Great Florida Birding Trail, The

The Great Florida Birding Trail (GFBT) is a program of the FWC. At its core is a network of 489 sites throughout Florida selected for their excellent birdwatching or bird education opportunities. This 2000-mile, self-guided highway trail is designed to conserve and enhance Florida's bird habitat by promoting birdwatching activities, conservation education, and economic opportunity. Visit the website for trail locations in your area.

The Panhandle is Florida’s least populated region and includes some of the state’s most spectacular scenery, from upland hardwoods and slope forests with dramatic bluffs and deep ravines to stately longleaf pines to vast salt marshes, scenic rivers and pristine white sand beaches. Whether you bird by foot, car, bicycle, kayak or horseback, amazing birding opportunities await you. The Panhandle offers species such as Mississippi Kite, White-breasted Nuthatch and Swainson’s Warbler, as well as occasional western vagrants like Calliope Hummingbird, Western Tanager and Groove-billed Ani.