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Spring At The Susquehanna Wetlands: The Turtles, Phoebes, Warblers And Frogs Are Back!

I took my first hike of the Spring in the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township  on Saturday. I had just returned from a trip to South Florida where I had hoped to see a lot of song birds migrating north. I was disappointed and only saw few migrating birds. It was still a good trip….

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Florida Day Four And Five. Key Largo Not Many Birds Here Either And A Lot More Mosquitoes.

 On Friday, during  recent my visit to South Florida,  after my delicious lunch at Alabama Jack’s , as  told  in my last blog,  I  continued my drive on  the scenic  Card Sound Road. It was about 2o miles to my lodging  in Key Largo. I was staying at a small but beautiful resort,  the Azul…

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Florida Day Five: Off To Marathon And A Visit To Long Key State Park

After leaving my  lodging in Key Largo on my recent visit to South Florida,  I headed south on the Overseas Highway to my next destination,  Marathon .  There are between 800 to 1200 Florida keys, depending on your definition of “key”   (the word key comes from the Spanish word ” cayo” which means small island,…

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Florida Day Four: My Last Day In The Everglades, And Finally A Migrating Bird At Lucky Hammock!

It was my last day in Florida City and the Everglades. I came down hoping to see the birds migrating from Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean Islands to the woodlands near my home in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  And, my research directed me to Lucky Hammock as being  one of the best places to…

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Florida Day Three: Mosquitoes, Birds, Manatees And A Crocodile At Flamingo

On Thursday morning,  my third day back in South Florida, I decided to drive to Flamingo,  the southernmost point in Everglades National Park. Again I hoped to find the migrating song birds  and look for crocodiles and manatees.  Once again there was  fog as I   began  of my drive.  It is about an hour drive,…

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Florida Day Two: Not Much Luck At A Foggy Lucky Hammock But A Few Birds On Aerojet Road.

On the  second day of my birding visit to  South Florida I decided to hike to Lucky Hammock. It is a small stand of hardwood trees located just outside the Homestead entrance to the Everglades National Park in the Frog Pond WMA.  Although small in size almost 250 species of birds were sighted here. It…

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Florida Day One: Heat In The Everglades. And Not Many Migrating Birds

I will now admit it. I have become a birder. I love looking for,  and photographing,  the many species of birds that live in the woodlands near my home  in Northeastern Pennsylvania .   I now get excited seeing a new species of bird and enjoy sharing the birds I see on my blog and social…

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A Birding Hike At Leaser Lake In Lehigh County

I returned  to a new favorite hiking spot,  Leaser Lake in Lehigh County,  on Sunday. It was a last minute decision. A friend invited me to join a local birding  group hike at the lake early Sunday morning. It was sunny and cool when I arrived at the north boat launch parking lot and met…

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It’s Been A While, A Pleasant Hike Looking For Signs Of Spring At Community Park.

Time seems to pass so quickly for me now in my older years. It is hard to believe it has been six months since my last visit to the Community Park near my home in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.  Summer was ending early September when  I last hiked here.  I enjoy my afternoon hikes at…

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A Very Wintery Last Day Of Winter At The Wetlands

Winter wasn’t giving up without a fight this year.  A howling northwesterly wind was blowing and it was a frigid 17 degrees when  I awoke last  Sunday morning. It was the last day of Winter. After freezing on my morning walk near my home, I drove to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County …

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