. Where to find birds and enjoy natural history in Florida. Birds. Lake Region Audubon highly recommends a day's excur- sion to Bush Gardens in Tampa, Bok Tower and Mountain Lake Sanctuary in Lake Wales, Highlands Hammock State Park in Sebring, Hillsboro River State Park on highway 301 south of Zephyrhills, Myakka River State Park near Sara- sota, and the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Immokolee. Jeanne Niswonger ZELLWOOD, SANFORD, AND WINTER PARK AREA ZELLWOOD MUCKLAND FARMS—(Permission should be secured before driving on private farm roads.) Take Route 441 to Zellwood, turn left at Apopka Ro
. Where to find birds and enjoy natural history in Florida. Birds. Lake Region Audubon highly recommends a day's excur- sion to Bush Gardens in Tampa, Bok Tower and Mountain Lake Sanctuary in Lake Wales, Highlands Hammock State Park in Sebring, Hillsboro River State Park on highway 301 south of Zephyrhills, Myakka River State Park near Sara- sota, and the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Immokolee. Jeanne Niswonger ZELLWOOD, SANFORD, AND WINTER PARK AREA ZELLWOOD MUCKLAND FARMS—(Permission should be secured before driving on private farm roads.) Take Route 441 to Zellwood, turn left at Apopka Road one-half mile to the farms. When the farms are flooded in the winter season, you may find many species of waterfowl (including the migratory ducks), hawks, eagles. Sandhill Cranes, pipits, blackbirds, sparrows, phoebes, robins and warblers. HENRY LEVY PARK—At Sanford turn east on Route 46 for 6 miles, then turn left at sign directing way to this public park. Park is located on Mullet Lake which is part of the St. John's River system. Good spot for water species such as: ducks, terns, gulls. Black Skimmers, Wood Ibises, White Ibises, Anhingas, Limpkins, Great Blue, Little Blue and Green Herons, Snowy, and Cattle, Egrets, and many small waders. Eagles are always present, as are the hawks and Barred Owls. In the wooded areas look for woodpeckers, gnatcatchers, kinglets, phoebes, Pine, Palm, Black-and-white, Warblers, and vireos. WINTER PARK—Mead Gardens, at intersection of Maitland Avenue and Garden Drive. Picnic tables. A fine botanical garden, plus many species of winter birds. At the far end of the park, around Lake Lillian look for roosting herons and egrets, including Black-crowned Night Herons. Other birds to look for are: Red-shouldered Hawks, Barred Owls, Pileated Woodpeckers, Red-belhed, and Downy Woodpeckers. Follow the woodland trails and search for Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Tufted Titmice, House and Carolina Wrens, Hermit Thrushes, Cedar Waxwings, robins, gna
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