Archive: 2002-2003 Caloosa Bird Club Field Trip Results

(Uncommon/Rare Species in BOLD CAPS)

¶ = Questionable species

November 11, 2002 -- Barron Park (LaBelle), Devil's Garden/Alvah's Alley/Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest (32 participants & 57 species)

Weather: Temperature 80+°; Wind: 5 mph; Sky: clear; General Conditions: sunny.

 Double-crested Cormorant  Lesser Yellowlegs
 Anhinga  Least Sandpiper
 Great Blue Heron  Wilson's Snipe
 Great Egret  Rock Dove
 Snowy Egret  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 Little Blue Heron  WHITE-WINGED DOVE (x1)
 Tricolored Heron  Mourning Dove
 Cattle Egret  Common Ground-Dove
 Green Heron  Belted Kingfisher
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 White Ibis  Eastern Phoebe
 Glossy Ibis  Tree Swallow
 Wood Stork  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
 Mottled Duck  American Crow
 Blue-winged Teal  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Black Vulture  Gray Catbird
 Turkey Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Bald Eagle (x1 subadult)  Loggerhead Shrike
 Red-shouldered Hawk  European Starling
 Red-tailed Hawk (x1)  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Crested Caracara (x6)  Palm Warbler
 American Kestrel  Common Yellowthroat
 Common Moorhen (x1)  Savannah Sparrow
 American Coot (x1)  Red-winged Blackbird
 Sandhill Crane  Eastern Meadowlark
 Killdeer  Boat-tailed Grackle
 AMERICAN AVOCET (x1)  Common Grackle
 Greater Yellowlegs  House Sparrow
 

57 species

 

November 18, 2002 -- Sanibel Lighthouse & Ding Darling N.W.R. (35 participants & 65 species)

Weather: Temperature 65°; No Wind; Sky: clear; General Conditions: cool.

 Pied-billed Grebe  Least Sandpiper
 American White Pelican  Dunlin
 Brown Pelican  Short-billed Dowitcher
 Double-crested Cormorant  Laughing Gull
 Anhinga  Ring-billed Gull
 Great Blue Heron  Royal Tern
 Great Egret  Sandwich Tern
 Snowy Egret  Forster's Tern
 Little Blue Heron  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 Tricolored Heron  Mourning Dove
 Reddish Egret  Common Ground-Dove
 Cattle Egret  Belted Kingfisher
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 White Ibis  Northern Flicker
 Roseate Spoonbill  Pileated Woodpecker
 Wood Stork  Tree Swallow
 Mottled Duck  Fish Crow
 Blue-winged Teal  CAROLINA CHICKADEE -- No Verifiable Records for SW Florida Exist!
 Black Vulture  Carolina Wren
 Turkey Vulture  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Osprey  Northern Mockingbird
 Bald Eagle  Loggerhead Shrike
 Red-shouldered Hawk  European Starling
 Common Moorhen  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Black-bellied Plover  Palm Warbler
 Semipalmated Plover  Black-and-white Warbler
 Killdeer  Common Yellowthroat
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Northern Cardinal
 Willet  Red-winged Blackbird
 Spotted Sandpiper  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Ruddy Turnstone Common Grackle
 Sanderling

65 species

 

November 25, 2002 -- Ft. Myers Beach & Bodwitch Point (34 participants & 62 species)

Weather: Temperature 80°; No Wind; Sky: partly sunny; General Conditions: warm.

 Common Loon (x 2)  Red Knot (+ one with missing tarsus)
 American White Pelican (x20)  Sanderling
 Brown Pelican  Western Sandpiper
 Double-crested Cormorant (+ one banded bird)  Least Sandpiper
Anhinga  Dunlin
 Magnificent Frigatebird  Short-billed Dowitcher
 Great Blue Heron  Laughing Gull
 Great Egret  Ring-billed Gull
 Snowy Egret  Herring Gull
 Little Blue Heron  Royal Tern
 Tricolored Heron  Sandwich Tern
 Reddish Egret  Forster's Tern
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  Black Skimmer
 White Ibis  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 Wood Stork  Mourning Dove
 SURF SCOTER (x1-female)  Common Ground-Dove
 Black Vulture  Belted Kingfisher
 Turkey Vulture  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Osprey  Blue Jay
 Bald Eagle (x1 male)  Fish Crow
 Red-shouldered Hawk  House Wren (heard only)
 American Kestrel  Gray Catbird
 Black-bellied Plover  Northern Mockingbird
 Wilson's Plover  Loggerhead Shrike
 Semipalmated Plover  European Starling
 PIPING PLOVER  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Killdeer  Palm Warbler
 American Oystercatcher  Northern Cardinal
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Willet  Common Grackle
 WHIMBREL (x2)  
 Ruddy Turnstone

 62 species

 

December 02, 2002 -- Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk, Fritchey Rd. Wetlands & Collier-Seminole S.P (30 participants & 71 species)

Weather: Temperature 55-75°; No Wind; Sky: partly sunny; General Conditions: mild.

