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2009-2010 Caloosa Bird Club Field Trip Results
 

November 09-2009 -- Little Estero Lagoon, Fort Myers Beach

   ( 27 participants and 46 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 80-85°, Wind; -, Sky; cloudy

 

Brown Pelican

Willet
Double-crested Cormorant Marbled Godwit
Anhinga Ruddy Turnstone
Magnificent Frigatebird

Sanderling

Great Blue Heron Western Sandpiper
Great Egret Least Sandpiper
Snowy Egret Dunlin
Little Blue Heron Short-billed Dowitcher
Tricolored Heron Wilson's Snipe
Reddish Egret Laughing Gull
Green Heron Royal Tern
White Ibis Sandwich Tern
Mottled Duck Forster's Tern
Turkey Vulture Eurasian-collared Dove
Osprey Mourning Dove
Bald Eagle Belted Kingfisher
Peregrine Falcon Eastern Phoebe
Black -bellied Plover Northern Mockingbird
Snowy Plover European Starling
Wilson's Plover Palm Warbler
Semipalmated Plover

Northern Cardinal 

Piping Plover

Boat-tailed Grackle

Killdeer Common Grackle
 

46 species

 

 

November 14, 2009  STA-5

( 25 participants and 81species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 70's, Wind; Sky; clear

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Least Sandpiper
 American White Pelican  Dunlin
 Double-crested Cormorant  Stilt Sandpiper
 Anhinga  Long-billed Dowitcher
 American Bittern  Wilson's Snipe
 Great Blue Heron  WILSON'S PHALAROPE (1)
 Great White Heron  Caspian Tern (1)
 Great Egret  Eurasian-Collared-Dove
 Snowy Egret  Mourning Dove
 Little Blue Heron  Common Ground-Dove
 Tricolored Heron   Barn Owl (1)
 Cattle Egret  Belted Kingfisher
 Green Heron  Eastern Phoebe
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  CASSIN'S KINGBIRD (1)
 White Ibis  Western Kingbird (1)
 Glossy Ibis  Loggerhead Shrike
 Roseate Spoonbill  White-eyed Vireo
 Wood Stork  Blue-headed Vireo (1)
 Fulvous Whistling-Duck  Purple Gallinule
 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck  Common Moorhen
 Gadwall (3)  American Coot
 American Wigeon (2)  Limpkin (3)
 Northern Shoveler  Killdeer
 Ring-necked Duck  Black-necked Stilt
 Lesser Scaup  Greater Yellowlegs
 Ruddy Duck  Lesser Yellowlegs
 Black Vulture  Tree Swallow 
 Turkey Vulture  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
 Osprey  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Snail Kite (13)  Gray Catbird
 Bald Eagle  Northern Mockingbird
 Northern Harrier  European Starling
 Sharp-shinned Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Cooper's Hawk  Palm Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Common Yellowthroat
 Red-tailed Hawk  Northern Cardinal
Crested Caracara (2) Red-winged Blackbird
American Kestrel Common Grackle
Peregrine Falcon  (2) Boat-tailed Grackle
Sora Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Swamphen

81  Species

 

November 16-2009 -- Bird Rookery Swamp and Freedom Park, Naples

   ( 22 participants and 45 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 65-80°, Wind; 0-light, Sky; clear

 

Double-crested Cormorant Red-bellied Woodpecker
Anhinga Downy Woodpecker
Great Blue Heron Northern Flicker
Great Egret Pileated Woodpecker
Snowy Egret Eastern Phoebe
Little Blue Heron Great Crested Flycatcher
Tricolored Heron Tree Swallow
Cattle Egret Carolina Wren (heard)
Green Heron Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-crowned Night Heron American Robin
White Ibis Gray Catbird
Glossy Ibis Northern Mockingbird
Wood Stork Loggerhead Shrike
Black Vulture White-eyed Vireo
Turkey Vulture Blue-headed Vireo
Osprey Yellow-rumped Warbler
Bald Eagle (+immature) Palm Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk Black-and-white Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk Common Yellowthroat
American Kestrel

Northern Cardinal 

Killdeer (heard)

Red-winged Blackbird

Mourning Dove Common Grackle
Belted Kingfisher

45 species

 

November 23-2009 -- Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve

   ( 32 participants and 39 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature warm, Wind; __, Sky; cloudy

 

