Chapel Trail images

One convenient way to slog out into a marsh without getting your feet wet is to walk the boardwalk at Chapel Trail Nature Preserve in Pembroke Pines, near our south Florida home.

The boardwalk:





Recent walks at Chapel Trail in late autumn and winter have produced several migratory and winter resident bird species, including...

Magnolia Warbler







Northern Parula:

 

Palm Warbler:



Yellow-rumped Warbler:





Ovenbird:



Blue-gray Gnatcatcher:



Red-eyed Vireo:



White-eyed Vireo:



Prairie Warbler:



Pine Warblers:





Belted Kingfisher:



Year-round residents include Northern Cardinals:





Eastern Towhee:



Anhinga:



Gray-headed Swamphens:





American Coot:



When the water levels are suitable, a variety of long-legged waders may be present, among them...

Wood Stork:



Great Egret:



Snowy Egret:



Tricolored Heron:



Brown Basilisks may scamper along the boardwalk or even run across the surface of the water:


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