TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — One of many largest flocks of American flamingos within the final decade was noticed within the Everglades just lately, the South Florida Water Administration District mentioned in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
“District workers noticed 125 American flamingos within the Everglades, which is the most important group of flamingos seen in South Florida within the final 10 years!” the submit learn.
Officers with the water administration district mentioned extra flocks of flamingos have been noticed alongside the coastal Everglades and in stormwater therapy areas.
Avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Prepare dinner mentioned he noticed the big flock late final month.
Prepare dinner mentioned he was surveying the Florida Bay shoreline for Wooden Storks and Spoonbills when his helicopter pilot noticed two teams of birds. At first, he mentioned he believed one of many teams was Roseate Spoonbills, however on a better inspection, he realized they had been flamingos.
“Sadly it’s nearly unattainable to not spook a big group of flamingos from a helicopter and so they quickly took flight,” Prepare dinner mentioned in a Facebook post.
The flock is believed to be the most important one noticed within the South Florida space since 2014, when a bunch of 147 had been seen in stormwater therapy space 2, which is in Palm Seaside County.
“Flamingos are extremely quick flyers and might journey massive distances in a comparatively quick period of time, so it wouldn’t be shocking for them to maneuver all through South Florida and even among the many native Caribbean islands frequently.”
