Wildlife
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Wild Turkey |
The best wildlife viewing is along the hiking trail and
powerline right-of-way which afford year round observation of state and
federally protected species such as gopher tortoises, southeastern
kestrels, and Sherman’s fox squirrels. The Florida mouse, gopher frog,
and indigo snake, three protected species usually found in association
with gopher tortoises, have been observed at Perry Oldenburg. Other
species such as the pine snake may also occur in gopher tortoise
habitat. The power lines provide good perches for red shouldered and
red-tailed hawks, southeastern kestrels, eastern bluebirds, and
loggerhead shrikes. Check the right-of-way and other open areas for wild
turkey and white-tailed deer. The southeastern pocket gopher leaves
small sandy mounds in open areas or in the sandhills. In addition to the
gopher tortoise, reptiles such as the southern fence lizard, six-lined
racerunner, southeastern five-lined skink, southern black racer and
eastern diamondback are regularly observed. Check the oak hammock during
the spring and fall for migratory warblers.
