TAS Palm Beach Trip -- 10/27

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: The TAS trip on Sunday visited Wakodahatchee, Loxahatchee, and South County Regional Park in Palm Beach county. : Wakodahatchee had incredible numbers of Moorhens, 5 Soras (4 seen, 1 heard) and most of the usual wetland birds. We got superb close views of an immature Pine Warbler in one of Wako's few pine trees. : Access at Loxahatchee was limited. We did turn up a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and plenty of Carolina Wrens along the boardwalk. : We finished the day at South County Regional Park. We were greeted by Wood Storks. Other new birds included Painted Bunting, Magnolia Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, and Eastern Screech-Owl. There were also a number of butterflies about, including Malachites and good numbers of Ruddy Daggerwings. : The bird list follows: : Pied-billed Grebe : Double-crested Cormorant : Anhinga : Least Bittern : Great Blue Heron : Great Egret : Snowy Egret : Little Blue Heron : Tricolored Heron : Cattle Egret : Green Heron : Black-crowned Night-Heron : White Ibis : Glossy Ibis : Wood Stork : Black Vulture : Turkey Vulture : Blue-winged Teal : Osprey : Red-shouldered Hawk : American Kestrel : Sora : Purple Gallinule : Common Moorhen : American Coot : Killdeer : Greater Yellowlegs : Mourning Dove : Eastern Screech-Owl : Belted Kingfisher : Red-bellied Woodpecker : Yellow-bellied Sapsucker : Downy Woodpecker : Pileated Woodpecker : Eastern Phoebe : Loggerhead Shrike : White-eyed Vireo : Blue-headed Vireo : Blue Jay : Fish Crow : Carolina Wren : House Wren : Blue-gray Gnatcatcher : Gray Catbird : Northern Mockingbird : Brown Thrasher : European Starling : Northern Parula : Magnolia Warbler : Pine Warbler : Palm Warbler : Ovenbird : Common Yellowthroat : Northern Cardinal : Painted Bunting : Red-winged Blackbird : Common Grackle : Boat-tailed Grackle

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