Posts by: James McCauley

Spring Bird Migration in the Everglades The Everglades is the most important breeding ground in North America for wading birds, the marshy area provides foraging habitats for breeding birds. There are over 400 different species that call South Florida home during the winter and spring months but some species can be seen year-round.The bird nesting…

Plant and Trees of the Everglades The “River of Grass” was a book written by Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1947 which gave the Everglades its nickname. The grass we see is called sawgrass and it is a sedge and not a grass at all, more like a weed that is known to be some of…