Posted by Felipe on May 25, 2003 at 19:51:06:
Hey Birders, today I went to Naples to visit some friends. Seriously I went for the Birds. When we started driving by the Tamiami Trail I saw some Muscovy Ducks and some Collared Doves. I also saw a bird like a tern flying close to the Tamiami Trail but it was a small one. I'm almost sure it was a Least Tern. Might I be correct? Later on, I saw about 5 Red-shouldered Hwaks, some Anhingas, Double-crested Cormorant, and Egrets.
In Naples I saw a Ringed-Turtle Dove. I'm almost sure. After that in the neighborhood I saw collared doves, Blue Jays, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Cardinals and an awesome Great-Crested Flycatcher. I
In Marco Island I saw Brown Pelicans, Double-crested Cormorant, Magnificent Frigatebird and Egrets.
When I was coming back from the trip I saw three spectacular low views from Swallow-tailed Kites.
At the end I saw 35 species of birds which the ringed-turtle dove and the possible Least Tern are the lifers. These are all the birds I saw:
Brown Pelican
Magnificent Frigatebird
Anhinga
Double-Crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron
Green Heron
White Ibis
Domestic Muscovy
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Swallow-tailed Kite
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Moorhen
Least Tern
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Ringed-Turtle Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Nighthawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great-Crested Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Purple Martin
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Red-Winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-Tailed Grackle
Great Birding