2007-2008 Caloosa Bird Club Field Trip Results
 

November 12, 2007 -- Devil's Garden, Alva Alley 

( 13 participants & 67 species)

Weather: Temperature; 70's°; Wind: light ; Skies: clear to cloudy                  
                                                                        
                    
 Pied-billed Grebe  Laughing Gull
 Double-crested Cormorant  Rock Dove
 Anhinga  Eurasian Collared Dove
 Great Blue Heron  Mourning Dove
 Great Egret  Belted Kingfisher
 Snowy Egret  Red-headed Woodpecker
 Little Blue Heron  Pileated Woodpecker
 Tricolored Heron  Eastern Phoebe
 Cattle Egret  Western Kingbird
 Green-Heron  Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Tree Swallow
 White Ibis  Blue Jay 
 Glossy Ibis  American Crow
 Roseate Spoonbill  Fish Crow
 Wood Stork  Carolina Wren
 Mottled Duck  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Blue-winged Teal  Gray Catbird
 Black Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Turkey Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Osprey  European Starling
 Bald Eagle  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Yellow-throated Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Pine Warbler
 Red-tailed Hawk  Prairie Warbler
 Crested Caracara  Palm Warbler
 American Kestrel  Common Yellowthroat
 Common Moorhen  Northern Cardinal
 American Coot  Savannah Sparrow
 Limpkin  Swamp Sparrow
 Sandhill Crane  Red-winged Blackbird
 Killdeer  Eastern Meadowlark
 Greater Yellowlegs  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Common Grackle

 Wilson's Snipe

67 Species

 

November 19, 2007 -- Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

(25 participants & 38 species)

Weather: Temperature; 75°; Wind: 5-10mph ; Skies: Partly cloudy

 

Double-crested Cormorant

Blue Jay

Anhinga

Carolina Wren

Great Egret

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

White Ibis

Gray Catbird

Black Vulture

European Starling

Turkey Vulture

White-eyed Vireo

Red-shouldered Hawk

Blue-headed Vireo

Purple Gallinule

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Limpkin

Yellow-throated Warbler

Sandhill Crane

Pine Warbler

Mourning Dove

Prairie Warbler

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Palm Warbler

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Black-and-white Warbler

Downy Woodpecker

Summer Tanager

Pileated Woodpecker

Northern Cardinal

Eastern Phoebe

Painted Bunting

Great Crested Flycatcher Red-winged Blackbird
Tree Swallow Common Grackle
 

38 species

 

November 24, 2007 -- STA-5 (Stormwater Treatment Area # 5)

(40-50 participants & 71 species)

Weather: Temperature; 70-80°; Wind:  ; Skies: Cloudy and overcast

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Peregrine Falcon
 Double-crested Cormorant  Purple Swamphen (5)
 Anhinga  Common Moorhen
 American Bittern (6)  American Coot
 Great Blue Heron  Limpkin
 Great Egret  Black-bellied Plover
 Snowy Egret  Killdeer
 Little Blue Heron   Greater Yellowlegs
 Tricolored Heron  Lesser Yellowlegs
 Cattle Egret  Western Sandpiper
 Green-Heron   Dunlin
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Short-billed Dowitcher
 White Ibis  Wilson's Snipe (> 50)
 Glossy Ibis   Caspian Tern
 Roseate Spoonbill  Mourning Dove
 Wood Stork  Common Ground-Dove
 Black Vulture   Barn Owl
 Turkey Vulture  Belted Kingfisher
 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (6)  Eastern Phoebe
 Fulvous Whistling-Duck  Tree Swallow
 Wood Duck  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
 American Wigeon  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Mottled Duck  Gray Catbird
 Blue-winged Teal  Northern Mockingbird
 Northern Shoveler  European Starling
 Northern Pintail  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Green-winged Teal  Prairie Warbler (?)
 Ring-necked Duck  Palm Warbler
 Hooded Merganser (3)  Common Yellowthroat
 Ruddy Duck  Savannah Sparrow
 Osprey  Swamp Sparrow
 Bald Eagle (3)  Northern Cardinal
 Northern Harrier  Red-winged Blackbird
 Red-shouldered Hawk

 Eastern Meadowlark

 Crested Caracara (3)

 Boat-tailed Grackle

 American Kestrel

 71 Species

 

November 26, 2007-- Bunche Beach and Lakes Park

   ( 24 participants and 51 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 80°, Wind; 10 mph, Sky; partly cloudy.

