Dry Tortugas, Fort Jefferson, Distant View, C

Creator

Audubon Florida

Files

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Creation Date

10-1956

Abstract

A view of Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas taken in late afternoon from the vantage of Bush Key.

Keywords

Environmental protection, Wildlife conservation

Extent

1 color slide

Subject: geographic

Dry Tortugas (Fla.); Fort Jefferson (Fla.); Bush Key (Fla.); Florida Keys (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Audubon Society Everglades Science Center Records

Media Type

Color slides

Identifier

A64-01139

Recommended Citation

Audubon Florida, "Dry Tortugas, Fort Jefferson, Distant View, C" (1956). Audubon’s Everglades Science Center - Photographs. Image 219.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/aesc_photographs/219

Notes

Bush Key is closed from February to September every year as approximately 80,000 sooty terns and 4,500 brown noddies use this island to nest and raise their young. It is the only significant breeding colony of sooty terns and brown noddies in the US.