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A BIRDERS PARADISE
St. Lucie is home to more than 21,000 acres of avian
habitat as part of a wide network of trails, parks and
nature preserves. At Indrio Savannas Preserve, spot
a variation of birds on these 300 acres of preserve
including beautiful migrant songbirds. At the Paleo &
Teague Hammocks, discover these side-by-side nature
preserves that offer diverse habitats and extensive trail
systems through hardwood hammocks (islands) of large
shade trees, marshes and wet meadows. These habitats
support a large variety of birds, like the Loggerhead
shrike, Crested Caracara, Waterthrush, Bald Eagle,
Snail Kite, Swallowtail Kite and many passerine species
such as Painted Buntings. At the somewhat remote,
Bluefield Ranch Preserve, birders will find it’s worth the
trip as avian species of interest here include Bachman’s
Sparrow in the spring, Red-headed woodpecker and the
Eastern Bluebird.
Birder Tip:
St. Lucie has
5 locations
along the Great
Florida Birding
& Wildlife Trail.
Learn more at
FloridaBirdingTrail.com
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