Sat, Mar 14
|Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Merritt Island NWR -- Black Point Wildlife Drive and Beyond
Join us as we visit one of Florida’s best birding areas with more than 330 bird species observed!
Time & Location
Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, FL, USA
About The Event
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1963 as an overlay of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center for the protection of migratory birds. 131,668 acres of Refuge features a wide variety of environments: coastal dunes, saltwater marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks -- all habitat for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals and 15 federally listed species.
Our birding group will meet at 7:00AM at:
Parrish Park / Max Brewer Memorial Pkwy in Titusville.
First tour: Black Point Wildlife Drive.
Then on to Biolab Road (if open), followed by a stop at
Oak Hammock and finally the Visitor Center.