**Waitlist Full-RSVP Closed**Special Use Permit: TM Goodwin WMA Broadmoor Unit

**Special Use Permit: This part of TM Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area is closed to vehicles on Sunday. *PLEASE read the entire logistics prior to reserving a spot on this trip.* Early start and 5 hours of birding. After birding we will gather at Marsh Landing Restaurant at 1:30pm for holiday cheer.**

**TM Goodwin Broadmoor Tract**
Trip Leader: David Simpson, Birding with David Simpson
**06:45am** Meet at Fellsmere Grade Recreation Area (dirt parking lot next to the Boat Ramp). Check in and sign out radios to each car.

**07:00am** Depart for Broadmoor track in vehicles. We will go directly to this section of the property and will not be birding the sections along the way. If time permits we will visit these areas as we depart. This field trip is available by Special Use Permit; therefore, the area will not be open to the general public. The entrance gate will be closed and locked after we pass through.
**** If you are late, you will not be able to join the group as the gate will be locked and not opened by the Ranger until 2 hours later****

**0700 – 1300** Birding in Broadmoor. We will announce sightings using the radios along the way. The group will make regular stops to take photographs, use scopes, and scan the water & air for wildlife. If you need to depart early during the trip, the Trip Leader and host will guide you on how to exit.

**1300 – 1330** Travel to Marsh Landing Restaurant, 44 N Broadway St, Fellsmere, FL 32948
**1330 – 1530** Lunch and holiday cheer with birding themed activities

**Bring breakfast treats, hearty snacks, drinks and water** – we will be birding for nearly 6 hours. We will strive to see as many as 100 species. Blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, Fulvous Whistling duck, Northern harrier, purple gallinule, Gray-headed Swamphen, American white pelicans, and many more.

*****If this is your first trip to the property please allow plenty of extra time to reach the parking lot by 0645am. From Babcock Road it is 6.5 miles to the parking area where we meet. It can take up to 17 minutes from the time you leave Babcock St SE and travel down Fellsmere Grade Rd. It is a dirt road and often bumpy, so cars go slow.*****

**Allow enough time to stop to use the restroom at one of the boat ramps along the way. The restroom near the meeting area is very foul as it is not maintained.**

Logistics: Follow Fellsmere Grade Road all the way (west) until it dead ends at the boat ramp (6.5 miles from where you turn off Babcock Road). Drive until you can’t drive any further without going into the water. Park in the dirt lot next to the bridge. While you’re driving down Fellsmere Grade Road you will pass two boat ramps. I strongly suggest using the first restroom (shortly after you leave Babcock Road, on the right near the Crew team storage buildings). The bathroom near our meeting area is not maintained and really disgusting (bring hand sanitizer, your own toilet tissue and a nose plug if you plan to use it). There are no bathrooms once we depart from the parking lot and cross the bridge.
The trip is primarily driving, with periodic stops for photos and to observe through scopes, so the entire trip is suitable for anyone with limited mobility.
Please bring: Heavy snacks, water/drinks, bug repellent, sunscreen, and binoculars. The trip leader will check out a radio to each car to report sightings, learn about the species seen, and notify the group of stops. Use Meetup chat or Direct Message for any questions. You can also email ([[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])) for more trip information.

For specific questions about the field trip contact David Simpson ([email protected]).