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Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons

Birds, Words, Pics + TV

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Fort DeSoto reopens and the birds return

Roger Simmons, May 4, 2025May 3, 2025

Last weekend, I visited the park and was happy to see many of the birds have returned – including migrating warblers.

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A little time for the little birds

Roger Simmons, December 5, 2024December 5, 2024

It’s the time of the year when little birds – warblers, wrens, sparrows and others – seem to be just about everywhere.

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Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West delivers on birding promise

Roger Simmons, November 6, 2024November 7, 2024

I spent more than an hour walking around the park and coming across many birds, including lots of warblers plus some birds of prey.

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Wonderful world of warblers in Lake County

Roger Simmons, September 15, 2024September 15, 2024

I came across five different types of warblers during my visit to the Ferndale Preserve on the west side of Lake Apopka.

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Birding with Orange Audubon at Mead Garden

Roger Simmons, April 19, 2024April 18, 2024

The spot was Mead Garden in Winter Park, a wonderful oasis in our urban area and a magnet for a surprising number of birds.

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It’s definitely warbler season in Central Florida

Roger Simmons, October 17, 2023October 17, 2023

It’s that time of year when little warblers seems to be almost everywhere in Central Florida.

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Discovering Prairie Warblers, other birds at Hal Scott Preserve

Roger Simmons, September 17, 2023September 17, 2023

I decided to visit the Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park to look for endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers. I didn’t find any, but did come across some other cool birds.

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Prairie Warbler: ‘Little House on the Prairie’ for this bird is in Florida

Roger Simmons, August 12, 2023August 12, 2023

Whenever I hear “Prairie Warbler,” I think of Little House on the Prairie and the Midwest. But this little yellow and black bird is a year-round Florida resident.

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