Pepper Creek Bird Walk (Homosassa)

HOMOSASSA – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, in cooperation with Citrus County Audubon Society, will host a bird walk on Pepper Creek Trail at Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, 4150 S. Suncoast Blvd., Homosassa Springs.

Experienced and novice birders are welcome.

An experienced birder from Citrus County Audubon will lead the walk. This trail is one of 19 birding trails in Citrus County that are part of the West Section of the Great Florida Birding Trail.  Pepper Creek Trail is a fully-accessible trail.

Participants should meet at 7:45 a.m. at the entrance to the park’s Visitor Center. The bird walk will begin at 8 a.m. If you have binoculars and a field guide, bring them, but they are not required.There is no charge to participate in the bird walk.

Pepper Creek Trail is approximately 3/4-mile in length and follows along the park’s tram road, connecting the Visitor Center on U.S. 19 and the west entrance on Fishbowl Drive. Participants can either walk back down the trail or wait and take the first returning tram after the park opens.

Bird walks are planned for April 23, 2022.   For more information, call the park office at 352-628-5343.

For more information on activities in Florida’s State Parks visit www.floridastateparks.org.

Link: https://www.citruscountyaudubon.org/calendar.html