Robins, robins
everywhere! This time of year the American Robin flocks by the thousands here
in central Florida. Every year a flock takes temporary residence in the
Brazilian Pepper trees behind our fence along Trouble Creek. They eat every
berry they can find, and move on. Now, in the evening, we sit on the screened deck
and watch them fly over from wherever they foraged during the day, over our
area, to wherever they roost at night.
We arrived at the park
around 9 a.m. and decided to hike along the Eagle trail, part of which was
closed off for nesting. The first thing we heard, and saw, was the robins. Maybe this is where they head every evening? We are only 6 miles as the
crow, or robin, flies south of there. They would all perch in trees, then like a
signal was given suddenly all start calling and fly to another tree.
Warner-Boyce Salt
Springs Park, a relatively new state park, encompasses over 3200 acres along
the coast of central Florida, in Port Richey. We visited the park a couple of
times, but until recently most of the work in the park involved land management
so little of the area was open to visitors. We saw an article in the local
newspaper about the new work underway, and decided to visit.
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| Restrooms under construction |
Walking along the
Springs trail, we ran into Alan, one of the two park rangers. Alan is one of
those people you like to meet. He clearly loves his job, and told us about the
work underway, the history of the park, and future plans for it. Right now
about 1.5 miles of trail are open, but within a couple of months the restrooms
and new kayak launch should be complete. Two birding platforms are located
along the trails, and more are planned.
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| Platform along trail |
We are excited. This
park sits less than 6 miles from our house, and promises to be a treasure for
hiking, birding, and photography.
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