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Posted by Carlos J Sanchez on 18:32:59 05/19/08
I went up north this morning to Green Cay and Wakodahatchee to bird there for the first time. I was VERY impressed by the quality of birding at Green Cay -- the birds were incredibly abundant, easy to view, and in a beautiful setting. Here are the highlights for Green Cay:
Glossy Ibis -- three were feeding right at the entrance to the park at close range.
Black-necked Stilts -- several birds feeding and sitting on nests
Spotted Sandpiper -- a single bird feeding on a mudflat at the entrance.
Semipalmated Plover -- a single bird feeding near the Spotted Sandpiper.
Mottled Duck -- abundant, lots of ducklings everywhere.
Limpkin -- two preening at the edges of the reeds
Least Tern -- several flying around the park, occassionally diving into the water to get at the fish
Purple Martin -- abundant, I've never seen so many in one place!
Purple Gallinule -- abundant, walking along the boardwalks, some with chicks
Sora -- a single bird chased back into dense vegetation by a Purple Gallinule
Black-bellied Whistling-duck -- two birds flew in while I was walking around Green Cay a second time. They perched on the boardwalk!
Blackpoll Warbler -- 3 seen on the small hammock islands
Wakodahatchee was slower but still nice. The birding started with a Red-shouldered Hawk being chased by a mob of Boat-tailed Grackles. Green Heron, Great Blue Heron, Anhinga, Cattle Egret, and Tricolored Heron were abundant and all nesting throughout the park. A couple of Black-necked Stilts were nesting here. Least Tern and Purple Martin were present, along with a single Black-bellied Whistling-duck resting in the shade and five Blackpoll Warblers flitting between the trees on the dry 'hammock' island.
Great day of birding!
Carlos
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