Pied -billed Grebe Pileated Woodpecker
Double-crested Cormorant Great Crested Flycatcher
Anhinga Blue Jay
Great Blue Heron Fish Crow
Great Egret Tufted Titmouse
Little Blue Heron Carolina Wren
Green Heron Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White Ibis Hermit Thrush
Black Vulture American Robin
Turkey Vulture Gray Catbird
Osprey White-eyed Vireo
Red-shouldered Hawk Blue-headed Vireo
Common Moorhen Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Coot Pine Warbler
Mourning Dove Black-and-white Warbler
Belted Kingfisher Prothonotary Warbler
Red-bellied Woodpecker Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Common Grackle
Downy Woodpecker

39 species

 

November 30-2009 -- Hendry /Palm Beach County, Belle Glade & Clewiston

   ( 4 participants and 66 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 80°, Wind; 0, Sky; partly cloudy

 

Pied-billed Grebe Rock Dove
Double-crested Cormorant Eurasian Collared-Dove
Anhinga White-winged Dove
Great Blue Heron Mourning Dove
Great Egret Barn Owl
Snowy Egret Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Little Blue Heron Belted Kingfisher
Tricolored Heron Red-bellied Woodpecker
Cattle Egret Eastern Phoebe
Green Heron       Tree Swallow
White Ibis N. Rough-winged Swallow
Glossy Ibis Fish Crow
Wood Stork House Wren
Black Vulture Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Turkey Vulture Gray Catbird
Osprey Northern Mockingbird
Northern Harrier Loggerhead Shrike
Cooper's Hawk European Starling
Red-shouldered Hawk Common Myna
Red-tailed Hawk Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Kestrel Yellow-throated Warbler
Peregrine Falcon Pine Warbler
Wild Turkey Palm Warbler
Purple Gallinule Common Yellowthroat
Common Moorhen Northern Cardinal 
American Coot Indigo Bunting
Sandhill Crane Savannah Sparrow
Killdeer Red-winged Blackbird
Greater Yellowlegs Eastern Meadowlark
Solitary Sandpiper Boat-tailed Grackle
Laughing Gull Common Grackle
Ring-billed Gull

Brown-headed Cowbird

Herring Gull

House Sparrow

Royal Tern

66 species

                                                King Rail (heard)

 

December 7, 2009 - Harns Marsh

(40 participants & 58 species)

Weather: Temperature 75°, Wind; moderate-light, Skies; partly sunny

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Killdeer
 Brown Pelican  Spotted Sandpiper
 Double-crested Cormorant  Wilson's Snipe
 Anhinga  Mourning Dove
 Great Blue Heron  Common Ground-Dove
 Great Egret  Belted Kingfisher
 Snowy Egret  Red-bellied Woodpecker 
 Little Blue Heron  Downy Woodpecker
 Tricolored Heron  Pileated Woodpecker
 Cattle Egret  Eastern Phoebe
 Green Heron  Tree Swallow
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  N. Rough-winged Swallow
 White Ibis  Blue Jay 
 Glossy Ibis  House Wren
 Roseate Spoonbill  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 Wood Stork  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Mottled Duck  American Robin
 Blue-winged Teal  Gray Catbird
 Black Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Turkey Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Osprey  Blue-headed Vireo
 Snail Kite  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Palm Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Common Yellowthroat
 American Kestrel  Northern Cardinal
 Common Moorhen  Savannah Sparrow
 American Coot  Red-winged Blackbird
 Limpkin  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Sandhill Crane

 Common Grackle

 

58 species

 

December 21, 2009 - Pine Island

(19 participants & 49 species)

Weather: Temperature 48-53°, Wind; windy, Skies; partly sunny

 

Horned Grebe Ring-billed Gull
American White Pelican Royal Tern
Brown Pelican Sandwich Tern
Double-crested Cormorant Mourning Dove
Anhinga Common Ground-Dove
Great Blue Heron Belted Kingfisher
Great Egret Red-bellied Woodpecker
Snowy Egret Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Little Blue Heron Eastern Phoebe
Tricolored Heron Blue Jay
Reddish Egret Fish Crow
Cattle Egret Carolina Wren
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White Ibis Gray Catbird
Wood Stork Northern Mockingbird
Black Vulture European Starling
Turkey Vulture Yellow-rumped Warbler
Osprey Yellow-throated Warbler
Bald Eagle Pine Warbler
Cooper's Hawk Palm Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk Northern Cardinal 
American Kestrel