 

Pied-billed Grebe

Ruddy Turnstone

American White Pelican

Sanderling

Brown Pelican

Western Sandpiper

Double-crested Cormorant

Least Sandpiper

Anhinga

Dunlin

Great Blue Heron

Short-billed Dowitcher

Great Egret

Laughing Gull

Snowy Egret

Ring-billed Gull

Little Blue Heron

Caspian Tern

Tricolored Heron

Sandwich Tern

Reddish Egret

Common Tern

Green Heron

Forster's Tern

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Black Skimmer

White Ibis

Mourning Dove

Glossy Ibis

Belted Kingfisher

Red-breasted Merganser

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Black Vulture

Eastern Phoebe

Turkey Vulture

Fish Crow

Osprey

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Red-shouldered Hawk

Northern Mockingbird

Common Moorhen

Loggerhead Shrike

Black-bellied Plover

European Starling

Wilson's Plover

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Semipalmated Plover

Palm Warbler

Piping Plover

Boat-tailed Grackle

Spotted Sandpiper

51 species

 

December 3, 2007-- Ten Thousand Islands N.W.R, Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk

(Fakahatchee Strand State Park)

   ( 16 participants and 53 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 87°, Wind, , Sky, some clouds

 

Pied-billed Grebe

American Coot

American White Pelican Sandhill Crane (8)
Double-crested Cormorant

Lesser Yellowlegs

Anhinga Mourning Dove
Great Blue Heron

Belted Kingfisher

Great Egret

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Snowy Egret Pileated Woodpecker
Little Blue Heron

Eastern Phoebe

Tricolored Heron

Tree Swallow

Reddish Egret American Crow
Green Heron Carolina Wren
Black-crowned Night-Heron Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White Ibis American Robin (25)
Glossy Ibis Gray Catbird
Roseate Spoonbill Northern Mockingbird
Wood Stork White-eyed Vireo
Mottled Duck

Yellow Warbler

Blue-winged Teal Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black Vulture Yellow-throated Warbler
Turkey Vulture

Palm Warbler

Osprey Common Yellowthroat
Bald Eagle

Northern Cardinal

Sharp-shinned Hawk Swamp Sparrow (3)
Red-shouldered Hawk (including one Eastern race)

Boat-tailed Grackle

 

Short-tailed Hawk (Light Morph) Common Grackle
American Kestrel American Goldfinch
Common Moorhen

53 species

 

December 10, 2007- Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

( 29 participants &  58 species)

Weather: Temperature 80's, Wind soft, Skies clear  An "excellent day"

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Dunlin
 American White Pelican  Short-billed Dowitcher
 Double-crested Cormorant  Laughing Gull
 Great Blue Heron  Ring-billed Gull
 Great Egret  Royal Tern
 Little Blue Heron  Rock Dove
 Tricolored Heron  Eurasian Collared Dove
 White Ibis  Mourning Dove
 Glossy Ibis  Common Ground Dove
 Mottled Duck  Belted Kingfisher
 Blue-winged Teal  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Hooded Merganser  Downy Woodpecker
 Red-breasted Merganser  Pileated Woodpecker
 Black Vulture  Eastern Phoebe
 Turkey Vulture  Blue Jay
 Osprey  Fish Crow
 Bald Eagle  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Gray Catbird
 American Coot  Northern Mockingbird
 Black-bellied Plover  Loggerhead Shrike
 Semipalmated Plover  European Starling
 Killdeer  Prairie Warbler
 Greater Yellowlegs  Palm Warbler
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Common Yellow-throat
 Solitary Sandpiper  Northern Cardinal 
 Willet  Savannah Sparrow
 Spotted Sandpiper  Song Sparrow
 Marbled Godwit  American Goldfinch
 Western Sandpiper  House Sparrow
 

  58 Species

 

 

January  6-8, 2008 Everglades National Park

( 10 participants and 92 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 80°, Clear to partly cloudy skies with slight drizzle in the afternoon.

