Field Trip Guidelines: Field trips are open to anyone interested in birding. Non-members are welcome. We recommend comfortable clothing, insect repellent, sunscreen and water or other suitable beverages. Please contact the trip leader to indicate that you plan to attend and to get any information about changes in plan.

Honeymoon Island State Park

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Trip leader: Bev bevalhansen@gmail.com or 352-686-0460

(Cell phone on the day of the trip: 352-442-5598)

Meet at 7:15 on the causeway, before the draw bridge, at the first pull-off on the south side of Curlew Road (State Road 586). We will bird along the causeway before we enter the park.

At the park, we expect to see a variety of waders, shorebirds, gulls and terns, as well as possible migrating songbirds. The state park admission is $8 for 2 to 8 people in a car, or $4 for a single driver and car.

To caravan from Spring Hill, meet at 6:00 a.m. in front of the Publix on the east side of U. S. 19, just south of Spring Hill Drive. 

Directions for Honeymoon Island field trip:

From U. S. 19 at the southern border of Pasco County, turn right on Alternate U. S. 19, just south of Mile Stretch Dr./Bonita Road. Continue south on Alternate U.S. 19 to the intersection of Curlew Rd. (State Road 586) and turn right. There is a McDonald's (with a bathroom) on the northwest corner of this intersection. Continue west on Curlew Rd. just past the tall apartment buildings on the left, and turn left at the first pull-off along the shore.

Alternate route: Continue south on U. S. 19, passing the turn-off for Alternate U. S. 19. Turn right at the intersection of U. S. 19 and Curlew Rd. (State Road 586). Drive west, passing Alternate U. S. 19, and continue to the first pull-off mentioned above.