Lake Hancock Outfall Wetlands

Lake Hancock Outfall Wetlands
Description

The Lake Hancock Outfall Wetlands, on the south side of Lake Hancock, is a restricted-access SWFWMD property that requires a permit for entry. It’s always fun to get to go there!

You can find a wide variety of species, which is a little unusual for inland Central Florida.

Photography Advice

For a few years, local birders ran occasional field trips into this restricted-access property.  

If you get to go, take your longest lens. The birds are usually far away.

When to GoWintertime and springtime
Species Photographed (43)American Avocet, American Bittern, American Pipit, American White Pelican, American Wigeon, Belted Kingfisher, Black Skimmer, Black-Crowned Night-Heron, Black-Necked Stilt, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-Headed Vireo, Blue-Winged Teal, Caspian Tern, Double-Crested Cormorant, Eastern Phoebe, Franklin's Gull, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Glossy Ibis, Green Heron, Hermit Thrush, Hooded Merganser, Laughing Gull, Limpkin, Mallard, Marsh Wren, Nelson's Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Northern Waterthrush, Osprey, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Red-Winged Blackbird, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Snail Kite, Spotted Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Tufted Titmouse, White-Faced Ibis, Wild Turkey, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Websitehttp://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/waterman/lakehancock/outfall.php
eBirdhttps://ebird.org/hotspot/L2408551
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