Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
| Phinizy Swamp Nature Park | |
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Phinizy Swamp Floodplain | |
  Location within Georgia | |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°23′25″N 81°57′31″W / 33.3902°N 81.9587°WCoordinates: 33°23′25″N 81°57′31″W / 33.3902°N 81.9587°W |
| Area | 1,100 acres (450 ha) |
| Governing body |
Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy City of Augusta |
| http://www.naturalsciencesacademy.org/PhinizySwamp.htm | |
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park is a 1,100-acre (450 ha) nature park in Augusta, Georgia. The park contains wetlands and woodlands and has a campus for water research and environmental education, which includes a visitor center. It has many bald cypresses draped in Spanish moss and forests of loblolly and longleaf pine trees. Birds commonly found at Phinizy Swamp include: red-shouldered hawks, great blue herons, sora, wood ducks and bald eagles. Sometimes the park yields rarities for Georgia, including black-bellied whistling ducks,[1] and a cave swallow, in 2004. Other wildlife commonly found in the park include frogs and toads; snakes, including water moccasin, pigmy rattlesnake, and copperhead; beavers and muskrat; turtles; and dragonflies. Fishing and hunting are not permitted within the park. Phinizy Swamp Nature Park is managed by Phinizy Center for Water Sciences.
Gallery
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Black-bellied whistling ducks breeding in the park
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American alligator in cell 1 on the Constructed Wetland Trail
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Copperhead on Beaver Dam Trail
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Female Four-spotted Pennant by the Equalization Pond
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Male yellow-rumped warbler by the Equalization Pond
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Constructed Wetland Trail
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The entrance sign at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
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Sunrise over Cell 10 by the Distribution Canal
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Male Rambur's forktail perched by the Equalization Pond
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Yellow-crowned night heron taking flight from Cell 10
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Zebra swallowtail by Cell 2
References
- ↑ Whistling ducks appear to be nesting in Augusta Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks nest in GA.