About this Event
Date: Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Location: Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area, near Kenansville
Leader Name: Ricky Ray
Trip/area Description, with any special characteristics: We’ll be hiking to Lake Marion through the shade of a hardwood hammock. Purpose is to look for migrating birds.
The 63,000-acre Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area in Osceola County was formerly a cattle ranch with large prairie and longleaf pine stands. Birds and butterflies are abundant in the fall and winter, including the federally endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker and the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow which live in a mosaic of dry and wet prairie, flatwoods, hammocks, cypress ponds and patches of scrub. Other birds of interest in the Longleaf Pine woods include Brown-headed Nuthatches and Bachman’s Sparrow.
Duration of trip in hours: 2-3 hours
Walking distance: 2-3 miles
Degree of difficulty, and any special instructions: Easy walk but there may be some wet spots.
Where you’d like participants to meet: Meet at the IHOP parking lot at 8800 20th St. in Vero Beach.
Time of meeting: 7:00 am for the 45-minute drive to the trailhead.
Number of participants limit (either individuals, or vehicles if a driving tour): No Limit.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
IHOP, 8800 20th Street, Vero Beach, United States
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