Naturalist Corner

A place for news, resources and updates on the preserve and surrounding area.

Early Spring Migrants

Our spring migration roughly runs from mid March through mid May, with a very few birds outside those parameters. The general peak of the movement

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Wintering Shorebirds

Birders fear groups like Empidonax flycatchers for difficulty of identification but I’ve discovered that for a variety of reasons, birders really crash on wintering plovers

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South Florida Waterbirds

Florida has more kinds of aquatic habitat than any area equal-sized on the Planet. Aside from a never-ending salty shoreline, with estuaries, salt marsh and

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South Walton Turtle Watch Facebook Update

Posted Nov 25, 2022, at 4:30am by South Walton Turtle Watch. Heyoooo!! Happy #FriYayyy  the #BlackFriday #FinalEdition  We have so much to be thankful for after a fantastic season!! Check

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Learn how to be alligator aware

Courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission With summer in full swing, many people are working and recreating near Florida’s lakes, rivers and

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Living with Bears

BLACK BEAR- The Florida black bear is the smallest of American bear, but the largest terrestrial omnivore or carnivore in Florida.  Diet consists primarily of

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Video: Coastal Dune Lakes

Film by Elam Stoltzfus The coastal dune lakes of northwest Florida are home to many diverse species-some of them endangered such as the loggerhead sea

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