点评:This was my first visit to Eco Pond. Since we could not kayak on Florida Bay for the wind, we did not get to the dozens of wading birds. I had always heard Eco Pond was a great place for bird watching in the park, so I brought our group of 10. We walked around the pond and saw nothing until we were about to return to our cars when a pileated woodpecker flew past us into a tree nearby. For those of you not familiar with woodpeckers, the pileated woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in North America and 3rd in the word and the same species as Woody the Woodpecker. While listed as a least concern for its species, these birds are a rare treat to see. We also had the chance to hear the bird striking the tree with its beak. It was worth the visit to see the pileated woodpecker, but total void of life otherwise.
翻译:这是我第一次参观生态池。由于风大,我们不能在佛罗里达湾划皮划艇,所以没能看到几十只涉禽。我一直听说生态池是公园里观鸟的好地方,所以我带了我们十个人的团队。我们绕着池塘走了一圈,什么也没看到,直到我们正要返回车辆时,一只大斑啄木鸟从我们身边飞过,撞到了附近的一棵树上。对于不熟悉啄木鸟的人来说,大斑啄木鸟是北美最大的啄木鸟,也是世界上排名第三的啄木鸟,和啄木鸟伍迪属于同一物种。虽然被列为无危物种,但这些鸟类仍然是难得的观赏品。我们还听到了鸟儿用喙啄树的声音。看到大斑啄木鸟还是值得的,但除此之外,这里完全没有生机。