After a morning at Archbold Biological Station, we packed up the vans and made the short drive south to Corkscrew Swamp. This area has an elevated boardwalk that meanders out into the swamp. Just after we started our walk we were greeted by a five foot eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Several tourists were positioning their cameras within a foot of the snake. This area is home to the largest remaining stand of bald cypress and is also a wood stork rookery.
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| A lizard just off the boardwalk at Corkscrew Swamp. |
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| An Egret wading in Corkscrew Swamp. |
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| A Tri-colored heron fishing in the Corkscrew Swamp. |
Bird list for the day:
Florida Scrub Jay
Swallow-tailed Kite (life list)
Wood Stork (life list)
Baltimore Oriole
Red Crested Gnatcatcher
Egret
Anhinga
Tricolored Heron
Little Blue Heron
Black-Crowned Night Heron
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