Our first day in Florida on this trip we drove north from Ft. Lauderdale through the Okeechobee area to the Orlando area. Away from the agricultural areas and canals, this area is sawgrass marshland with isolated islands of trees.
Bird life: Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), Fish crow (Corvus assifragus), Royal terns (Sterna maxima), Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura), Black vulture (Coragyps atratus), Wood stork (Mycteria americana), Great egret (Ardea alba)
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Last modified 24 January 2013