Cache has been moved to a new lower location with same coordinates. If you find the bison cap that is no longer the cache.
This cache is part of a series of caches on the Great Florida Birding Trail for my Girl Scout Gold Award project. The purpose is to teach people about the birds native to the area so they can learn more about the birds and how to protect them and their environment.
This cache is located at Erna Nixon park, located at 1200 Evans Rd, Melbourne, FL 32904, and it closes at about 5 pm, or sunset. Erna Nixon is wheelchair friendly, and the trail is mostly made of hard-packed dirt and boardwalk, remember not to leave the trail!
The Northern Parula
Characterisitics
- Small wood-warblers with a short tail and a thin, pointy bill
- Northern Parulas are bluish gray overall with a yellow-green patch on the back and on the chest
Behavior
- Searches among leaves, and hovers to take insects from foliage
- Rapidly flit and hop primarily through the upper levels of the forest
- Males are particularly vocal during spring migration
Conservation Status
- Still widespread and common, numbers apparently stable
Habitat
- Breeds mainly in humid woods near swamps, ponds, or lakes
- Lives in forests with lots of moss, Spanish moss in the South and beard moss farther north
Interesting Facts
- Northern Parula has a buzzy trickle-up song constantly from early spring through mid-summer
- Hide their nests inside hanging Spanish moss in the South, where they are nearly impossible to spot