Site Report: Ocala National Forest
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Clear cool springs in forested area.
Visits
- 2001-03-09: Dave and I rented canoes here for a trip on the river.
- 2011-07-11: We stopped by for an afternoon to "look for bears" and also the red-cockaded woodpecker. We also made some plan to swim in some of the clear springs. The amazing thing about this short trip is that we found both the woodpecker and the bears in very short order.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (19 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(19 records)
Class: Birds
(13 records)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Cranes
- Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
- Family: Limpkin
- Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
- Order: Perching Birds
(7 records)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
- Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (3 records)
Class: Mammals
(3 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(3 records)
- Family: Mustelids
- Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Family: Procyonidae
- Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Family: Ursidae
- American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Class: Reptiles
(3 records)
- Order: Alligators and Crocodiles
(1 record)
- Family: Alligators
- American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Anoles
- Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)