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Posted by Bryant Roberts on 16:04:42 04/13/07
Despite the recent rain, the water level in the southeast corner of WCA 2 adjacent to Markham Park has continued to drop since my last visit about two weeks ago and the large flocks of waders and wetland birds are congregating closer to the levee. The mix of birds is pretty much the same as then but Roseate Spoonbills have joined the feeding flocks and a few Least Terns were hunting over the more open water. The number of Snail Kites has held at about five and there were a couple of half-grown Purple Swamphen chicks among the fifty or so adults and immatures seen this morning.
Rough tally of birds seen on 4/13/07 at WCA 2-B adjacent to Markham Park-
Pied-billed Grebe 1
American White Pelican (hundreds)
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Anhinga 1
Great Blue Heron 50
Great Egret (hundreds)
Tricolored Heron 15
Little Blue Heron 25
Snowy Egret (hundreds)
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 60
Wood Stork (hundreds)
White Ibis (hundreds)
Glossy Ibis 30
Roseate Spoonbill 30
Mottled Duck 25
Snail Kite 5
Limpkin 1
Purple Swamphen 50 (plus two half grown chicks)
Purple Gallinule 1
Common Moorhen 10
American Coot 30
Black-necked Stilt 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Tern 4
Belted Kingfisher 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Blue Jay 3
Fish Crow 2
Common Yellowthroat 8
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Boat-tailed Grackle 40
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