Eastern Towhee

Peregrine Falcon

Boat-tailed Grackle

American Oystercatcher Common Grackle
Laughing Gull

49 species

                                                *exotic Peacocks

January 4, 2010- Punta Gorda

(11 participants & 62 species)

Weather: Temperature 38-55°, Wind; , Skies; sunny

 

Pied-billed Grebe Laughing Gull
Brown Pelican Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant Royal Tern
Anhinga Rock Dove
Great Blue Heron Eurasian Collared-Dove
Great Egret Mourning Dove
Little Blue Heron Common Ground-Dove
Tricolored Heron Burrowing Owl
Cattle Egret Belted Kingfisher
White Ibis Red-bellied Woodpecker
Glossy Ibis Downy Woodpecker
Wood Stork Pileated Woodpecker
Mottled Duck Tree Swallow
Blue-winged Teal Blue Jay
Ring-necked Duck Fish Crow
Lesser Scaup Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Hooded Merganser American Robin
Black Vulture Gray Catbird
Turkey Vulture Northern Mockingbird
Osprey Loggerhead Shrike
Bald Eagle European Starling
Cooper's Hawk Yellow-throated Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk Pine Warbler
American Kestrel Prairie Warbler
Common Moorhen Palm Warbler
American Coot Common Yellowthroat
Killdeer Northern Cardinal 
Greater Yellow-legs Red-winged Blackbird
Solitary Sandpiper Boat-tailed Grackle
Spotted Sandpiper Common Grackle
Least Sandpiper

61 + 1 species*

                                        *Possible Merlin spotted

 

January 15, 2010- Gator Hole, Estero Bay State Buffer Preserve

(23 participants & 45 species)

Weather: Temperature 55-75°, Wind; calm , Skies; clear & sunny

 

Double-crested Cormorant Tree Swallow (5000+)
Anhinga Blue Jay
Great Egret Fish Crow
Snowy Egret Brown-headed Nuthatch
Tricolored Heron Carolina Wren
Cattle Egret Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White Ibis Eastern Bluebird
Glossy  Ibis Gray Catbird
Black Vulture Northern Mockingbird
Turkey Vulture Loggerhead Shrike
Osprey European Starling
Bald Eagle Blue Headed Vireo
Northern Harrier Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk Pine Warbler
American Kestrel Prairie Warbler
Sandhill Crane Palm Warbler
Killdeer Northern Cardinal 
Mourning Dove Eastern Meadowlark
Common Ground-Dove

Boat-tailed Grackle

Red-bellied Woodpecker Common Grackle
Downy Woodpecker

Brown-headed Cowbird

Pileated Woodpecker American Goldfinch
Eastern Phoebe

45 species

Also seen on the trip was a Rat Snake, Lubber Grasshopper and a Gopher Tortoise. Tracks seen were armadillo, deer & wild boar, and a Pink Skipper and a Queen Butterfly were also seen.

 

January 18, 2010- Sarasota Celery Fields & Myakka River

(32 participants & 72 species)

Weather: Temperature 56-69°, Wind; light , Skies; Partly cloudy with blue skies

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Sandhill Crane
 Brown Pelican  Killdeer
 Double-crested Cormorant  Greater  Yellowlegs
 Anhinga  Lesser Yellowlegs
 Great Blue Heron  Least Sandpiper
 Great Egret  Wilson's Snipe
 Snowy Egret  Laughing Gull
 Little Blue Heron  Ring-billed Gull
 Tricolored Heron   Eurasian-Collared-Dove
 Cattle Egret  Mourning Dove
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Monk Parakeet
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  Belted Kingfisher
 White Ibis  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Glossy Ibis  Downy Woodpecker
 Roseate Spoonbill  Pileated Woodpecker
 Wood Stork  Eastern Phoebe
 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck  Tree Swallow
 Green-winged Teal  Blue Jay
 Mottled Duck  American Crow
 Mallard  Fish Crow
 Blue-winged Teal  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Ring-necked Duck  American Robin
 Lesser Scaup  Gray Catbird
 Common Goldeneye  Northern Mockingbird
 Hooded Merganser  Loggerhead Shrike
 Black Vulture  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Turkey Vulture  Palm Warbler
 Osprey  Common Yellowthroat
 Bald Eagle  Northern Cardinal
 Northern Harrier  Savannah Sparrow
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Swamp Sparrow
 Wild Turkey  Red-winged Blackbird
 Sora  Eastern Meadowlark
 Common Moorhen  Boat-tailed Grackle
 American Coot  Common Grackle
 Limpkin  Brown-headed Cowbird
 

