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Posted by Toe and Rock Jetty on 18:14:08 10/31/10
This morning Rock and I did some brief birding, starting in the Lucky Hammock/Annex area and ending at Cutler Wetlands. At Lucky Hammock we had a calling Brown-crested Flycatcher, White-crowned Sparrow, some Savannah Sparrows, a Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, tons of Indigo Buntings and a few Painted Buntings, Wilson's Snipe, House Wrens and other stuff.
At the Annex, we had several Magnolia Warblers, a N. Waterthrush, more buntings, a Great-crested Flycatcher, and a Tennessee Warbler, but our best find was the extremely rare Woodpecker Wren, the only wren that nests in cavities in old telephone poles. I managed to get a couple of shots of this elusive species before it disappeared, perhaps never to be seen by human eyes again. The link below has a photo.
From there we made a beeline home, hoping to avoid any spousal complications, but not before making a stop at Cutler Wetlands where duck variety is going strong. We found Northern Pintail, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Mottled, plus Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, and tons of Coots.
Now I have to fill-out the documentation for the Woodpecker Wren. This may be a new bird for the county, or even the state or ABA! Gotta love those rarities.
A Lagunitas Brown Shugga is the libation of choice.
Cheers!
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