Swallow Murmuration
March 5, 2017 - Photographs of a swallow murmuration, an amazing vortex of 5 million birds that swirls across the sky as the birds prepare to roost
Cockroach Bay Preserve
 | Description | Cockroach Bay Preserve is an eBird hotspot. It’s best known to me as the location where Tree Swallows congregate prior to spring migration. The millions of birds that form a “murmuration” are most impressive. |
| Photography Advice | To photograph the swallows, take a wide-angle lens on a night without clouds so that the dark mass of birds is silhouetted against the sunset. |
| When to Go | End of March for Tree Swallows |
| Species Photographed (1) | Tree Swallow |
| Website | https://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/locations/cockroach-bay-preserve |
| eBird | https://ebird.org/hotspot/L684255 |
| Google Map | Click here to view Google Map |
| Trail Map | None |