On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:03:08 -0500, John/Charleston
wrote:

We're wanting to take Mom on a trip to Florida bay for some
birdwatching fun.

Any help is greatly appreciated,

John,

Do a little research on the J. N. Ding Darling wildlife preserve on
Sanibel Island. It's just off Ft. Myers on Florda's west coast.
It's a driving tour through about 6,000 acres of mangrove marsh.
There is a road atop a dyke that is used to help in mosquito control.
It's a big hit wth the bird watching crowd. I certainly enjoyed it.
Just another option, good luck.

bb

You will have to be careful, I usually am down in the Florida Keys during
around May or June, I find the seas to be calmest then. If you go during
other times you run the risks of high seas and those house boats just are
not too fun. Especially trying to take photos. I know some days can get hot,
and usually when there is a high weather condition it can get hot, but the
Bay and Ocean are like glass and bill fish are in, reefs are fun, etc etc,
if the seas are rough, it aint no fun.





"bb" wrote in message
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On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:03:08 -0500, John/Charleston
wrote:

We're wanting to take Mom on a trip to Florida bay for some
birdwatching fun.

Any help is greatly appreciated,

John,

Do a little research on the J. N. Ding Darling wildlife preserve on
Sanibel Island. It's just off Ft. Myers on Florda's west coast.
It's a driving tour through about 6,000 acres of mangrove marsh.
There is a road atop a dyke that is used to help in mosquito control.
It's a big hit wth the bird watching crowd. I certainly enjoyed it.
Just another option, good luck.

bb

You will have to be careful, I usually am down in the Florida Keys during
around May or June, I find the seas to be calmest then. If you go during
other times you run the risks of high seas and those house boats just are
not too fun. Especially trying to take photos. I know some days can get hot,
and usually when there is a high weather condition it can get hot, but the
Bay and Ocean are like glass and bill fish are in, reefs are fun, etc etc,
if the seas are rough, it aint no fun.

I don't know if the water in Florida Bay is calm in May or June. But I
don't think there are many birds to see during that time. Last time
when I went there (Everglades) in June, I could count the number of
birds that I saw in a boat trip in Everglades in one hand. I am afraid
that the person who initiated this thread would be disappointed if he
went there in May or June because I believe one of his objective is to
see birds.

Jay Chan

If you wanna see birds drive to flamingo, or key largo, and arrange a charter
with a captain to take you out to the Backcountry.

You'll wanna do this in Jan thru early March.

Sterling

Thanks for the information everyone. With info gathered here and
elsewhere we got down to the houseboats being rented out of Flamingo
being the best for us. Unfortunately they're booked solid thru
April. They have some new boats coming that may give us an option
but it looks like we'll be lucky if they get delivered in time for
this season.

Thanks again,
John