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Posted by Rick Schofield on 15:01:24 01/12/11
The biggest group of birders for the season showed up today despite the windy, raw conditions.
There were plenty of Red-bellied Woodpeckers flitting around as well as a Yellow-bellied, Downy, and Pileated. Raptors included Osprey, Northern Harrier, Snail Kite, and Red-shouldered Hawk. We had both Vultures (and if anyone could update me on the huge Black Vulture die-off earlier this November in the Florida Straights, I'd appreciate it) but ducks were scarce -- only a few Blue-winged Teals. (This is true at Wakodahatchee and Green Cay as well.)
We had good views of some FOS (Loxahatchee, that is) warblers -- Yellow-throated Warbler and Northern Parula -- in addition to the standard Palm, Pine, and Yellow-rumped.
But the most interesting thing of the day, at least to me, was the hundreds and hundreds of Robins flying overhead. Some alighted briefly in the tree tops but most just circled around and around.
Today's photo is of a Loggerhead Shrike who is, unfortunately, partially obscured by a branch.
Rick
Location: Loxahatchee NWR--Marsh Trail
Observation date: 1/12/11
Notes: Weekly Wednesday morning birdwalk, Marsh Trail, Loxahatchee NWR, Boynton Beach, Florida. 23 birders. Fred Test, leader.
Number of species: 51
Blue-winged Teal
Pied-billed Grebe
Anhinga
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Wood Stork
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Snail Kite
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Limpkin
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Loggerhead Shrike
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
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