The area's many parks and preserves offer easy access to great birding locations, and many offer facilities perfectly planned to give you sightings of the area's unique populations. The Bradenton Area is also home to several locations of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail - the state's 2,000 Orlando mile, self-guided route of over Tampa Bay 500 birding and wildlife viewing sites throughout Bradenton Area Florida. And there's one more bonus: the area is also Miami a haven for observing rare migratory species as they make seasonal stopovers along Florida's Gulf Coast. So don your hiking boots or sneakers, pick a trail, reach for your binoculars and let your soul soar. - 5 -