Great Florida Birding Trail Home Page

Smooth-billed Ani photo
by Sunny Phillips

Photo of Snail Kite
Snail Kite photo
by Meaghan Manning

Photo of Mangrove Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo photo
by Tom Mast

Photo of Crested Caracara
Crested Caracara photo
by Meaghan Manning

What is the Trail?

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.

New GFBT Trip-planning Tool!
The FWC has developed a new interactive, trip-planning tool using Google™ Maps to help birders find destinations and species of interest along the GFBT. The public can search by amenities (such as handicapped accessibility), habitats and 40 featured bird species to choose which GFBT sites they wish to visit. The trip planner also provides information about each of the featured species and habitat types in Florida.

New Video Library
Check out our new video library hosted on YouTube.

Spring 2009 Kite Tales Newsletter
The GFBT has a newly redesigned newsletter. Check out the spring issue of Kite Tales or read previous issues here.

2006 Report on the Economic Benefits of Wildlife Viewing in Florida
More people travel to Florida to see wildlife than any other state, and Florida is second in the nation in the total number of wildlife watchers. In 2006, wildlife viewing activities generated more than 3 billion dollars in Florida! For detailed information on the impact of wildlife viewing in Florida, see the Southwick Associates, Inc. report, which analyzed data from the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.

New East Section Sites
Forty-six new locations have been added to the East section of the Great Florida Birding Trail. See the list of all 46 sites here.

Checklist of Florida's Birds
Request your free copy today. An updated 2009 version is also available online.

Birding Calling Cards
Visit the economics page to learn how you can help conserve birds by watching birds!

Loaner Optics
The loaner optics page features information about our loaner optics program. Learn how you can borrow a pair of binoculars at one of our sites. Best of all, it's free!

T-Shirts & Hats
Check out the red-cockaded woodpecker t-shirt. Be the first birder on your block to have one!

This link will take you to the Wildlife Foundation of Florida's store site.

Use the Trail

Trail Sections

Trail Guides

Trip-planning Tool

Order Publications

GFBT Merchandise

Birding in Florida

Birding and Wildlife Festivals and Events

Frequently Asked Questions

Trail Newsletter

Loaner Optics

Birder Calling Cards

Birding Economics

Sponsorships and Donations

Wings Over Florida

Birding Links