Posted by Vince on April 26, 2003 at 20:24:26:
In Reply to: Wakodahatchee report posted by Paul on April 25, 2003 at 23:28:02:
: Two chicks (young adults) still remain in the Great blue nest north. The third is out and about. It appears the other two could leave but still haven't. They are walking around the top of the other trees on the small island. If you mean to see and photograph these guys you had better hurry.
: At Great blue Heron nest south...bring your scope. The chicks are hatched but the distance is great and this is not the photo op the north nest is.
: Moorhens have chicks all around...generally the numbers are small, one, sometimes two. Bitterns are present, gallinule adults are about but numbers are down. Ibis are few in number. Stilts are absent. Warblers are history. Terns are very few in number. Green back herons are present in good numbers.
: Today was hot and very windy. The spotting was poor at Wakodahatchee so we went over to Lox Wildlife Refuge and found all the black-necked stilts, and glossy ibis we could handle. Makes you wonder if they don't traffic back and forth from Wakodahatchee to Lox NWR.
Paul:
The warblers at Wakodahatchee aren't history yet. On Thursday, April 24th, we had a nice Northern Waterthrush along the small bridge where it crosses the canal. I'd estimate that this location is about 3/4 of the way around the boardwalk (going back toward where you exit.) Sorry, I can't be more specific as I don't know the Wetlands as well as you. Also seen were Common Yellowthroat and palm Warbler. We had a couple of Limpkin along with at least a half-dozen Least Bitterns in breeding plumage. A few were mating. Purple Gallinules were common as were both Common Moorhen and American Coot. No Soras were seen however!
Cheers.
Vince Lucas