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Spotted Sandpiper
 American White Pelican  Laughing Gull
 Brown Pelican  Ring-billed Gull
 Double-crested Cormorant  Rock Dove
 Anhinga  Monk Parakeet
 Great Blue Heron  Barn Owl
 Great Egret  Great Horned Owl
 Snowy Egret  Belted Kingfisher
 Little Blue Heron  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Tricolored Heron  Downy Woodpecker
 Cattle Egret  Least Flycatcher
 Green Heron  Eastern Phoebe
 Black-crowned Night-heron  Great-crested Flycatcher (H)
 White Ibis  Brown-crested Flycatcher (H)
 Glossy Ibis  Western Kingbird
 Roseate Spoonbill  Tree Swallow
 Wood Stork  Blue Jay 
 Wood Duck  American Crow
 Green-winged Teal  House Wren
 Mottled Duck  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Mallard  Gray Catbird
 Blue-winged Teal  Northern Mockingbird
 Northern Shoveler  American Pipit (H)
 Canvasback  Loggerhead Shrike
 Red-breasted Merganser  European Starling
 Black Vulture  Common Myna
 Turkey Vulture  Orange-crowned Warbler
 Osprey  Magnolia Warbler (H)
 Snail Kite  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Bald Eagle  Pine Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Prairie Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Palm Warbler
 Broad-winged Hawk  Black-and-white Warbler
 Short-tailed Hawk  Northern Waterthrush
 Red-tailed Hawk  Common Yellowthroat
 American Kestrel  Northern Cardinal
 Merlin  Painted Bunting
 Common Moorhen  Eastern Towhee
 American Coot  Savannah Sparrow
 Limpkin  Grasshopper Sparrow
 Sandhill Crane  Red-winged Blackbird
 Killdeer  Eastern Meadowlark
 American Avocet  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Greater Yellowlegs  Common Grackle
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Brown-headed Cowbird
 Solitary Sandpiper  House Sparrow
 

 92 Species

 

January 14, 2008 -- Little Estero Lagoon, Fort Myers Beach

   ( 27 participants and 52 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 67°, Wind; 10-15 mph, Sky; cleared

 

American White Pelican

Sanderling
Brown Pelican Western Sandpiper
Double-crested Cormorant Least Sandpiper
Great Blue Heron Dunlin
Great Egret Laughing Gull
Snowy Egret

Ring-billed Gull

Little Blue Heron Royal Tern
Tricolored Heron Sandwich Tern
Reddish Egret (morph) Forster's Tern
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Black Skimmer
White Ibis Eurasian-collared Dove
Roseate Spoonbill Mourning Dove
Wood Stork Belted Kingfisher
Mottled Duck Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black Vulture Tree Swallow
Turkey Vulture Fish Crow
Osprey Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Bald Eagle Northern Mockingbird
Black -bellied Plover European Starling
Snowy Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Plover

Yellow-throated Warbler

Semipalmated Plover Palm Warbler
Piping Plover

Northern Cardinal 

Killdeer

Common Grackle

Willett Brown-headed Cowbird
Ruddy Turnstone House Sparrow 
 

51 species

 

January 21, 2008 -- Bartow Mosaic Mines

   ( 13 participants and 79 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 72°, Wind; 15-30 mph, Sky; sunny to partly cloudy

