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Best Things to Do Birding A standout stop on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, even casual visitors tend to notice the birdlife almost immediately.—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026 Expect to hike through lava tunnels on Santa Cruz, stroll through giant cactus forests on Rábida, snorkel with Galápagos penguins near Bartolome, and spot rare birdlife on San Cristóbal.—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026 For me, the Florida hunt was worth it just for the joy of riding in Leitner’s airboat and taking in the mind-boggling abundance of birdlife in strikingly beautiful wetlands.—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025 North America has lost some 3 billion birds — nearly a third of its birdlife — since 1970, in part because places like the Colorado River Delta have shriveled under the strain of human development.—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for birdlife