72  Species

 

January 25, 2010- Cape Coral

(13 participants & 50 species)

Weather: Temperature 65-70°, Wind; 15mph , Skies; Rain, cloudy, "miserable to heavenly"

 

Pied-billed Grebe Great Horned Owl
Double-crested Cormorant Burrowing Owl
Anhinga Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great Egret Downy Woodpecker
Little Blue Heron Hairy Woodpecker
White Ibis Northern Flicker
Wood Stork Pileated Woodpecker
Hooded Merganser Tree Swallow
Black Vulture Blue Jay
Turkey Vulture Fish Crow
Osprey Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Bald Eagle Eastern Bluebird
Northern Harrier Gray Catbird
Red-shouldered Hawk American Robin
American Kestrel Northern Mockingbird
Common Moorhen Loggerhead Shrike
American Coot European Starling
Sandhill Crane Yellow-rumped Warbler
Killdeer Palm Warbler
Ring-billed Gull Common Yellowthroat
Royal Tern

Northern Cardinal 

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Eastern Meadowlark

Mourning Dove Boat-tailed Grackle
Common Ground-Dove Common Grackle
 

50 species

 

January 26, 2010- February 1, 2010 Space Coast Birding Festival

 9 participants & 168 species)

 

 Common Loon  Common Moorhen  Tree Swallow
 Pied-billed Grebe  American Coot  Blue Jay
 Horned Grebe  Limpkin  Florida Scrub-Jay
 Northern Gannet  Sandhill Crane  American Crow
 American White Pelican  Black-bellied Plover  Fish Crow 
 Brown Pelican  Wilson's Plover  Tufted Titmouse
 Double-crested Cormorant  Semipalmated Plover  Brown-headed Nuthatch
 Anhinga  Piping Plover  Carolina Wren
 American Bittern  Killdeer  House Wren
 Least Bittern  Black-necked Stilt  Sedge Wren
 Great Blue Heron  American Avocet  Marsh Wren
 Great Egret  Greater Yellowlegs  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 Snowy Egret  Lesser Yellowlegs  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
 Little Blue Heron  Willet  Eastern Bluebird
 Tricolored Heron  Spotted Sandpiper  American Robin
 Reddish Egret   Ruddy Turnstone  Gray Catbird 
 Cattle Egret  Sanderling  Northern Mockingbird
 Green Heron  Semipalmated Sandpiper  American Pipit
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Western Sandpiper  Cedar Waxwing
 White Ibis  Least Sandpiper  Loggerhead Shrike
 Glossy Ibis  Dunlin  European Starling 
 Roseate Spoonbill   Short-billed Dowitcher  White-eyed Vireo 
 Wood Stork  Long-billed Dowitcher  Blue-headed Vireo
 Fulvous Whistling Duck  Wilson's Snipe   Northern Parula
 Black-bellied Whistling Duck  Pomarine Jaeger  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Canada Goose  Parasitic Jaeger  Yellow-throated Warbler
 Green-winged Teal  Laughing Gull  Pine Warbler
 Mottled Duck  Bonaparte's Gull  Prairie Warbler
 Northern Pintail  Ring-billed Gull  Palm Warbler 
 Blue-winged Teal  Herring Gull  Black-and-white Warbler
 Northern Shoveler  Lesser Black-backed Gull  Northern Waterthrush
 Gadwall  Glacous Gull  Common Yellowthroat
 Eurasian Wigeon  Great Black-backed Gull  Northern Cardinal 
 American Wigeon  Caspian Tern  Blue Grosbeak
 Ring-necked Duck  Royal Tern  Indigo Bunting 
 Lesser Scaup  Sandwich Tern  Painted Bunting
 Hooded Merganser  Forster's Tern  Eastern Towhee 
 Red-breasted Merganser  Black Skimmer  Bachman's Sparrow
 Ruddy Duck  Rock Dove  Chipping Sparrow
 Black Vulture  Eurasian Collared-Dove  Vesper Sparrow
 Turkey Vulture  Mourning Dove  Savannah Sparrow 
 Osprey  Common Ground-Dove  Swamp Sparrow
 Bald Eagle  Barn Owl  Red-winged Blackbird 
 Northern Harrier   Barred Owl  Eastern Meadowlark
 Sharp-shinned Hawk  Ruby-throated Hummingbird  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Cooper's Hawk  Belted Kingfisher  Common Grackle 
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Red-headed Woodpecker   Brown-headed Cowbird
 Crested Caracara  Red-bellied Woodpecker   Baltimore Oriole
 American Kestrel  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  American Goldfinch
 Merlin  Downy Woodpecker  House Sparrow 
 Wild Turkey  Red-cockaded Woodpecker   Specialties: Masked Duck
 Black Rail  Northern Flicker   Harlequin Duck
 King Rail  Pileated Woodpecker  Yellow-legged Gull
 Virginia Rail  Eastern Phoebe  Say's Phoebe
 Sora  Ash-throated Flycatcher  Non-countable: Purple Swamphen
 Purple Gallinule  Purple Martin  Whooping Crane
   

