Interpretive Programs & Events
National Wildlife Refuge Week
October 12-18, 2008
Activities
October 12: The Big Sit!
October 12 - 17: Kayak Tours to Pelican Island
October 17: Tree planting and Kayak tour for kids
October 18: Beginning Bird Watching Tour
Interpretive Programs
Beginning Bird Watching Tours
- October 2008 - March 2009 -- 8am-11pm
- 18 October, 2008 - Season Kick Off
- Other dates to be announced
Reservations are not required. Participants should meet at the Pelican Island Welcome and Orientation Area, the first parking area located on north Historic Jungle Trail.
Suggested Items to bring
- Binoculars
- camera
- bird id book
- comfortable shoes
- water
What to expect
Participants should expect to walk up to 1-1/2 miles over the course of the 3-hour tour.
Over 130 species of birds use the refuge year round and the refuge is popular for a variety of water birds during winter migration season. The tour will visit a popular birding spot on Bird's Impoundment Trail and then tour The Centennial Trail, which culminates to an ADA observation tower overlooking the Pelican Island Rookery.
Special Events
17th Annual
Pelican Island Wildlife Festival
March 14, 2009
2009 event information coming soon
