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UPDATE!!!!
My photographer friend, Jason Flowers, just wrote to me to give me a heads up since he knows I frequent Lake Woodruff.
This past weekend he went into the dark, thick, wooded trail to the left shortly after you leave the parking area,
to photo some mushrooms and had a huge, black bear cross his path not 10 feet away! He, Jason, retreated immediately.
He did not get a shot of it due to the adrenaline fueled retreat   Just FYI.

Submitted by Kittyseye

Date and Time: 12/28/2009, 7am

Location Name: Circle B Bar Reserve

Day Rating: A

Special Encounters:

Report:
Fantastic Day at Circle B Bar Reserve, 1000′s of White Pelican now amoung other birds such as Black and White Warblers, Spoonbills,Gnatcatchers,Juvenile Eagles. Quite a place to visit right now, birds and reptiles are everywhere.I would recomend it to anyone, take the whole family, Great place for a outing. Can’t wait to get back there.
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submitted by: scotthelfrichphotography

Date and Time: 12/24/09, 4pm

Location Name: Fakahatchee & surrounding area

Day Rating:

Special Encounters: Black bear

Report:
Spent the day in area after a friend of mine said that he saw a panther & 2 young ones with her, while @ Fakahatchee on Tues, 12/22/09. While I did not see a panther, we did see a black bear crossing the road on US 29 just a few miles north of the turnoff to Fakahatchee on Thurs, 12/24/09. Just prior to dark, we also saw several white tailed deer along the road as well. At Fakahatchee, we also saw a variety of raptors, lots of small baby alligators (and full sized ones), and snakes. At the boardwalk just southwest of there, we saw the bald eagle in the nest, lots of pileated and red bellied woodpeckers, and a variety of predators birds. Along US 41 just east of Naples, we saw lots of migratory birds – white pelicans, wood storks, a variety of egrets, and roseate spoonbills.
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submitted by: momma D

Date and Time: 23-12-09, 3-5pm

Location Name: Gatorland

Day Rating: C

Special Encounters: Black Crowned Night Heron

Report:
Still quiet, but Birds are slowly starting to move in. Great Egrets are beginning to show mating plumage.
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submitted by: John Wise

Date and Time: 12-23-09, 6:30 AM TO 1 PM

Location Name: Circle B Bar Reserve

Day Rating: A

Special Encounters: White faced Ibis (A pretty rare visitor) Northern Shovelers, Lesser Scaups About twice the number of American White Pelican than 2 weeks ago

Report:
Full of wildlife as usual
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submitted by: Klaus Peter