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Posted by Bill B on 20:28:49 06/12/11
I wanted to try and bird the northwest portions of the county, taking Krome up to Okeechobee Rd and then north to Broward, but found Krome still closed past the casino due to wildfires. Instead, I headed out SR41 and birded out to the Collier line, including a quick trip on the limited portion of Loop Rd in Dade.
Water is exceedingly low, and most birds were located by finding standing water. There were plenty of Limpkins (10+) and Purple Gallinules (6), plus one canal that had hundreds of waders, including about 25 Wood Storks. Other highlights were King Rail (heard), a Least Bittern flying across a pond, Eastern Kingbirds, and --my day's contribution to the June Challenge--a Barred Owl that flushed out from the side of the road along Loop Rd.
I also saw at least 6 River Otters, including one that galloped right along the shoulder of 41 about 2-3 miles west of Krome.
Full list:
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Wood Stork
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
King Rail
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
Limpkin
Killdeer
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Ground-Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - heard
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Common Yellowthroat - heard
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
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