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Posted by Rick Schofield on 10:56:58 03/29/12
Things are definitely slowing down as both birds and birders leave for the season. We only had 54 species today (down from a high of 69), but we had two great birds in our binoculars / viewfinders at the same time -- Snail Kite and Sandhill Crane.
Waterfowl included Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, and Mottled Duck. Raptors included both Vultures, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Snail Kite, Red-shouldered Hark, and American Kestrel. (We had a brief glimpse of what we felt was a dark-morph Short-tailed Hawk but were not confident enough to add it to the count.)
The C-6 impoundment included Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher, Least Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, and Black-necked Stilt.
Our only warblers for the day were Palm and Common Yellowthroat -- not even one stupid Yellow-rumped! Maybe migration will begin soon. (Or did we already miss it?!)
Swallow-tailed Kites -- where are you?
Rick
Loxahatchee NWR--Marsh Trail, Palm Beach, US-FL
Mar 28, 2012 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Weekly Wednesday morning birdwalk, Marsh Trail, Loxahatchee NWR, Boynton Beach, Florida. 27 birders. Fred Test, Bob & Janet Phillips, Jan & Dave Conley, leaders.
54 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Wood Duck
Mottled Duck (including two families each with around 12 ducklings)
Blue-winged Teal
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Snail Kite 1 (female/juvenile)
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Limpkin
Sandhill Crane 1
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Mourning Dove
Nanday Parakeet
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Wren (heard)
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting 1 (female)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
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