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.

Fort De Soto Park

Monday, April 29, 2024

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

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

Meet at 8 a.m. in front of the bathrooms, at the boat ramp parking lot, which is on the right immediately after you cross the Bunces Pass Bridge on the park entrance road.

Fort De Soto Park is one of Florida’s most popular birding spots. Because of its location as the first landfall for many trans-Gulf migratory birds, many birds stop to feed and rest in the 1,136-acre park with a variety of habitats. Since this is the season of migration, we will have a chance of seeing many birds that are migrating to their northern breeding grounds, as well as numerous resident wading birds, gulls and terns, and shorebirds. Park fee is payable by credit card at many parking lot machines: $5.

Please note: You will need coins or SunPass for the toll booths on Pinellas Bayway and Pinellas Bayway South.