 Pied-billed Grebe  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 Double-crested Cormorant  Downy Woodpecker
 Anhinga  Northern Flicker
 Great Blue Heron  Pileated Woodpecker
Great Egret  Eastern Phoebe
 Snowy Egret  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Little Blue Heron  Tree Swallow
 Tricolored Heron  Blue Jay
 Cattle Egret  American Crow
 Green Heron  Tufted Titmouse
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Carolina Wren
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  House Wren
 White Ibis  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 Glossy Ibis  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Roseate Spoonbill (x5)  Eastern Bluebird
 Wood Stork  American Robin
 GREEN-WINGED TEAL (x1)  Gray Catbird
 Mottled Duck  Northern Mockingbird
 Blue-winged Teal  Loggerhead Shrike
 Black Vulture  European Starling
 Turkey Vulture  White-eyed Vireo
 Osprey  Blue-headed Vireo
 SNAIL KITE (x7 at Naples Country Club)  Northern Parula
 Bald Eagle (x2) nests at Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk  MAGNOLIA WARBLER (x1 first-winter female)
 Northern Harrier (x2) male at Boyne South Golf Club  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Palm Warbler
 American Kestrel  Black-and-white Warbler
 Common Moorhen  American Redstart
 American Coot  Common Yellowthroat
 SANDHILL CRANE (x3) near jct. of S.R. 29 & U.S. Rte. 41  Red-winged Blackbird
 Killdeer  Eastern Meadowlark
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Boat-tailed Grackle 
 Eurasian Collared-Dove  Common Grackle
 Mourning Dove  AMERICAN GOLDFINCH (This is an irruptive year for this species throughout the state of Florida.)
 Belted Kingfisher  House Sparrow
 Red-bellied Woodpecker

 71 species

 

December 9, 2002 -- Bunche Beach & Lakes Park (28 participants & 65 species)

Weather: Temperature 70°; Wind - light; Sky: overcast; General Conditions: light drizzle.

 Pied-billed Grebe  Marbled Godwit (x3)
 Brown Pelican  Ruddy Turnstone
 Double-crested Cormorant  Sanderling
 Anhinga  Western Sandpiper
 Magnificent Frigatebird (x5)  Least Sandpiper
 Great Blue Heron  Short-billed Dowitcher
 Great Egret  Laughing Gull
 Snowy Egret  Ring-billed Gull
 Little Blue Heron  GREAT-BLACK-BACKED GULL (x1)
 Tricolored Heron  CASPIAN TERN (x1)
 Reddish Egret  Royal Tern
 Cattle Egret  Sandwich Tern
 Green Heron  Forster's Tern
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  Black Skimmer
 White Ibis  Mourning Dove
 Glossy Ibis  RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (x1)
 Roseate Spoonbill (x1)  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Wood Stork  Eastern Phoebe
 SURF SCOTER (x1-female) Blue Jay
 Turkey Vulture  Fish Crow
 Osprey  Carolina Wren
 Bald Eagle  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Sharp-shinned Hawk  Northern Mockingbird
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Loggerhead Shrike
 Common Moorhen  European Starling
 American Coot  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Black-bellied Plover  BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER (x1 - male)
 SNOWY PLOVER (x6)  Palm Warbler
 Wilson's Plover (x6)  Northern Cardinal
 Semipalmated Plover  Boat-tailed Grackle
 PIPING PLOVER (x1)  Common Grackle
 Willet American Goldfinch
 Spotted Sandpiper

65 species

 

January 06, 2003 -- Punta Gorda Area including Zemel Rd. Landfill, Aqui Esta Ponds, Ponce De Leon Park & Peace River

(38 participants & 75 species)

Weather Conditions: none noted.

