PLACES: Choctawhatchee Audubon Society 

Open from 8 am to 8 pm on any day of the week. A boardwalk follows a stream through a beautiful swamp (forested wetlands) frequented by resident and migratory songbirds. The eBird hotspot pin was placed well within the park. The only entrance is along Opp Blvd NE.

This is a Restricted Area on the Eglin Air Force Base Recreation Map. Visitors may be asked to leave by a game warden and perhaps even given a warning or citation. The flat, grassy area between the North and South concrete-lined basins (the two "holding ponds"), which are located 130-730 feet east of Roberts Blvd, are visited by birders any time from 8 am to 5 pm on any day of the week except some holidays. Birders may walk around the two basins but may not walk down into the basins. Please do not enter before 8 am and please leave by 5 pm. The ponds are part of the Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility, managed by Okaloosa County and leased from the Eglin Air Force Base. Keep watch for work trucks and park off the paved road (avoiding deep sand). Bobcats, venomous snakes, alligators, bears, wild pigs, and coyotes are seen occasionally, but sand burs, fire ants, and gnats are the most frequent annoyances. Stay away from the buildings and equipment. Be courteous to the facility employees, many of whom wave when driving by. Once in a while, an employee may have a question or even report a sighting. Mr. Arbennie Pritchett began working for Okaloosa County in 1984 and was Lead Operator of the Russell Stephenson Plant. In 1997, he won the Plant of the Year Award from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. He passed away in 2005.

Also known as the Wright Landfill or the Okaloosa Landfill. Open weekdays 7am to 330pm, Saturdays 7am to noon. When driving in, stop in front of the weigh station and announce that you are birding

A part of the Okaloosa Compost Center (aka Wright Landfill or the Okaloosa Landfill). Open weekdays 7am to 330pm, Saturdays 7am to noon. When driving in, stop in front of the weigh station and announce that you are birding

Gated - Call before visiting. From the West (Destin), Go east on Hwy 98 to Sandestin Blvd traffic light, watch for a water tower with South Walton written on it. Take the 3rd turning after the water tower. The entrance road has no name but there is a sign ‘Coffeen Nature Preserve’. Take the first right turn after the gate to the office.

A memorial cemetery with tours open to the public (call 850-859-2141) Thursday to Sunday 9am to 4pm. The Lake Barbara Boardwalk overlooks water where lily pads are in bloom from midsummer through the fall.

Located in Bay and Washington Counties>