Wildlife Viewing Site
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Description: This state park features a broad expanse of longleaf and turkey oak growing on dry, rolling sandhills, bisected by a deep ravine through which the spring-fed Gold Head Branch flows through, eventually draining into Lake Johnson, a popular lake for recreation. There are several trails, including a section of the Florida Trail. Watchable wildlife: Hermit thrushes can be found here in the winter, while wood thrushes return in the summer, when lucky visitors can hear their flute-like song, particularly in the ravine. The Ridge Trail, which allows you to explore the ravine, is a good place to see large numbers of songbirds feeding together, including yellow-rumped warblers, Caroline chickadees, tufted titmice, and blue-gray gnatcatchers. Rufous-sided towhees and summer tanagers frequent the upper slope of the ravine. The sandhills offer year-round viewing of the American kestrel, as well as wild turkey, white-tailed deer, fox squirrel, gopher tortoise, and southern fence lizard. Ownership: Department of Environmental Protection Contact: |
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