 Pied-billed Grebe  Dunlin
 Brown Pelican  Laughing Gull
 Double-crested Cormorant  Ring-billed Gull
 Anhinga  Herring Gull
Great Blue Heron  Royal Tern
 Great Egret  Sandwich Tern
 Snowy Egret  Forster's Tern
 Little Blue Heron  Black Skimmer
 Tricolored Heron  Rock Dove
 Cattle Egret  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 Green Heron  Mourning Dove
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  BURROWING OWL (x1)
 White Ibis  Belted Kingfisher
 Glossy Ibis  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Wood Stork  Eastern Phoebe
 Mottled Duck  Blue Jay
 Mallard  Fish Crow
 Blue-winged Teal  Tufted Titmouse
 Ring-necked Duck Carolina Wren
 Lesser Scaup  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Hooded Merganser  Eastern Bluebird
 RUDDY DUCK  American Robin
 Black Vulture  Gray Catbird
 Turkey Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Osprey  Loggerhead Shrike
 Bald Eagle  European Starling
 Red-shouldered Hawk  NORTHERN PARULA
 Red-tailed Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 American Kestrel  Pine Warbler
 Common Moorhen  Palm Warbler
 Black-bellied Plover  Eastern Towhee
 Semipalmated Plover Red-winged Blackbird
 Killdeer Boat-tailed Grackle
 Willet  Common Grackle
 Spotted Sandpiper  Brown-headed Cowbird
 Ruddy Turnstone  American Goldfinch
 Western Sandpiper  House Sparrow
 Least Sandpiper

 75 species

 

January 13, 2003 -- Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve (37 participants & 50 species)

Weather: Temperature 50-65°; Wind: none; Sky: partly cloudy; General Conditions: overcast.

 Pied-billed Grebe  Tree Swallow
 Double-crested Cormorant  Blue Jay
 Anhinga  Fish Crow
 Great Blue Heron  Tufted Titmouse
 Great Egret  Carolina Wren (heard)
 Snowy Egret  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Little Blue Heron  American Robin (several fly-over flocks totaling 100+ birds)
 Tricolored Heron  Gray Catbird
 Cattle Egret  CEDAR WAXWING (fly-over flock of 30+ birds)
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (x15+)  Loggerhead Shrike
 White Ibis  White-eyed Vireo
 Glossy Ibis  Blue-headed Vireo
 Wood Stork  MAGNOLIA WARBLER (x1 -- adult fall male)
 Black Vulture  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Turkey Vulture  Prairie Warbler (x1)
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Palm Warbler
 Common Moorhen  Black-and-white Warbler (x1)
 American Coot  OVENBIRD (x1)
 Ring-billed Gull  Common Yellowthroat
 Mourning Dove  Northern Cardinal
 Belted Kingfisher  Red-winged Blackbird
 Red-bellied Woodpecker  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (x1)  Common Grackle
 Pileated Woodpecker (x2)  American Goldfinch
 Eastern Phoebe

 50 species

 

January 20, 2003 -- IMC/Agrico Phospahte Mines & Peace River Park nr. Bartow, FL. (38 participants & 97 species)

Weather: Temperature upper 30°s AM - high 60°s PM; Wind: 0-5 mph; Sky: AM patchy fog; General Conditions: sunny

 Pied-billed Grebe  Laughing Gull
 HORNED GREBE (x1)  BONAPARTE'S GULL (x2)
 EARED GREBE (x4)  Ring-billed Gull
 American White Pelican  Caspian Tern
 BROWN PELICAN (x4) -- uncommon inland  Forster's Tern
 Double-crested Cormorant  Black Skimmer
 Anhinga  Rock Dove
 Great Blue Heron  Eurasian Collared Dove
 Great Egret  Mourning Dove
 Snowy Egret  Common Ground Dove
 Little Blue Heron  Great Horned Owl (x3) sitting on old Osprey nests.
 Tricolored Heron  Belted Kingfisher
 Cattle Egret  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Green Heron  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Peace River Park)
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Downy Woodpecker (Peace River Park)
 White Ibis  Pileated Woodpecker (Peace River Park)
 Glossy Ibis  Eastern Phoebe
 Wood Stork  Tree Swallow
 Green-winged Teal  Blue Jay
 Mottled Duck (x2)  Fish Crow
 Northern Pintail  Tufted Titmouse (Peace River Park)
 Blue-winged Teal  Carolina Wren (Peace River Park)
 Northern Shoveler  House Wren (Peace River Park)
 American Wigeon  Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Peace River Park)
 CANVASBACK  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Ring-necked Duck  HERMIT THRUSH (x1) -- Peace River Park
 Lesser Scaup  Gray Catbird (Peace River Park)
 Hooded Merganser  Northern Mockingbird
 Ruddy Duck  Brown Thrasher (x1)
 Black Vulture  American Pipit (Peace River Park)
 Turkey Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Osprey  European Starling
 Bald Eagle (nesting)  Blue-headed Vireo (Peace River Park)
 Northern Harrier  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Yellow-throated Warbler (Peace River Park)
 Red-tailed Hawk  Pine Warbler
 American Kestrel  Palm Warbler
 PEREGRINE FALCON (x1)  Black-and-white Warbler (Peace River Park)
 NORTHERN BOBWHITE (x30) -- Peace River Park  OVENBIRD (x1) -- Peace River Park
 Common Moorhen  Common Yellowthroat (Peace River Park)
 American Coot  Eastern Towhee
 Sandhill Crane (x20) -- along S.R. 674 in Hillsborough Co  Savannah Sparrow
 Killdeer  Northern Cardinal
 BLACK-NECKED STILT  Red-winged Blackbird
 AMERICAN AVOCET  Eastern Meadowlark (Peace River Park)
 Greater Yellowlegs  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Least Sandpiper  Common Grackle
 STILT SANDPIPER  American Goldfinch
 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (identified by structure & call)  House Sparrow
 