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Long-billed Dowitcher
 American White Pelican  Laughing Gull
 Double-crested Cormorant  Ring-billed Gull
 Anhinga  Caspian Tern
 Great Blue Heron  Royal Tern
 Great Egret  Forster's Tern
 Snowy Egret  Mourning Dove
 Little Blue Heron   Common Ground-Dove
 Tricolored Heron  Great Horned Owl
 Cattle Egret  Belted Kingfisher
 Green-Heron   Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
 White Ibis  Downy Woodpecker
 Glossy Ibis   Eastern Phoebe
 Wood Stork  Tree Swallow
 Green-winged Teal  Blue Jay
 Mottled Duck  Fish Crow
 Northern Pintail  Tufted Titmouse
 Blue-winged Teal  Carolina Wren
 Northern Shoveler  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 American Wigeon     Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Ring-necked Duck  American Robin
 Lesser Scaup  Gray Catbird
 Hooded Merganser  Northern Mockingbird
 Red-breasted Merganser  Loggerhead Shrike
 Black Vulture   European Starling
 Turkey Vulture  White-eyed Vireo
 Osprey  Blue-headed Vireo
 Bald Eagle  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Yellow-throated Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Pine Warbler
 Red-tailed Hawk  Palm Warbler
 American Kestrel  Black-and-white Warbler
 Common Moorhen

 Northern Cardinal

 American Coot

 Eastern Towhee

 Sandhill Crane

 Red-winged Blackbird 

 Killdeer

 Boat-tailed Grackle

 American Avocet

 Common Grackle
 Lesser Yellowlegs  American Goldfinch
 Least Sandpiper

79 Species

 

January 28, 2008 -- Florida Panther N.W.R, & Eastern Collier County

   ( 18 participants and 61 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 38.6°@6am and 65° at 12 PM, Wind; light, Sky; clear

 

 Double-crested Cormorant  Eastern Phoebe
 Anhinga  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Great Blue Heron  Western Kingbird
 Great Egret  Tree Swallow
 Snowy Egret  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
 Little Blue Heron  Blue Jay 
 Tricolored Heron  American Crow
 Cattle Egret  Tufted Titmouse
 Green-Heron  Carolina Wren
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 White Ibis  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Glossy Ibis  American Robin
 Wood Stork  Gray Catbird
 Black Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Turkey Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Osprey  European Starling
 Bald Eagle  White-eyed Vireo
 Northern Harrier  Blue-headed Vireo
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Crested Caracara  Yellow-throated Warbler
 American Kestrel  Pine Warbler
 Common Moorhen  Prairie Warbler
 Sandhill Crane  Palm Warbler
 Killdeer  Black-and-white Warbler
 Mourning Dove  Common Yellowthroat
 Common Ground-Dove  Northern Cardinal
 Belted Kingfisher  Painted Bunting
 Red-bellied Woodpecker  Savannah Sparrow
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Downy Woodpecker  Common Grackle
 Pileated Woodpecker

61 Species

 

February 4, 2008 -- Celery Fields, Misty Creek, Myakka River State Park

   ( 16 participants and 76 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 78°, Wind; none, Sky; clear and puffy clouds

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Black-necked Stilt
 American White Pelican  Greater Yellowlegs
 Brown Pelican  Lesser Yellowlegs
 Double-crested Cormorant  Spotted Sandpiper
 Anhinga  Least Sandpiper
 American Bittern  Stilt Sandpiper
 Great Blue Heron  Short-billed Dowitcher
 Great Egret  Laughing Gull
 Snowy Egret  Ring-billed Gull
 Little Blue Heron   Caspian Tern
 Tricolored Heron  Forster's Tern
 Cattle Egret  Rock Dove
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 White Ibis  Mourning Dove
 Glossy Ibis   Monk Parakeet
 Wood Stork  Belted Kingfisher
 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Green-winged Teal  Eastern Phoebe
 Mottled Duck  American Crow
 Mallard  Fish Crow
 Blue-winged Teal  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Northern Shoveler  American Robin
 Ring-necked Duck  Northern Mockingbird
 Lesser Scaup  Loggerhead Shrike
 Hooded Merganser  Northern Parula
 Ruddy Duck  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Black Vulture   Yellow-throated Warbler
 Turkey Vulture  Pine Warbler
 Osprey  Palm Warbler
 Bald Eagle  Black-and-white Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Common Yellowthroat
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Northern Cardinal
 American Kestrel  Indigo Bunting
 Common Moorhen  Savannah Sparrow
 American Coot