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Posted by David S. on 09:33:46 08/15/11
Yesterday Wendy Leonard, Susan Romero, and I birded the western side of Snake Bight by kayaks. Our target bird was the Greater Flamingo that Larry sighted in his post a few days earlier, but as it would be, no Flamingo for us! We did see large numbers of Roseate Spoonbills (around 500) and other large numbers of waders. The shorebirds are arriving, but not in the numbers like we would see around November. Kayaking this time of year can be a challenge with the heat, storms and bugs, but it's still impressive. With the kayaks, we could get very close without spooking them. Yesterday, most of the storms were over mainland, so the only affect they had was to provide a few hours of shade to an otherwise hot day. The winds were light and variable most of the day, but it picked up on our way back to the marina. It became a headwind, plus with an incoming tide, made for a slow return home. The mosquitoes were not bad....as long as you stayed away from the mangroves (we found that out the hard way).Bird list with selective guesstimates are as follows:
Everglades NP--Snake Bight, Monroe, US-FL
Aug 14, 2011 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
14.5 mile(s)
Comments: Birded western part of Snake Bight by kayak.
38 species
Pied-billed Grebe observed Grebe but not sure if a Pied- billed or a Horned Grebe...not sure on this one
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican 33
Brown Pelican
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 150
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron 120
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
White Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill 500
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Black-bellied Plover
Wilson's Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher 150
Long-billed Dowitcher
Laughing Gull 200
Herring Gull 1
Least Tern
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Crow
Barn Swallow
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