As a tip to anyone reading this thread, remember to pack your CF reader. Luckily I've got several large cards along with me.

A bit past the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive, there is a manatee viewing area (just over a canal, heading north up Merritt island). While there wasn't any manatees there (locals were expecting them, so the *do* appear), there were a half dozen pelicans hanging around, flying back and forth over the canal.