168 Species

 

February 8, 2010 Ding Darling N.W. R., Sanibel Gardens, Bailey Tract

(46 participants & 67 species)

Weather: Temperature 60'S, Wind;  , Skies; sunny

 

Pied-billed Grebe Spotted Sandpiper
American White Pelican Marbled Godwit
Brown Pelican Ruddy Turnstone
Double-crested Cormorant Red Knot
Anhinga Sanderling
Great Blue Heron Western Sandpiper
Great Egret Least Sandpiper
Snowy Egret Dunlin
Little Blue Heron Short-billed Dowitcher
Tricolored Heron Laughing Gull
Reddish Egret Ring-billed Gull
Cattle Egret Royal Tern
Green Heron       Eurasian Collared-Dove
Black-crowned Night Heron Mourning Dove
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Belted Kingfisher
White Ibis Red-bellied Woodpecker
Roseate Spoonbill Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Wood Stork Eastern Phoebe
Mottled Duck Tree Swallow
Blue-winged Teal Fish Crow
Red-breasted Merganser Marsh Wren
Turkey Vulture Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Osprey Gray Catbird
Bald Eagle Northern Mockingbird
Red-shouldered Hawk White-eyed Vireo
American Kestrel Blue-headed Vireo
American Coot Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-bellied Plover Yellow-throated Warbler
Wilson's Plover Prairie Warbler
Semipalmated Plover Black-and-white Warbler
Killdeer Common Yellowthroat
Greater Yellowlegs Northern Cardinal 
Lesser Yellowlegs Boat-tailed Grackle
Willet

67 species

 

February 15, 2010 Marco Island, Rookery Bay & Naples Water Treatment Pond

(20 participants & 77 species)

Weather: Temperature 45-70°, Wind; light , Skies; partly cloudy to sunny

 

Pied-billed Grebe Marbled Godwit
Brown Pelican Ruddy Turnstone
Double-crested Cormorant Sanderling
Anhinga Western Sandpiper
American Bittern Least Sandpiper
Great Blue Heron WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
Great Egret Dunlin
Snowy Egret Short-billed Dowitcher
Little Blue Heron Laughing Gull
Tricolored Heron Ring-billed Gull
Reddish Egret Herring Gull
Cattle Egret Royal Tern
White Ibis Eurasian Collared-Dove
Wood Stork Mourning Dove
Mottled Duck Burrowing Owl
Blue-winged Teal Belted Kingfisher
Northern Shoveler Red-bellied Woodpecker
Ring-necked Duck Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Lesser Scaup Downy Woodpecker
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-breasted Merganser Tree Swallow
Black Vulture Blue Jay
Turkey Vulture American Crow
Osprey Fish Crow
Bald Eagle Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern Harrier Gray Catbird
Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Mockingbird
Red-shouldered Hawk Cedar Waxwing
American Kestrel Loggerhead Shrike
Common Moorhen European Starling
Black-bellied Plover White-eyed Vireo
Snowy Plover Blue-headed Vireo
Wilson's Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler
Semipalmated Plover Yellow-throated Warbler
Piping Plover Palm Warbler
Killdeer Common Yellowthroat (heard)
Greater Yellowlegs Northern Cardinal 
Willet Common Grackle
Spotted Sandpiper

77 species

 

February 22, 2010 Shark Valley, Kirby Storter

(29 participants & 64 species)

