Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary

Brevard County Park on Merrit Island

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Ulumay is the name of the Native American settlement of the Ais people decimated by disease after the arrival of Europeans. The park is a natural lagoon and bird rookery linked with canals created for mosquito control and surrounded by a manmade dike. A trail on the dike provides access to the waterways for the fisherman, birdwatchers, and paddlers.

Ulumay Marker just off Sykes Creek Parkway

This informative placard, placed at the entrance. Note the 600 park acres is surrounded by residential properties.

I left Pam at the entrance, seen below at the words “Ulumay Wildlife”; she had a reasonable concern about alligators. It is quite possible to find a large specimen blocking the one and only trail. “What? Me Worry?” When pursued by an alligator, remember to zig-zag.

Path along the dike, thick vegetation on both sides generally limits the view.
First Stand
View from stand
Memorial
“If you build it….”
Insect Repellant Advisement
“I see you”
Pelicans
Canaveral Cruise Port across the Banana River (really a lagoon).

“Flora and Fauna”

Raccoon Tracks

Waterways, sightings

Second Stand

Osprey with catch
I see You

Third Stand

Location of third stand
Civilization across Sykes Creek (really a lagoon).

No sightings of alligators or manatees.