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Posted by Maria on 08:03:08 10/24/10
Ran into Toe (not literally) at Lucky Hammock, and shortly afterwards, John and Nancy stopped by. We birded the hammock area and had excellent views of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. I may be missing a few, but these are the birds seen:
Double-crested Cormorant
White Ibis
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Sandhill Crane (Heard)
Greater Yellowlegs
Snipe
House Wren
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Gray Catbird
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
I went on to Gate 15 and was lucky enough to see a Snail Kite flying towards the top of a tree with a large snail in its beak. The bird was spotted just beyond the gate in the first open, marshy area on your left. Other birds seen were:
Pied-billed Grebe
Anhinga
Least Bittern (Heard)
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Common Moorhen
Killdeer
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Gray Catbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Mockingbird
White-eyed Vireo (Heard)
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark (Heard)
Boat-tailed Grackle
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