Weather: Temperature 65-70°, Wind;-   , Skies; -

 

Pied-billed Grebe Belted Kingfisher
Double-crested Cormorant Red-bellied Woodpecker
Anhinga Downy Woodpecker
Great Blue Heron Pileated Woodpecker
Great White  Morph Eastern Phoebe
Great Egret Great Crested Flycatcher
Snowy Egret Tree Swallow
Little Blue Heron American Crow
Tricolored Heron Tufted Titmouse
Cattle Egret Carolina Wren
Green Heron       Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-crowned Night Heron Eastern Bluebird
Yellow-crowned Night Heron American Robin
White Ibis Gray Catbird
Glossy Ibis Northern Mockingbird
Roseate Spoonbill Cedar Waxwing
Wood Stork White-eyed Vireo
Black Vulture Blue-headed Vireo
Turkey Vulture Northern Parula
Osprey Yellow-rumped Warbler
Snail Kite Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Harrier Yellow-throated Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk Pine Warbler
Wild Turkey Prairie Warbler
Purple Gallinule Palm Warbler
Common Moorhen Black-and-white Warbler
Limpkin Northern Waterthrush
Killdeer Common Yellowthroat
Greater Yellowlegs Northern Cardinal 
Lesser Yellowlegs Red-winged Blackbird
Wilson's Snipe Eastern Meadowlark
Barred Owl Boat-tailed Grackle
 

 64 species

 

March 1, 2010 -- The Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Green Cay Wetlands, STA-1, Palm Beach County

(52 participants and 85 Species)

Weather conditions: Temperature 54-70°; Wind: _ Sky: partly cloudy in am sunny skies in pm

 Pied -billed Grebe  Laughing Gull
 American White Pelican  Ring-billed Gull
 Brown Pelican  Caspian Tern
 Double-crested Cormorant  Royal Tern
 Anhinga  Forster's Tern
 Great Blue Heron  Black Skimmer
 Great Egret  Rock Dove
 Snowy Egret  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 Little Blue Heron  White-winged Dove
 Tricolored Heron  Mourning Dove
 Cattle Egret  Monk Parakeet
 Green Heron  Belted Kingfisher
 Black-crowned Night Heron  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 White Ibis  Eastern Phoebe
 Glossy Ibis  Purple Martin
 Wood Stork  Tree Swallow
 Green-winged Teal  N. Rough-winged Swallow
 Mottled Duck  Blue Jay
 Blue-winged Teal  American Crow
 Northern Shoveler  Fish Crow
 Lesser Scaup  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Hooded Merganser  American Robin
 Ruddy Duck  Gray Catbird
 Black Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Turkey Vulture  Cedar Waxwing
 Osprey  Loggerhead Shrike
 Swallowtail Kite  European Starling
 Bald Eagle  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Yellow-throated Warbler
 Sharp-shinned Hawk  Pine Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Palm Warbler
 Red-tailed Hawk  Common Yellowthroat
 Crested Caracara  Northern Cardinal
 American Kestrel  Painted Bunting
 Sora  Savannah Sparrow
 Purple Gallinule  Red-winged Blackbird
 Common Moorhen  Boat-tailed Grackle
 American Coot  Common Grackle
 Limpkin  Brown-headed Cowbird
 Killdeer  House Sparrow
 Greater Yellowlegs  Purple Swamphen **
 Lesser Yellowlegs

 Muscovy Duck**

 Wilson's Snipe

85 species

RARITIES/UNUSUAL SPECIES/FLORIDA SPECIALTIES--3 Purple Swamphens @ STA-1, Crested Caracara off SR80. Purple Gallinules at Green Cay Wetlands and nesting Blue Herons and Anhingas at Wakodahatchee Wetlands 

 

March 8, 2010-- Babcock -Webb W.M.A. (29 participants & 60 species)

