Wildlife
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Wild Turkey and Chicks |
Along existing unpaved roads and the nature trail loop,
birders should have good luck finding eastern towhees, eastern
bluebirds, northern cardinals, white-eyed vireos, pine warblers, wild
turkeys and many species of woodpeckers. Look for wood ducks in
water-filled sinkholes, especially in winter. Mississippi and
swallow-tailed kites are regular spring and summer visitors and
migratory songbirds occur in the spring and fall. Wildflowers attract
numerous species of butterflies. Protected gopher tortoises and
Sherman’s fox squirrels are commonly spotted. Other animals often found
in association with the gopher tortoise and its burrow may also be found
here, including the Florida mouse, gopher frog, pine snake, and indigo
snake. Due to the site’s proximity to the forested floodplain community
associated with the Suwannee River, populations of traditional game
species such as white-tailed deer and wild turkey are high.
