Everglades Jan 17, 1931 The great flocks of birds were a tremendous sight. The wind blew from the east so they all faced east as they stood in the tall grass or perched on low cypress or mangroves. At a signal, so it seemed, they would all rise into the air then gradually settle back out of sight. Everywhere for nearly 50 miles we saw these birds in the grass in the trees on the shores along the streams. But the Wood Ducks and Egrets seemed to flock together most. This country was much more beautiful than the country around the Royal Palm State Park. There was much more cypress forest & palm hammocks and streams. As we drew near the little town of Everglades we got into mangrove thickets again. Here birdlife was far more scarce than in the open grassy garden. One old trapper told me he caught Raccoon or occasional Otter.