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Tag: Common Gallinule

Feature: Sawgrass Lake Park Pt. II

Feature: Sawgrass Lake Park Pt. II

September 26, 2018December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey Leave a comment

Back at the main parking area at Sawgrass Lake Park Tom Obrock and I chose to follow the birders seen earlier. We would learn that the trees along the entrance to the park had warblers dripping off of them in preceding days. That was not so apparent initially, but waves of warblers did eventually pass […]

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Another Harns Marsh Preserve Fail

Another Harns Marsh Preserve Fail

August 6, 2016December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey Leave a comment

Having missed the Everglade Snail Kite at Harns Marsh Preserve last week, I was compelled to make a follow up trip on 26 July to attempt to observe the species. I was much more observant to find Apple Snail eggs as well. The clutch of eggs above I questimate to contain 500, well within the […]

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Harns Marsh Preserve Summer Activity

Harns Marsh Preserve Summer Activity

July 26, 2016December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey Leave a comment

The water level at Harns Marsh Preserve during a 19 July visit was very high, but did not deter a large number of waders from finding the habitat suitable. Bud Tom Obrock and I made a drive over to the preserve in Lehigh Acres which also hosted a very good number of Purple Gallinule and […]

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Mississippi Kites and Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Mississippi Kites and Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

July 12, 2016December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey 1 Comment

The best season to observe Swallow-tailed and Mississippi Kites in Florida is Summer when many have migrated from their Wintering grounds in South America to breed. Tom Obrock and I made a drive on Independence Day to observe a large number of Mississippi Kites that had been reported in Belleview, Marion County. We were not […]

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Do You Enjoy Our National Wildlife Refuges?

Do You Enjoy Our National Wildlife Refuges?

January 28, 2013December 22, 2019 Larry Jordan 1 Comment

Do you enjoy our National Wildlife Refuges? Did you know that our national wildlife refuges are home to more than 700 types of birds, 220 varieties of mammals, 250 kinds of reptiles and amphibians, 1,000 species of fish and countless invertebrates and plants. They provide havens for some 280 endangered species, from the Florida panther […]

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