Weather: Temperature: 60's; Wind: -; Skies: sunny

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Great Horned Owl
 American White Pelican  Belted Kingfisher
 Double-crested  Cormorant  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Anhinga  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 Great Blue Heron  Downy Woodpecker
 Great Egret  Northern Flicker
 Snowy Egret  Eastern Phoebe
 Little Blue Heron  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Tricolored Heron  Tree Swallow  
 Green-Heron  Blue Jay
 Wood Stork  Brown-headed Nuthatch
 Black Vulture  Carolina Wren 
 Turkey Vulture  House Wren
 Osprey  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Swallow-tailed Kite  Eastern Bluebird
 Northern Harrier  American Robin
 Sharp-shinned Hawk  Gray Catbird  
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Northern Mockingbird
 Red-tailed Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 American Kestrel  Pine Warbler
 Common Moorhen  Palm Warbler 
 Limpkin  Common Yellowthroat
 Sandhill Crane  Northern Cardinal
 Killdeer  Eastern Towhee
 Ring-billed Gull  Swamp Sparrow
 Forster's Tern  Red-winged Blackbird 
 Rock Dove  Eastern Meadowlark
 Eurasian Collared-Dove  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Mourning Dove  Common Grackle
 Common Ground- Dove  Orchard Oriole
 

60 Species

 

March 15, 2010-- Corkscrew Swamp (32 participants & 52species)

Weather: Temperature: 56-70°; Wind: 10 mph; Skies: clear

 

 Anhinga  Carolina Wren
 Great Blue Heron  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 Great Egret  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Little Blue Heron  Hermit Thrush
 White Ibis  American Robin
 Wood Stork  Gray Catbird  
 Black Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Turkey Vulture  Cedar Waxwing
 Swallow-tailed Kite  White-eyed Vireo
 Cooper's Hawk  Blue-headed Vireo
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Northern Parula
 Short-tailed Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Sandhill Crane  Yellow-throated Warbler
 Mourning Dove  Pine Warbler
 Common Ground- Dove  Prairie Warbler
 Belted Kingfisher  Palm Warbler 
 Red-bellied Woodpecker  Black-and-white Warbler
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  American Redstart
 Downy Woodpecker  Ovenbird
 Pileated Woodpecker  Common Yellowthroat
 Eastern Phoebe  Northern Cardinal
 Great Crested Flycatcher  Indigo Bunting
 Purple Martin  Painted Bunting
 Tree Swallow    Common Grackle
 Blue Jay  Shiny Cowbird
 Tufted Titmouse  Brown-headed Cowbird
 

52 Species

 

March 22, 2010 -Alva Area, Franklin Locks, Caloosahatchee Park

(  26 participants & 76 species)

Weather: Temperature , Wind; , Skies;  rain to clearing

 

 Brown Pelican  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Double-crested Cormorant  Purple Martin
 Anhinga  Tree Swallow
 Great Blue Heron  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
 Great Egret  Barn Swallow
 Snowy Egret  Blue Jay
 Little Blue Heron  American Crow
 Tricolored Heron  Fish Crow
 Cattle Egret  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 Green Heron  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 White Ibis  American Robin
 Mottled Duck  Gray Catbird
 Muscovy Duck (*exotic)  Northern Mockingbird
 Black Vulture  Brown Thrasher
 Turkey Vulture  Cedar Waxwing
 Swallow-tailed Kite  Loggerhead Shrike
 Bald Eagle  European Starling
 Red-shouldered Hawk  White -eyed Vireo
 Red-tailed Hawk  Blue-headed Vireo
 Crested Caracara  Yellow-throated Vireo
 American Kestrel  Northern Parula
 Common Moorhen  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Sandhill Crane  Yellow-throated Warbler
 Killdeer  Prairie Warbler
 Laughing Gull  Palm Warbler
 Ring-billed Gull  Black-and-white Warbler
 Royal Tern  Common Yellowthroat
 Rock Dove  Northern Cardinal
 Eurasian Collared-Dove  Indigo Bunting
 White-winged Dove  Painted Bunting
 Mourning Dove  Chipping Sparrow
 Common Ground Dove  Red-winged Blackbird
 Ruby-throated Hummingbird  Eastern Meadowlark
 Red-headed Woodpecker  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Red-bellied Woodpecker  Common Grackle
 Downy Woodpecker  Pine Siskin
 Pileated Woodpecker  American Goldfinch
 Eastern Phoebe

 House Sparrow

 

76 species

 

 

March 29, 2010 - Eagle Lakes and Sugden Park, Naples

(12 participants & 64 species)

