as well as Short-Tailed Hawk. The tour ends at the Miami International Airport around 5:00 p.m. Cost:
$650 per person double occupancy Deposit $200 per person
(add $200 single occupancy) Terms and conditions Includes hotel accomodation, continental breakfasts, transportation in the field, professional bird guiding services, and refreshments. Contact us for the latest information. |
