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Posted by Rick Schofield on 14:59:57 12/21/11
The C6 impoundment continues as the center of attention this week. Today's "Where's Waldo" photo includes Glossy Ibis, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Wilson's Snipe, Snowy Egret, Roseate Spoonbill, and Least Sandpiper. Bet you can't find them all!
We moved from C6 to the Visitor's Center where there were loads of birds -- unlike the past few weeks. They included Palm, Pine, and Yellow-rumped Warblers; White-eyed and Blue-headed Vireos; Red-bellied, Yellow-bellied, and Pileated Woodpeckers; Carolina Wren; and Northern Rough-winged Swallows overheard.
After returning to the Marsh Trail parking lot to get our scopes, we circumnavigated C6 to get better views of the waders, shore birds, and ducks. The half dozen (or so) Snowies had grown to over a dozen. I hope that's a harbinger for the species in general as we saw very few last year. When we got back out to the main road (where we hoped to get more warblers, vireos, etc.), we ran into the lawn mower. This didn't help our cause but after he passed we did find a flurry of little birds which were mainly Yellow-rumps (Myrtle).
For what seemed like a fairly slow day, we ended up with 54 species so that's not bad.
Rick
Loxahatchee NWR--Marsh Trail, Palm Beach, US-FL
Dec 21, 2011 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Weekly Wednesday morning birdwalk, Marsh Trail, Loxahatchee NWR, Boynton Beach, Florida. 11 birders. Fred Test leader.
54 species
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Stork
Anhinga
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk Light morph
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Mourning Dove
Monk Parakeet
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Yellow-throated Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
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