Shark Valley

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: I must have seen a thousand wading birds at Shark Valley and vicinity this morning (but only a few gators). The biggest concentration was just beyond where the Otter Creek trail rejoins the main loop road. Shortly before that point, I enjoyed two Roseate Spoonbills feeding with several White Ibis. Throughout the morning, Wood Storks and Snowy Egrets were everywhere. : A pleasant surprise was a juvenile Caspian Tern, heading west far inland along the Tamiami Trail near SV. Songbird activity seemed low, perhaps because of the chilly temperatures and brisk breezes. : Good birding, : Susan : Double-crested Cormorant : Anhinga : 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 : Mottled Duck : Black Vulture : Turkey Vulture : Osprey : Red-shouldered Hawk : American Kestrel : Purple Gallinule : Common Moorhen : American Coot : Killdeer : Greater Yellowlegs : Caspian Tern : Tree Swallow : American Crow : Carolina Wren : Blue-gray Gnatcatcher : Gray Catbird : Loggerhead Shrike : Palm Warbler : Common Yellowthroat : Northern Cardinal : Red-winged Blackbird : Boat-tailed Grackle : Common Grackle

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