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"Although all Festival activities are appropriate for youth, some may be of particular interest to young naturalists. Here are the activities listed in the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival program catalog (link opens as a pdf file) that may be of special interest to families with children and teenagers:" - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"At the upcoming Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival, Cunningham-Pascatore is leading a field trip called “Birding by Ear and Habitat.” On your journey to become an advanced birder you’ll need to learn where to go (habitat) to find a particular species, and you’ll need to learn what calls and alarm notes a bird makes. This half-day field trip will put you well on your way to getting more out of your birding adventures." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"Birders are known to go to extreme lengths to see a bird, even going so far as to engage in activities that might make them seem silly. Activities like “pishing.”" - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"Combine a classroom introduction to Florida plants and flowers with a field trip through diverse habitats in Brevard County at the 13th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"One of the best opportunities you’ll have to see and learn about this rich historical land is coming up in January 2010 at the 13th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. A guided field trip will take you to three of the shell mounds:" - David McRee from Bookmarklet

Great list of links to nonprofit and science organizations that work to protect and conserve Florida's environment. - David McRee

Great list of links for folks interested in Florida and conservation. Mostly a list of links to nonprofit and scientific organizations that help protect and preserve Florida. - David McRee from Bookmarklet

Great list of links of interest to Florida beach lovers, especially those in the Brevard County area (Cocoa Beach/Melbourne Beach/Indialantic/Sebastian. - David McRee

"If you enjoy shells, coins, or stamps, you can maintain a collection. But what if your hobby is wild birds? You can’t really collect them can you? At least not legally or ethically. So what do birders do? They make a list." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"Here’s a preview of some of the sights you’ll see at the upcoming Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. This short video clip is narrated by Neta Harris, Director of the Festival." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"If you’d like the chance to spend a full day offshore from New Smyrna Beach with 100 or so other enthusiastic birders to search for pelagic bird species, the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival is offering you the opportunity. The 100-foot Pastime Princess will leave out of Ponce Inlet to look for pelagic birds" - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"Brevard County, Florida is chock full of nature preserves so it is a natural choice for eco-tourism. Brevard has a wide variety of natural habitats, from submerged wetlands where waterbirds of all types are found, to dry oak scrub inhabited by Florida scrub jays." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

Birding blogger Beth reveals her goals at the 13th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival 2010. This is an exciting event for birders from all over the world. - David McRee

Blogger Beth of Pennsylvania shares her goals at the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival and reveals her choice of field trips and classes. This will be an exciting event for birders. - David McRee from Bookmarklet

Here are the classes and field trips I've signed up for: - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"Take a good look at the Kaufmans. Do they look like bookish nerds? No. They look more like rugged adventurers. The nerd stereotype is what Kenn Kaufman wants to combat with his Keynote Presentation at the 13th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"It’s only natural that photographers are attracted to birding and that birders are attracted to photography. Photographing birds is rewarding, but presents special challenges. The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is offering classes of interest to birding and wildlife photographers. See if there’s something here that interests you:" - David McRee from Bookmarklet

Informative blog post by Kevin Doxstater about Roseate spoonbills he observed and photographed at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. Spoonbills are the most colorful of Florida's waterbirds and are often confused with flamingos. - David McRee

"As I was driving along a pair of Roseate Spoonbills flew in and landing near the wildlife drive and began to forage which prompted me to stop and shoot a little." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

Sharon Steitler's birding blog posts are always entertaining and this post about gull watching at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival 2009 is no exception. - David McRee

"Word on the street among gull watchers was that Daytona Beach in late afternoon was the place to be. It’s near the Tamoka Landfill. I’m sure many of the gulls we saw there ended up on the beach. The gulls are staging along the beach before flying out to the ocean to sleep at night. Rumor had it that there could be 50,000 gulls coming into the beach. And if you were in the mood for a game of Where’s Waldo, you could pick out some interesting gulls among the many common ones like the ring-billed gull above." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"Did you know that Daytona Beach is considered “the Gull Mecca of East Central Florida?” No? Neither did I. But you can come and find out what gull watching is all about during the Beach Gull Watch event which is part of the North American Gull Conference 2010." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"Gull watching is addictive. Find out what its all about at the North American Gull Conference coming up in January 2010 in Titusville, Florida. Alvaro Jaramillo will be helping birders learn to identify gulls through classroom instruction and field experience. The North American Gull Conference is being held in conjuction with the 13th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"Now available: Program catalog for the 13th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival 2010 to be held in Titusville, Florida in January." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"David Allen Sibley is giving a Keynote Presentation titled “The Art of Identification,” at the 13th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival 2010. Sibley will reveal how he worked to combine both scientific and artistic aspects of identification in his books and will discuss the idea that a field guide is much more than a reference book." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"If you’d like to get a great look at some beautiful hawks, falcons, owls and eagles you’ll want to attend the Raptor Project’s presentations at the 13th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival 2010, sponsored by Florida Power & Light." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

"Like thousands of small, independently owned restaurants scattered all over the country, Indialantic’s Blueberry Muffin acts as a home away from home for individuals throughout its community and beyond. It’s a place where the spirit of home isn’t nearly as irretrievable as we’ve resigned ourselves into believing, and where feeding the soul is as important as satiating the stomach." - David McRee from Bookmarklet

It's hard to find a good breakfast spot in some beach towns. Somehow I managed to miss this one last time I was there. This article in the Beachside Resident makes me want to drive over to Indialantic and have breakfast. - David McRee

"Nature photographer Reinier Munguia will give a Keynote Presentation at the upcoming 13th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Titusville, Florida. The presentation will be “Nature Bound: From Photographer to Activist.”" - David McRee from Bookmarklet

Jaramillo will speak about increase in sightings of Asian gull species like the Slaty-backed gull as he discusses recent gulling history in North America, beginning with the “European gull invasion.” He’ll talk about gull biology, taxonomy, and identification and will emphasize the joys of gull watching today as well as what the future holds for gull enthusiasts. - David McRee from Bookmarklet

Info about the 14th Annual Seabean Symposium coming up this weekend in Cocoa Beach, Florida. - David McRee