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Posted by Rick Schofield on 13:26:36 02/25/12
I am usually off on a TAS or ASE field trip on Saturdays but today I had the day off so joined the Saturday morning walk at Loxahatchee NWR led by Pat Canning and Kristen Murtaugh with help from Bob and Janet Phillips. The Saturday walks are shorter in both duration and distance so they appeal to a slightly different audience than the Wednesday walks.
In addition to the standard waders (sans Green Heron, today) we had a brief glimpse of an American Bittern as it flew into C-3 (LILA Project area) and then most uncooperatively disappeared. The Limpkins were screaming their little heads off.
Ducks included Mottled, Blue- and Green-winged Teals and we flushed a pair of Wood Ducks.
Shorebirds were limited to Killdeer and Wilson's Snipe; warblers to Palm, Yellow-Rump, and Common Yellowthroat; and raptors to Northern Harrier, Red-shouldered Hawk, and American Kestrel.
On the wires along Lee Road we had both Monk and Nanday (Black-hooded) Parakeets. Along one of the levees an eight foot alligator decided he wanted to cross the road right in the middle of our group. What do you say to an alligator crossing directly in front of you? Nothing!
The fog was thick when we started. It bejeweled innumerable spider webs before it slowly burned off (hence today's photo). And the rains held off until we were leaving.
Rick
Loxahatchee NWR--Marsh Trail, Palm Beach, US-FL
Feb 25, 2012 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Weekly Saturday morning birdwalk, Marsh Trail, Loxahatchee NWR, Boynton Beach, Florida. 18 birders. Pat Canning, Bob & Janet Phillips leaders.
50 species
Wood Duck
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Stork
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Limpkin
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
Mourning Dove
Nanday Parakeet
Monk Parakeet
Great Horned Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting (male and female)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
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