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Wakodahatchee Wetlands

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Palm Beach, Florida. Artificial wetland created to naturally filter wastewater from the Palm Beach Water Treatment Facility nextdoor.

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Birds you can see here include:

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==Other Wildlife -alligators-always seen -fresh water turtles, various species-always seen -bobcats-occassionally seen, especially early or late in the day, generally along the dikes -rabbits-commonly seen

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Lovely views of many wetland species. Boardwalk trails. Open dawn to dusk 7 days a week, free admission.

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands

Content and images originally posted by janine13

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janine13's review

Pros

• Excellent viewing of herons
• egrets
• coots
• moorhen
• bittern
• anhinga
• gallinule.... many many more.

Cons

• Plenty of noisy people use it as a "fitness trail" on weekends.

Limeybirder's review

Stunning views of some of the states common water birds. Still the best views I have had of Sora at this site and in good numbers. A reliable site to see the resident pair of Bobcats especially at dawn and dusk.

Pros

• great place for photography

Cons

• busy with loud tourists from 9am onwards especially weekends

Avi's review

Pros

• In addition to others' comments
• I would add that when we have been there in mid to late February there have been some excellent views of some of the larger birds nesting
• including chicks on the nests.

Cons

• Can be crowded on the boardwalks; if possible avoid weekends and "Presidents' Week"
• which is the nine-day period (Saturday through the following Sunday) that incorporates the Washington's Day federal holiday.