 97 species

 

January 27, 2003 -- Sarasota Celery Fields, Ackerman Park, A Private Golf Course, Wetlands near St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal Church on S.R. 72 & Crowley Nature Center (36 participants & 88 species)

Weather: Temperature 45° AM - 70° PM; Wind: 15-20 mph; Sky: mostly clear; General Conditions: sunny & cool

 Pied-billed Grebe  LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (x8) -- Wetlands near St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal Church on S.R. 72
 American White Pelican Wilson's Snipe (Ackerman Park & Celery Fields)
 Brown Pelican  Laughing Gull
 Double-crested Cormorant  Ring-billed Gull
 Anhinga  Caspian Tern (x1) -- Celery Fields
 Great Blue Heron  Forster's Tern
 Great Egret  Rock Dove
 Snowy Egret  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 Little Blue Heron  Mourning Dove
 Tricolored Heron  Common Ground Dove (x2) -- Center Rd. near Celery Fields
 Cattle Egret MONK PARAKEET (flybys at Ackerman Park)
 Green Heron  Belted Kingfisher
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 White Ibis  Eastern Phoebe
 Glossy Ibis  Tree Swallow
 Wood Stork  Blue Jay
 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK (>200 at Private Golf Course)  American Crow
 Green-winged Teal (x2) -- Wetlands near St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal Church on S.R. 72  Fish Crow
 Mottled Duck  Carolina Wren (heard at Crowley Nature Center)
Mallard  House Wren (x1) -- Crowley Nature Center
 Blue-winged Teal  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Northern Shoveler  American Robin (ubiquitous!)
 American Wigeon (x1) -- Wetlands near St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal Church on S.R. 72  Gray Catbird -- Crowley Nature Center
Ring-necked Duck   Northern Mockingbird
 Lesser Scaup  Loggerhead Shrike
 Hooded Merganser (few at Wetlands near St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal Church on S.R. 72)  European Starling
 Black Vulture  White-eyed Vireo -- Crowley Nature Center
 Turkey Vulture  Yellow-rumped Warbler (ubiquitous!)
 Osprey  Pine Warbler (x1) -- Crowley Nature Center
 Bald Eagle  Palm Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Common Yellowthroat -- Crowley Nature Center Boardwalk
 Cooper's Hawk (x1) -- Celery Fields  Northern Cardinal
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Savannah Sparrow
 Red-tailed Hawk  GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (x1) -- Center Rd. near Celery Fields
 American Kestrel  SONG SPARROW (x1) -- Center Rd. near Celery Fields
 Common Moorhen  LINCOLN'S SPARROW (x1) -- Center Rd. near Celery Fields
 American Coot  Swamp Sparrow (x2) -- Center Rd. near Celery Fields
 Sandhill Crane (>37) at Celery Fields  Red-winged Blackbird
 Semipalmated Plover (x1) -- Ackerman Park  Eastern Meadowlark
 Killdeer  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Greater Yellowlegs  Common Grackle
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Brown-headed Cowbird
 Spotted Sandpiper (x1) -- Ackerman Park  House Sparrow 
 Least Sandpiper

88 species

 

February 3, 2003 -- Eagle Lakes Community Park, Fritchey Rd. Wetlands & Shell Island Rd. (30 participants & 60 species)

Weather: Temperature unrecorded; Wind - unrecorded; Sky: clear; General Conditions: partly cloudy

