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Posted by Rick Schofield on 20:13:11 02/19/12
On Saturday, February 19th, the Audubon Society of the Everglades (ASE) together with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) sponsored a guided trip though Stormwater Treatment Area 1 East (STA-1E). These trips are in areas that are not open to the public and are by reservation only through the ASE coordinator Linda Humphries. I was honored to be this trip's leader and have cross-posted this message on the ASE Yahoo Group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/auduboneverglades/messages
We did not have the Cinnamon Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, nor Canvasback on today's trip but we did have Wood Ducks and a few Ruddy Ducks that morphed into female Ring-necked Ducks with their tails stiffly upright. (I need to check with another of our participants on whether there was a "real" Ruddy Duck in a different, but very close, area.) The number of water birds was down significantly from a few weeks ago. Whether this was due to the strong winds or to the urge to migrate I cannot explain.
In addition to the Wood Ducks, we had Northern Pintail, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Northern Shoveler, Mottled Duck, Black-bellied and Fulvous Whistling-Ducks, Blue- and Green-winged Teal. We actually did have a few American Coots if you can believe that. :) And a triplet of American Avocets (two of which are pictured here) as well as a Short-tailed and Broad-winged Hawk.
As is the case with the STA-5 trips coordinated by Hendry/Glades Audubon, these STA-1E trips are by reservation only and are coordinated by ASE president Linda Humphries (hlindaase@aol.com). The demand has been so huge that all trips through April are currently full but you can request to be put on the waiting list.
At last count, we had 66 species.
Rick
STA-1E Auto entrance, Palm Beach, US-FL
Feb 19, 2012 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
8.0 mile(s)
Comments: ASE STA-1E Field Trip (reservations required). Linda Humphries, ASE coordinator; Rick Schofield, leader.
66 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Stork
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
American White Pelican
American 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
Roseate Spoonbill
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Snail Kite
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Sora (heard)
Purple Swamphen
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Limpkin
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Skimmer
Monk Parakeet
Belted Kingfisher
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
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