New! BirdWalks: 2024 SCHEDULE
Please check this site for additional bird walks in March.
FEB 24 - Harn's Marsh (Note: location change. Previously listed at Bunch Beach)
March 2nd - Lakes Park: Lee County's Conservation 20/20 will host Bird Walk
March 9th - Wildlife Drive @ J.N. "Ding" Darling NWR
March 16th - Bailey Tract - Meet at main entrance.
March 23rd - Wildlife Drive @ J.N. "Ding" Darling NWR
March 30th - Sanibel Lighthouse (Hugh Verry Memorial Walk) - Meet at parking lot next to Fishing Pier (left hand side).
WALKS ARE HELD ON SATURDAYS AND BEGIN AT 8AM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
Directions to sites:
BAILEY TRACT: Meet at back entrance. Take Island Inn Rd across from Bailey’s Store. Park in the field at the end of the road.
BUNCHE BEACH: Located off island at the end of John Morris Rd. From Sanibel, turn right onto John Morris (third traffic light after the causeway toll ). Follow road to the end. Parking fee $2.00/hour. Waterproof shoes recommended.
J.N. "DING" DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE: Meet in overflow parking lot, left-hand side just before the entrance to the Refuge. Free parking. $10 fee for Wildlife Drive. National Park Passes honored.
HARNS MARSH: Located off island. Set GPS for 38 St West, Ft. Myers.
LAKES PARK: Located off island. Address: 7330 Gladiolus Dr, Fort Myers.
Meet at parking lot near the garden entrance. Enter Lakes Park from Gladiolus, turn right, go to the end of the road, continue to the end of the parking lot, near the train station office and the entrance to the garden. The bathrooms are located there. Parking $1/hour.
POND APPLE TRAIL: Meet in the FRONT
parking lot of the old Matzaluna Restaurant on Periwinkle Way. Free Parking.
SANIBEL LIGHTHOUSE: Meet in the fishing pier parking lot. Non-Resident parking $5.00/hour.