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Posted by David S. on 11:54:42 04/05/08
I finally got to hike the Snake Bight Trail the other day, so I took the camera & binoculars and did a little birding. The trail was pretty quiet and sparse, I think due to the high winds. I did manage a Palm Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, some Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Blue Herons, Blue Jay, Painted Bunting (female), Crows, a Red-shouldered Hawk and some Turkey Vultures. At the end where the boardwalk meets the bay, I slid off the boardwalk and managed to gingerly walk on the dried, crusty mud and observed 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, a few Tri-colored Herons, a Snowy Egret, and a Royal Tern. I made it back to the boardwalk before the tide came in and only a few times sank past my ankles in the ooze.
I left Snake Bight & headed to Eco Pond were I was rewarded with 30+ Black-necked Stilts and half as many Greater Yellowlegs. The Stilts made a good photo opportunity due to the quanity and their location all around the pond. Heading back home, I made stops at Mazrak Pond, Paurotis Pond, and Research Road. Other birds that were noted were:
Swallow-tailed Kites
Ospreys
Eastern Meadowlarks
Bluebirds - (they posted signs on Research Road--BLUEBIRD X-ING!)
Yellow-shafted Flickers
Northern Bobwhites (call)
Black Vultures
Boat-tailed Grackles
Common Yellowthroat
Red-winged Blackbirds
Roseate Spoonbills
Wood Storks
White Ibises
Anhingas
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Kingfishers
Mockingbirds
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