Birding Old Florida
Just away from the congestion of Florida’s busy highways lies an oasis that will transport you back in time, to a place where birds and wildlife rule the day and humans are just visitors. National Audubon Society’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary preserves more than 11,000 acres of forest and wetlands where wildlife abounds. Wood Storks clamor from the canopy of virgin cypress trees, Purple Gallinules brighten tannin-stained ponds, and Red-shouldered Hawks patrol overhead.

The highlight of any visit to Corkscrew is a stroll along the 2.25 mile boardwalk that leads visitors right through the heart of the forest and swamp. The slower you walk, the more you will see and appreciate all that the Florida of yesteryear has to offer.

Although it’s hard to beat the excitement on the boardwalk, don’t miss Corkscrew’s new Blair Audubon Center, which is crammed with educational displays that will help you appreciate all the beauty that surrounds you. Don’t miss the Pileated Woodpecker exhibit, funded with a $30,000 grant from the Wild Birds Unlimited Pathways To Nature Conservation Fund. If you are lucky, a Pileated will cross your path as you make the way along the boardwalk. If it calls, your skin will tingle at the sound of its haunting cry.

For more information, visit: www.corkscrew.audubon.org and take the virtual tour along the boardwalk at: http://www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/corkscrew/Visit/BoardwalkTour.html

The Pathways To Nature Conservation Fund (http://www.pathwaystonature.com) is a partnership between Wild Birds Unlimited stores and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (www.nfwf.org) to fund environmental education and wildlife viewing projects. We encourage all of our customers to visit these incredible places. Your patronage helped make these projects possible!

 

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