The celery fields are between Fruitville Rd and Bee Ridge ½ mile east of I 75 right in Sarasota, it is great for birding. Blessings to you, John Troyer Jr From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of William Hull Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 11:01 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] advice for a Florida trip Off the top of my head: Oscar Scherer State Park - near Osprey, south of Sarasota - Florida Scrub-Jay, Gopher Tortoise Myakka River State Park - north of Port Charlotte, east of Sarasota - ducks, herons, raptors, warblers, etc Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary - south of Ft. Meyer - lots of neat stuff "Celery Fields" - I can't remember exact location but it is near Sarasota - I found it easy to find Limpkin here I used to visit the Sarasota area regularly but have not been in a few years. Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangoverde/ http://www.youtube.com/user/mangoverde2 On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Aaron Milenski <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Slightly off topic here, but it appears my family will be going to > the Gulf Coast (Port Charlotte) of Florida for the holidays this > yea. Can anyone recommend a few spots to bird for us? I > know about Sanibel, and I know about Cape Coral (burrowing owls.) > any other suggestions would be most welcome. > > Aaron Milenski > Lakewood > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1153 / Virus Database: 424/3259 - Release Date: 11/15/10 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]