As promised, I revisited this park to get an idea of what they were adding. I saw yesterday that they had a Wildflower Walk and trail that I only saw a part of, and reported the Heliotrope and Coreopsis. Today I explored the whole trail and it appears that the wildflower trail crosses the causeway and goes through a field where (I'm pretty sure) they have put out various Gaillardiae and Lance-leaf Coreopsis. They have also put out some real showy Hibiscus that really don't seem to fit the natural area. So in my wildflower database I'm only including flora that are endemic to the Lower Richland area. That would be the Gaillardia Pulchella (Firewheels), Lance-leaf Coreopsis, Maryland Meadow-Beauty, and Daisy Fleabane. It's to their credit that they are putting out different trails and distances since many people use this relatively small area for exercise. I may even start to include in my jogging routes. It's a decent birding area, especially in the fall and winter with the Field Sparrows. I birded the area and will include my eBird report below.
Location: Southeast Park
Observation date: 7/4/09
Number of species: 12
Turkey Vulture 1
Mississippi Kite 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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