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Posted by Rick Schofield on 09:28:52 02/03/11
There were lots of birders for today's walk -- 29 total -- and plenty of bird species to go around too -- 58 total. And just because we saw birds that might seem ordinary to some us, there were (at least) three life birds for some in the group: Limpkin, Snail Kite, and Pileated Woodpecker.
There was a nice selection of warblers in the live oaks near the observation platform (the one next to the road -- not the tower out on the trail) including today's photo of a Yellow-throated Warbler.
A small raptor perched on a small tree low to the ground demanded much discussion over whether it was a Merlin or a Kestrel. It was just far enough away, back lit, and facing directly at us that, even using a scope, we could not easily see the identifying field marks. We eventually identified it as a Kestrel because, in the end, we finally made out the double black stripes on the face.
Rick
Location: Loxahatchee NWR--Marsh Trail
Observation date: 2/2/11
Notes: Weekly Wednesday morning birdwalk, Marsh Trail, Loxahatchee NWR, Boynton Beach, Florida. 29 birders. Fred Test, leader.
Number of species: 58
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Stork
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
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Snail Kite
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Limpkin
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
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