 Pied-billed Grebe  Eurasian-Collared Dove
 Brown Pelican  Mourning Dove
 Double-crested Cormorant  Common Ground-Dove
 Anhinga  Belted Kingfisher
 Great Blue Heron  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Great Egret  Northern Flicker (x2) @ Eagle Lakes Community Park
 Snowy Egret  Eastern Phoebe
 Little Blue Heron  PURPLE MARTIN (First of the Season)
 Tricolored Heron  Tree Swallow
 Cattle Egret  FLORIDA SCRUB-JAY (banded individuals near Rookery Bay Preserve on Shell Island Rd.)
 Green Heron  Fish Crow
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (unrecorded for Eagle Lakes Community Park)  Eastern Bluebird
 White Ibis  Gray Catbird
 Glossy Ibis  Northern Mockingbird
 Wood Stork  Loggerhead Shrike
 Mottled Duck  European Starling
 Blue-winged Teal  White-eyed Vireo
 American Wigeon Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Black Vulture  Pine Warbler
 TurkeyVulture  Palm Warbler
 Osprey  Common Yellowthroat
 Bald Eagle (x2 subadults)  Eastern Towhee
 Northern Harrier  Savannah Sparrow
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Red-winged Blackbird
 American Kestrel  Boat-tailed Grackle
 SORA (x1) @ Eagle Lakes Community Park  Common Grackle
 Common Moorhen  BRONZED COWBIRD (x5) @ Eagle Lakes Community Park
 American Coot  Brown-headed Cowbird
 Killdeer  AMERICAN GOLDFINCH (unrecorded for Eagle Lakes Community Park)
 

 60 species

 

February 10, 2003 -- Alligator Creek Site of the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center (12 participants & 40 species)

Weather: Temperature 65° AM - 72° PM; Wind: 10-15 mph; Sky: partly cloudy; General Conditions: dense fog becoming sunny

 Pied-billed Grebe  Downy Woodpecker
 Anhinga  Eastern Phoebe
 Tricolored Heron  Tree Swallow
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Blue Jay
 White Ibis  Fish Crow
 Wood Stork  Carolina Wren
 Hooded Merganser  House Wren
 Black Vulture  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Turkey Vulture  American Robin
 Bald Eagle (active nest)  Gray Catbird
 Sharp-shinned Hawk  Northern Mockingbird
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Blue-headed Vireo
 Common Moorhen  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Ring-billed Gull  Pine Warbler
 Forster's Tern  Palm Warbler
 Mourning Dove  Northern Cardinal
 Common Ground-Dove  Eastern Towhee
 Belted Kingfisher  Red-winged Blackbird
 Red-bellied Woodpecker Boat-tailed Grackle
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  Common Grackle
 

 40 species

 

February 10-14, 2003 -- South Miami-Dade Co. (including Kendall, Homestead, and Lucky Hammock); Everglades National Park; Government Rd. -- Broward & Hendry Counties (unrecorded number of participants & 105 species)

Weather: Temperature unrecorded; Wind - unrecorded; Sky: unrecorded; General Conditions: unrecorded

 Pied-billed Grebe  LESSER NIGHTHAWK (seen at dusk over Eco Pond, E.N.P.)
 American White Pelican  Belted Kingfisher
 Brown Pelican  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Double-crested Cormorant  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 Anhinga  Northern Flicker
 Great Blue Heron  Pileated Woodpecker
 Great Egret  Eastern Phoebe
 Snowy Egret  VERMILION FLYCATCHER (Government Rd., Hendry Co.)
 Little Blue Heron  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Tricolored Heron  BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (x1) -- Christian Point, E.N.P.
 Reddish Egret  WESTERN KINGBIRD (Government Rd., Hendry Co.)
 Cattle Egret  EASTERN KINGBIRD -- Only One Documented Winter Record for Florida Exists!
 Green Heron  SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (x2) -- distant views from Eco Pond, E.N.P.)
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  Purple Martin
 White Ibis  Tree Swallow
 Glossy Ibis  Blue Jay
 Roseate Spoonbill  American Crow
 Wood Stork  Fish Crow
 GREATER FLAMINGO (x1) -- seen on mudflats at Flamingo Vistor's Center, E.N.P.  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 Blue-winged Teal  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Black Vulture  Eastern Bluebird (reintroduction to E.N.P.)
 Turkey Vulture  American Robin
 Osprey  Gray Catbird
 SNAIL KITE  Northern Mockingbird
 Bald Eagle  Brown Thrasher
 Northern Harrier  Cedar Waxwing
 Red-shouldered Hawk (mating at Lucky Hammock)  Loggerhead Shrike
 SHORT-TAILED HAWK (both light and dark morphs seen at E.N.P.)  European Starling
 Red-tailed hawk  Common Myna
 CRESTED CARACARA (Government Rd.)  White-eyed Vireo
 American Kestrel  YELLOW-THROATED VIREO (Bear Lake Trail, E.N.P.)
 PURPLE GALLINULE  YELLOW WARBLER
 Common Moorhen  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 American Coot  Yellow-throated Warbler
 Limpkin  Pine Warbler
 Killdeer  Prairie Warbler
 Spotted Sandpiper  Palm Warbler
 Ruddy Turnstone  Ovenbird
 Laughing Gull  NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (West Lake, E.N.P.)
 Ring-billed Gull  Common Yellowthroat
 Caspian Tern  YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (Lucky Hammock)
 Royal Tern  Northern Cardinal
 Black Skimmer  Eastern Towhee
 Rock Dove  LARK SPARROW (Larry & Penny Thompson Park)
 Eurasian Collared-Dove  Savannah Sparrow
 White-winged Dove  Red-winged Blackbird
 Mourning Dove  Eastern Meadowlark (government Rd., Hendry Co.)
 Common Ground-Dove  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Monk Parakeet  Common Grackle
 RED-MASKED PARAKEET  Brown-headed Cowbird
 MITRED PARAKEET  American Goldfinch
 YELLOW-CHEVRONED PARAKEET  House Sparrow
 Barred Owl

