Explore with Us!
2014 Watch for Updates
Book your discounted room at the Port LaBelle Inn
before they sell out!
Port LaBelle Inn
1563 Oxbow Drive, LaBelle, FL 33935
Phone Anita or Zoraida
to make Reservations at :
863-675-4411
Room block expires February 7 , 2014.
Opportunities for sponsorships
are available.
The Big "O" Birding Extravaganza is a Hendry County cooperative event in South Central Florida on the Southwest shores of Lake Okeechobee, the state’s largest lake. Glades and Hendry counties are becoming a mecca for bird watching. We’re home to more than 300 species of birds, including limpkins and migratory swallow-tailed kites, and painted buntings which pass through during October and April. Five Great Florida Birding Trail sites are within the region: Dinner Island Ranch and Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest both are Wildlife Management Areas, and Stormwater Treatment Area #5 (STA5) in Hendry County, and Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area—East & West in Glades County. Expect to see ducks such as the Fulvous Whistling-Duck and the Mottled Duck; shorebirds like Black-necked Stilt; waders such as Roseate Spoonbill, Wood Stork and Least Bittern; and specialty raptors including Crested Caracara, Snail Kite, and Barred Owl. Plus, we’re always on a quest for that elusive Smooth-billed Ani. Come help us look! |
