Bird Rookery - Pembroke Pines, FL, USA - Birdwatching Locations on Waymarking.com

"The Ibis family (Threskiornithidae) is a large one! It is made up of 33 species, including the White ibis. They are all long-legged, long-necked wading birds with short tails. The White ibis is an excellent example of the colonial waterbird. These birds nest in huge colonies in fresh water marshes or along the ocean coast. Researchers have counted 60,000-80,000 individuals in one colony in the Everglades National Park, Florida! During the day, white ibis may fly up to 15 miles or more to find small crustaceans, fish, frogs, and aquatic insects to eat and to feed their young. Young birds are easy to identify. Chicks and nestlings are gray. They are brown with white bellies for the first 2 years of life. As they mature, they molt (shed) their brown plumage and grow white feathers. By the time they are fully grown, they will be about 23-27" (58-69 cm) long from beak to tail, with a wingspan of 3'2" (97 cm). White ibis live in the wetlands of the interior and coastal marshes and swamps. They eat crabs and crayfish, and they feed in very large groups. To find their food, they probe with their long bills into the mud as they slowly walk along. When they move from the feeding site back to the colony, they typically fly together as a flock. White ibis nest in huge, dense colonies of thousands of pairs of birds. The male selects the place in the tree or shrub where the nest will be built. He then brings sticks and leaves to his mate, who actually constructs the nest. The female usually lays 3 eggs. Both male and female will take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the young.

Parking is tricky but not impossible, your best bet is the bank parking lot on the South East corner of the street.

In order to appreciate their beauty the best time to view these gorgeous birds is just as the sun is setting or when it is dark. At dusk hundreds of the Ibis flock to the trees like snow on a Christmas Tree."

While there, also look for the GeoCache that made me discover this site, and that is the source of the above text: (visit link)

Park Name: Busy street corner Sponsoring Organization: City of Pembroke Pines Handicap Accessible?: Yes Website: [Web Link] Entrance Fee: Not Listed List any Hides, Birding Towers, or other structures to assist in Birdwatching found at the location: Not listed Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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