 105 species

 

February 17, 2003 -- (Late Afternoon) Estero Bay Boat Trip to Island Rookeries (40 participants & 27 species)

Weather: Temperature unrecorded; Wind: unrecorded; Sky: unrecorded; General Conditions: windy

 Brown Pelican  Black Vulture
 Double-crested Cormorant  Turkey Vulture
 Anhinga  Osprey
 Magnificent Frigatebird  Black-bellied Plover
 Great Blue Heron  American Oystercatcher
 Great Egret  Spotted Sandpiper
 Snowy Egret  Laughing Gull
 Little Blue Heron  Ring-billed Gull
 Tricolored Heron  Herring Gull
 Cattle Egret  Royal Tern
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Sandwich Tern
 White Ibis  Belted Kingfisher
 Lesser Scaup  
 Red-breasted Merganser

 27 species

 

February 24, 2003 -- Venice Rookery, Sarasota County Solid Waste Facility, & Oscar Scherer S.P. (41 participants & 75 species)

Weather: Temperature 65° AM - 72° PM; Wind: 5-10 mph; Sky: clear; General Conditions: sunny & pleasant

 Pied-billed Grebe  Pileated Woodpecker (x2) -- Venus Rookery
 Double-crested Cormorant  Eastern Phoebe
 Anhinga  Purple Martin -- several nesting at Venus Rookery
 Great Blue Heron  Tree Swallow
Great Egret  Blue Jay
 Snowy Egret  FLORIDA SCRUB-JAY (banded individuals at Oscar Scherer S.P.)
 Little Blue Heron  American Crow
 Tricolored Heron  Fish Crow
 Cattle Egret  Carolina Wren
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET (x1) -- Oscar Scherer S.P.
 White Ibis  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Glossy Ibis  Eastern Bluebird -- Sarasota County Solid Waste Facility
 Wood Stork  American Robin
 Mottled Duck  Gray Catbird
 Blue-winged Teal  Northern Mockingbird
 Black Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Turkey Vulture  European Starling
 Osprey  White-eyed Vireo
 Bald Eagle Blue-headed Vireo (x1) -- Venus Rookery
 Northern Harrier  YELLOW-THROATED VIREO (x1) -- Oscar Scherer S.P.
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Northern Parula
 Red-tailed Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 American Kestrel  Yellow-throated Warbler (x1) -- Oscar Scherer S.P.
 Common Moorhen  Pine Warbler -- Oscar Scherer S.P.
 American Coot  Palm Warbler
 Sandhill Crane  Common Yellowthroat
 Killdeer  Northern Cardinal
 Wilson's Snipe  Eastern Towhee -- Oscar Scherer S.P.
 Laughing Gull  CHIPPING SPARROW (x12+) -- Oscar Scherer S.P.
 Ring-billed Gull  Savannah Sparrow
 Eurasian Collared-Dove  Red-winged Blackbird
 Mourning Dove Eastern Meadowlark -- Sarasota County Solid Waste Facility
 Common Ground-Dove Boat-tailed Grackle
 MONK PARAKEET (x3)  Common Grackle
 Belted Kingfisher  Brown-headed Cowbird
 Red-bellied Woodpecker  HOUSE FINCH (x2) -- Birds seen gathering nesting material (Spanish moss) from slash pines between parking lot & Venice Rookery. No records for this species breeding in Sarasota County!
 HAIRY WOODPECKER (x1) -- Oscar Scherer S.P.  American Goldfinch
 Northern Flicker

 75 species

 

March 3, 2003 -- Franklin Locks & Dam; White's Feeders (Alva); Parkinson Rd. (Alva); Caloosahatchee Regional Park; Hickey's Creek Mitigation Park (52 participants & 69 species)

Weather: Temperature 75°; Wind: light; Sky: clear; General Conditions: sunny.