Weather: Temperature 52-65°, Wind; windy, Skies; rain

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Mourning Dove
 Brown Pelican  Belted Kingfisher
 Double-crested Cormorant  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Anhinga  Downy Woodpecker
 Great Blue Heron  Northern Flicker
           Great White Morph  Great-crested Flycatcher
 Great Egret  Purple Martin
 Snowy Egret  Tree Swallow
 Little Blue Heron  Barn Swallow
 Tricolored Heron  Blue Jay
 Cattle Egret  Fish Crow
 Green Heron  House Wren
 White Ibis  Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
 Glossy Ibis  Gray Catbird
 Wood Stork  Northern Mockingbird
 Mottled Duck  Cedar Waxwing
 Mallard  Loggerhead Shrike
 Blue-winged Teal   European Starling
 Black Vulture  White-eyed Vireo
 Turkey Vulture  Blue-headed Vireo
 Osprey  Yellow-throated Vireo
 Bald Eagle  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Sharp-shinned Hawk  Yellow-throated Warbler
 Sora  Pine Warbler
 Common Moorhen  Prairie Warbler
 American Coot  Palm Warbler
 Killdeer  Common Yellow-throat
 Spotted Sandpiper  Northern Cardinal
 Laughing Gull  Painted Bunting
 Ring-billed Gull  Red-winged Blackbird
 Black Skimmer  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Eurasian Collared-Dove

 Bronzed Cowbird

 

64 species

*Muscovy Duck  (exotic)

 

April 5, 2010 - Bunche Beach, Lakes Park

(27 participants & 73 species)

Weather: Temperature 68-76°, Wind; , Skies; sunny perfect day

 

 Pied -billed Grebe  Dunlin
 Brown Pelican  Short-billed Dowitcher
 Double-crested Cormorant  Laughing Gull
 Anhinga  Ring-billed Gull
 Magnificent Frigatebird  Herring Gull
 Great Blue Heron  Caspian Tern
 Great Egret   Royal Tern
 Snowy Egret  Sandwich Tern
 Little Blue Heron  Forster's Tern
 Tricolored Heron  Least Tern
 Reddish Egret  Black Skimmer
 Cattle Egret  Mourning Dove
 White Ibis  Common Ground-Dove
 Glossy Ibis  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Wood Stork  Downy Woodpecker
 Mottled Duck  Pileated Woodpecker
 Mallard  Purple Martin
 Black Vulture  Tree Swallow
 Turkey Vulture  Blue Jay
 Osprey  Fish Crow 
 Swallowtail Kite  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Bald Eagle  Gray Catbird
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Northern Mockingbird
 American Kestrel  Cedar Waxwing
 Black-bellied Plover  Loggerhead Shrike
 Wilson's Plover  Blue-headed Vireo
 Semipalmated Plover  Northern Parula
 Piping Plover  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Willet  Prairie Warbler
 Spotted Sandpiper  Palm Warbler
 Marbled Godwit  Common Yellowthroat
 Ruddy Turnstone  Northern Cardinal
 Sanderling  Red-winged Blackbird
 Western Sandpiper  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Least Sandpiper  Common Grackle
 Dunlin

73 species

*Muscovy Duck  (exotic)

 

April 12, 2010 - Marsh Trail, Big Cypress Boardwalk, Kirby Storter

(13 participants & 62 species)

Weather: Temperature 80°, Wind; , Skies; partly sunny

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 Double-crested  Cormorant  Northern Flicker
 Anhinga  Pileated Woodpecker
 Great Blue Heron  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Great Egret  Purple Martin
 Snowy Egret  Tree Swallow  
 Little Blue Heron  Blue Jay
 Tricolored Heron  American Crow
 Cattle Egret  Fish Crow
 Green-Heron  Tufted Titmouse
 Black-crowned Night Heron  Carolina Wren 
 White Ibis  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Glossy Ibis  Eastern Bluebird
 Mottled Duck  Gray Catbird  
 Blue-winged Teal  Northern Mockingbird
 Black Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Turkey Vulture  European Startling
 Osprey  White-eyed Vireo
 Swallow-tailed Kite  Blue-headed Vireo
 Bald Eagle  Yellow-throated Vireo
 Northern Harrier  Northern Parula
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Sora  Palm Warbler 
 Common Moorhen  Black-and-white Warbler
 American Coot  Common Yellowthroat
 Limpkin  Northern Cardinal
 Black-necked Stilt  Bobolink
 Mourning Dove  Red-winged Blackbird 
 Ruby-throated Hummingbird  Eastern Meadowlark
 Belted Kingfisher  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Red-bellied Woodpecker  Common Grackle
 

62 Species

 

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