Wildlife
Doug Alderson
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Hilochee is a good place to observe birds, including anhinga, great
blue heron, great egret, little blue heron, green heron, wood stork,
bald eagle, and osprey. Hilochee is a good habitat for butterflies who
favor open fields adjacent to woodlands. In Florida the butterfly population
peaks in the fall. According to the field guide Butterflies through
Binoculars by Jeffrey Glassberg, Marc Minno, and John Calhoun,
the best time to observe butterflies is from around 10:30 AM to about
3 PM. Early morning visitors may also hear a chorus of frogs including
leopard frogs, squirrel treefrogs, pinewoods treefrogs, narrow mouth
toads, and green treefrogs.
