Field Manor- Merritt Island Birding and *Historical Home Tour (optional cost 5)
Details
Rob Lane will lead.
Closed-toed Shoes required.
Directions- on Merritt Island take Pioneer road west to North Tropical trail, turn right on North Tropical and then an immediate left onto Field Manor Drive. Continue on road until you come to the historic house.
Staff should help with parking prior to the 9am start.
Join us as we bird the grounds (moderate walking) of beautiful Field Manor. An introduction by the Director of Field Manor, Korinn Braden, will be followed by our birding the grounds.
At 11 AM there will be an optional paid tour of the home. This is usually 15 dollars per person, but we will be getting a generous reduced cost of only 5 dollars per person. Again the paid portion is optional after the birding.
Korinn has also suggested to please bring a picnic lunch if you like to enjoy,following the field trip.
OVERVIEW
Field Manor is a living history museum that includes an 1880s homestead and former orange grove. It is one of the few pioneer homes still standing in Brevard County. The Field family arrived in 1868 from Macon, GA., seeking to make a new life for themselves. The land for Field Manor was formally homesteaded in 1882 and 1886 and construction on the house began in 1880, sitting along 425ft on the Indian River Lagoon.