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Posted by Brian Rapoza on 18:05:25 02/14/09
Fifteen birders joined me for today's carpool trip to Stormwater Treatment Area 5 in Hendry County. Several other birders joined us once the tour began. There were a number of other groups birding at STA-5 today, so our group surely missed some species seen by them, and vice-versa. As always, thanks to Margaret England of Hendry-Glades Audubon Society for arranging and facilitating these tours, and to the South Florida Water Management District for making these tours possible.
The following birds were tallied by the TAS group (* = seen only en route):
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
American Wigeon
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
American White Pelican (including one impressive raft of hundreds)
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Stork
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Snail Kite
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Sora (heard)
Purple Swamphen
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Laughing Gull *
Ring-billed Gull *
Caspian Tern
Black Skimmer
Rock Pigeon *
Eurasian Collared-Dove *
Mourning Dove *
Common Ground-Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Phoebe
Loggerhead Shrike *
Blue Jay *
American Crow *
Purple Martin *
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cave Swallow
Marsh Wren
Gray Catbird *
Northern Mockingbird *
European Starling *
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark *
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Upon our return to Doc Thomas House in South Miami, we were greeted by three Blue-and-yellow Macaws.
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