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FIELD TRIPS

Our 2024 field trip list is posted

through mid year!

see below for confirmed listings ...

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Whether you're new to birding or a Big-List birder, our field trips offer you the best birding  and nature locations in Southwest Florida. Better yet, you will get to meet others in our community who love birding and nature, and who are engaged in environmental issues in Lee County and beyond.

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Be sure to wear appropriate clothing for the weather, and be ready to take bug spray and sun screen, especially for our trips in early fall and late spring. You may also wish to bring water, a camera, field glasses, or even a folding chair, depending on the outing.

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Members and non-members / beginner to advanced birders – all are welcome!  All chapter-sponsored field trips are free; but, donations are always appreciated.  Parking or rental fees sometimes apply.

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Listed below are our field trips through mid 2024.  RSVP's are requested.

Field Trips

  • Pop Ash Creek Preserve
    Pop Ash Creek Preserve
    Sat, Apr 27
    Pop Ash Creek Preserve
    Pop Ash Creek Preserve
    Apr 27, 2024, 8:00 AM
    Pop Ash Creek Preserve, 9451 Nalle Grade Rd, North Fort Myers, FL 33917, USA
    Including a portion of Pop Ash Creek, this preserve is an ideal location to observe river otters, turtles, wading birds and alligators.
    RSVP & Info
  • Telegraph Creek Preserve (eastern)
    Telegraph Creek Preserve (eastern)
    Sat, May 18
    Alva
    Telegraph Creek Preserve (eastern)
    May 18, 2024, 8:00 AM
    Alva, 16451 N River Rd, Alva, FL 33920, USA
    This large preserve, located in Alva in northeastern Lee County, provides critical habitat for numerous listed animal species, including Florida Panther, crested caracara, gopher tortoise and eastern indigo snake.
    RSVP & Info
  • Kayak Telegraph Creek
    Kayak Telegraph Creek
    Sat, May 25
    Telegraph Creek Kayak Launch
    Kayak Telegraph Creek
    May 25, 2024, 8:00 AM
    Telegraph Creek Kayak Launch, 15700 N River Rd, Alva, FL 33920, USA
    Join us for a leisurely, uncrowded, scenic, and quiet paddle on the Great Calusa Blueway's Telegraph Creek.
    RSVP & Info
  • CREW's Bird Rookery Swamp
    CREW's Bird Rookery Swamp
    Tue, Jun 11
    CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trail
    CREW's Bird Rookery Swamp
    Jun 11, 2024, 8:00 AM
    CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trail, 1295 Shady Hollow Blvd W, Naples, FL 34120, USA
    Birders will delight in the abundance of songbirds that frequent the cypress trees along the boardwalk, as well as the many raptors and wading birds found along the trails. CREW's Education Coordinator, Julie Motkowicz (expertise with plants) will help lead us.
    RSVP & Info
  • Time is TBD
    Lehigh Acres
    Frank Mann Preserve
    Time is TBD
    Lehigh Acres, 1699 Joel Blvd, Lehigh Acres, FL 33972, USA
    check back later - date (likely December, 2024) and details to be determined
    Details
  • Time is TBD
    Cape Coral
    Four Mile Cove
    Time is TBD
    Cape Coral, 2500 SE 24th St, Cape Coral, FL 33990, USA
    check back later - date (likely November, 2024) and details to be determined
    Details
  • Time is TBD
    Sanibel
    Hawk Watch at the Sanibel Lighthouse
    Time is TBD
    Sanibel, 112 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957, USA
    check back later - date (likely October, 2024) and details to be determined
    Details
  • Time is TBD
    Fort Myers Beach
    Black Island Trail (Lover's Key State Park)
    Time is TBD
    Fort Myers Beach, 8700 Estero Blvd, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931, USA
    check back later - date (likely September, 2024) and details to be determined
    Details
  • Time is TBD
    Palmdale
    Kayak Fisheating Creek
    Time is TBD
    Palmdale, 7555 US Hwy 27, Palmdale, FL 33944, USA
    check back later - date (likely July, 2024) and details to be determined
    Details
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