 Pied-billed Grebe  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (x1 in African Tulip Tree along Pearl St. in Alva)
 Brown Pelican  Eastern Phoebe
 Double-crested Cormorant  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Anhinga  Purple Martin
 Great Blue Heron  Tree Swallow
 Great Egret  Blue Jay
 Snowy Egret  Fish Crow
 Little Blue Heron  Carolina Wren
 Tricolored Heron  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Cattle Egret  HERMIT THRUSH (x1 at Caloosahatchee Regional Park)
 Green Heron  American Robin
 White Ibis  Gray Catbird
 Wood Stork  Northern Mockingbird
 Black Vulture  Cedar Waxwing (fly-overs at White's residence in Alva)
 Turkey Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Osprey  European Starling
 Swallow-tailed Kite (x4 w/one calling at Calooshatchee Regional Park)  White-eyed Vireo
 Bald Eagle  Blue-headed Vireo
 Red-shouldered Hawk Northern Parula
 Red-tailed Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler (at White's residence in Alva)
 American Kestrel  Yellow-throated Warbler (at White's residence in Alva)
 Common Moorhen  Pine Warbler (at Hickey's Creek Mitigation Park)
 Sandhill Crane (x2)  Palm Warbler
 Killdeer  Ovenbird (x1 at Caloosahatchee Regional Park)
 Greater Yellowlegs  Northern Cardinal
 Laughing Gull  INDIGO BUNTING (x10+ at White's feeders in Alva)
 Ring-billed Gull  PAINTED BUNTING (x3+ including one male at White's feeders in Alva)
 Rock Dove  Eastern Towhee (at Hickey's Creek Mitigation Park)
 Eurasian Collared-Dove  Boat-tailed Grackle
 WHITE-WINGED DOVE (x6 at White's feeders in Alva)  Common Grackle
 Mourning Dove  Brown-headed Cowbird
 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (x1 at White's feeders in Alva) American Goldfinch (at White's feeders in Alva)
 Belted Kingfisher House Sparrow
 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (x1 along Parkinson Rd. in Alva)  
 Red-bellied Woodpecker

 69 species

March 10, 2003 -- Tigertail Beach; Burrowing Owl Locations on Marco Island; Mackle Park (25 participants & 78 species)

Weather: Temperature 78°; Wind: 5-10 mph; Sky: early drizzle/clearing; General Conditions: clear & pleasant in later A.M.

 COMMON LOON (x1 -- Tigertail Beach)  Sanderling
 Double-crested Cormorant  Western Sandpiper
 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (at Tigertail Beach)  Least Sandpiper
 Brown Pelican  Dunlin
Anhinga  Short-billed Dowitcher
 Magnificent Frigatebird (x1 -- Tigertail Beach)  Laughing Gull
 Great Blue Heron  Ring-billed Gull
 Great Egret  Herring Gull (x1 at Tigertail Beach)
 Snowy Egret  Caspian Tern (x1 at Tigertail Beach)
 Little Blue Heron  Royal Tern
 Tricolored Heron  Sandwich Tern (x1 at Tigertail Beach)
 Reddish Egret  COMMON TERN (x1 at Tigertail Beach)
 Cattle Egret  Forster's Tern
 White Ibis  LEAST TERN (x2 at Tigertail Beach. FOTS = First Of The Season)
 Glossy Ibis (at Mackle Park)  Black Skimmer
 Muscovy Duck (at Mackle Park)  Rock Dove
 Mallard (at Mackle Park)  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 Blue-winged Teal (at Mackle Park)  Mourning Dove
 Northern Shoveler (at Mackle Park) Common Ground-Dove (x1 at Tigertail Beach)
 Ring-necked Duck (at Mackle Park)  BURROWING OWL (x5 at various Marco Island locations)
 Lesser Scaup (at Mackle Park)  Belted Kingfisher
 Ruddy Duck (x1 at Mackle Park)  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Black Vulture  Pileated Woodpecker (x1 at Tigertail Beach)
 Turkey Vulture  Purple Martin (x4 at Mackle Park)
 Osprey  BARN SWALLOW (x2 at Tigertail Beach. FOTS = First Of The Season)
 Bald Eagle (along Collier Blvd.)  AMERICAN CROW (uncommon at Tigertail Beach and along coastal Southwest Florida in general)
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Fish Crow
 American Kestrel  Northern Mockingbird
 Common Moorhen  European Starling
 American Coot  White-eyed Vireo
 Black-bellied Plover  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 SNOWY PLOVER (x12 at Tigertail Beach) Palm Warbler
 Wilson's Plover Northern Cardinal
 Semipalmated Plover  Eastern Towhee (heard at Tigertail Beach)
 PIPING PLOVER (x12+ with one banded bird -- all at Tigertail Beach)  Savannah Sparrow
 Killdeer (at Mackle Park)  Red-winged Blackbird
 Willet  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Marbled Godwit  Common Grackle
 Ruddy Turnstone  
 Red Knot (at least one bird changing into breeding plumage)

