. Where to find birds and enjoy natural history in Florida. Birds. Part IV Central Floriaa Area. BROOKSVILLE AREA STAGE POND—Leave Brooksville on U. S. Route 41, travel north 5 miles to S. R. 581, turn left on S. R. 581 —and continue north for miles to S. R. 480, turn left on S. R. 480 and continue w^est for miles to the Stage Pond Gate on the left side of the road. (Small cemetery is just vifest.) Foliovsf the dirt road down to the pond and park. A trail completely encircles the pond and you Wfill find yourself in an area of large hve oak, hickory, magnolia, and holly trees. This area
. Where to find birds and enjoy natural history in Florida. Birds. Part IV Central Floriaa Area. BROOKSVILLE AREA STAGE POND—Leave Brooksville on U. S. Route 41, travel north 5 miles to S. R. 581, turn left on S. R. 581 —and continue north for miles to S. R. 480, turn left on S. R. 480 and continue w^est for miles to the Stage Pond Gate on the left side of the road. (Small cemetery is just vifest.) Foliovsf the dirt road down to the pond and park. A trail completely encircles the pond and you Wfill find yourself in an area of large hve oak, hickory, magnolia, and holly trees. This area is part of the Citrus Wildlife Management Area of the Withlacoochee State Forest and is well known for the large number of deer which are found in the area. This pond was once on a stage coach route, and the stages stopped here to water their horses. On a walk around the pond during the winter months you may expect to see herons, egrets, ibises, snipe and Anhingas. The pond is a favorite wintering ground for Ring-necked Ducks and Wood Ducks; Hooded Mer- gansers, Blue and Green-winged Teal, Mallards, scaup, Gadwalls, Ruddy Ducks, and American Widgeons are often observed. Most of the common song birds of the region may be found in the hammock area bordering the pond; warblers, vireos, thrushes, titmice, chickadees and nuthatches. During the summer months Chuck-will's- widows, Common Nighthawks, and Barred Owls, are commonly heard in the area. McKETHAN LAKE—Leave Brooksville on U. S. Route 41, drive north approximately miles to the McKethan Lake Recreational Area. The entrance lies west of U. S. Route 41 just beyond the Forest Service Head- quarters and is indicated by a rock structure supporting the entrance sign. A picnic shelter, drinking water, and parking space, are located on the west side of the lake. A good woods-road completely encircles the lake and the combina- tion of hardwood hammock, marshy area and water, afford good habitat for a variety of birds during
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