 78 species

March 17, 2003 -- Babcock-Webb W.M.A.

Weather: Temperature 70°; Rain and more rain! -- FIELDTRIP CANCELED DUE TO RAIN & FLOODING

March 24, 2003 -- Cape Coral Birding (36 participants & 52 species)

Weather: Temperature 65-80°; Wind: 0-5 mph; Sky: clear; General Conditions: perfect!

 Pied-billed Grebe  MONK PARAKEET -- many active nesting sites in Cape Coral, especially BMX Park.
 Brown Pelican  BURROWING OWL(Cape Coral has the largest population of BUOWs in Florida)
 Double-crested Cormorant  Belted Kingfisher
 Anhinga  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Great Blue Heron  Downy Woodpecker
 Great Egret  Pileated Woodpecker
 Snowy Egret  Purple Martin
 Little Blue Heron  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
 Tricolored Heron  Blue Jay
 Cattle Egret  American Crow
 Green Heron  Fish Crow
 White Ibis  Gray Catbird
 Wood Stork  Northern Mockingbird
 Mottled Duck  Brown Thrasher
 Blue-winged Teal  Loggerhead Shrike
 Black Vulture  European Starling
 Turkey Vulture  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Osprey  Palm Warbler
 Bald Eagle (multiple active nests observed)  Northern Cardinal
 Red-shouldered Hawk  GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (x6)
 American Kestrel (Cape Coral has one of the largest over-wintering populations of AMKEs in Florida.)  Red-winged Blackbird
 Common Moorhen  Eastern Meadowlark
 American Coot  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Rock Dove  Common Grackle
 Eurasian Collared-Dove Brown-headed Cowbird
 Mourning Dove  House Sparrow 
 Common Ground Dove

 53 species

March 31, 2003 -- Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary (43 participants & 50 species)

Weather: Temperature 50-60°; Wind: 15-20; Sky: clear; General Conditions: cool and breezy.

 Double-crested Cormorant  Carolina Wren
 Anhinga  Ruby-crowned KInglet
 Great Egret  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Little Blue Heron  Gray Catbird
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Northern Mockingbird
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  European Starling
 White Ibis  White-eyed Vireo
 Wood Stork  Blue-headed Vireo
 Black Vulture  Red-eyed Vireo
 Turkey Vulture  Northern Parula
 Swallow-tailed Kite  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Pine Warbler
 LIMPKIN  Palm Warbler
 Mourning Dove  Black-and-white Warbler
 Common Ground Dove  Common Yellowthroat
 Barred Owl  Northern Cardinal
 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD  INDIGO BUNTING -- several full alternate plumage adults coming to feeders
 Red-bellied Woodpecker  PAINTED BUNTING -- at least one adult male and two females coming to feeders
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  Eastern Towhee
 Downy Woodpecker  CHIPPING SPARROW
 Pileated Woodpecker  Red-winged Blackbird
 Great Crested Flycatcher  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Tree Swallow  Common Grackle
 Northern Rough-winged Swallow  American Goldfinch
 Barn Swallow  
 Tufted Titmouse

 50 species

April 7, 2003 -- Bus Trip to Fort De Soto Park, South Fishing Pier Rest Area of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge & Tierra Verde Ponds (40 participants & 86 species)

Weather: Temperature 85° PM; Wind: 10-15 mph; Sky: clear; General Conditions: hot & sunny with Gulf breezes

 COMMON LOON -- one bird in full alternate plumage at the South Fishing Pier Rest Area  Dunlin
 Pied-billed Grebe Short-billed Dowitcher
 Brown Pelican  Laughing Gull
 Double-crested Cormorant  Ring-billed Gull