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Posted by Brian Rapoza on 08:02:44 04/01/12
Seventeen birders joined me for yesterday s carpool trip to the Lake Kissimmee area, undoubtedly the largest group I ve ever had for this trip. The weather started out beautiful but turned somewhat nasty in the afternoon, with short periods of heavy rain and winds gusting to 35-40 mph! We had a productive day in spite of the weather, finding many of the area s specialties, with Whooping Crane, Red-cockaded Woodpecker and Carolina Chickadee being the biggest misses. The most conspicuous bird of the day may have been Wild Turkey; individuals or small groups were seen virtually everywhere we went.
Here s the unofficial trip list of birds and mammals seen by at least one participant; participants may add species that I failed to list.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck-seen en route by Paul Bithorn
Muscovy Duck
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Wild Turkey
Northern Bobwhite-2 at the hunter s campground at Three Lakes WMA
Pied-billed Grebe
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Wood Stork
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Swallow-tailed Kite
Snail Kite-seen from the end of Joe Overstreet Road
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Limpkin
Sandhill Crane-including a pair that had lunch with us at Lake Kissimmee State Park
Killdeer-incubating an egg at the foot of the observation deck at Lake Marion
Black-necked Stilt
Spotted Sandpiper-with spots!
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Wilson s Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Forster s Tern
Black Skimmer
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Ground-Dove
Eastern Screech-Owl-seen at Doc Thomas House pre-dawn
Red-headed Woodpecker-at Lake Kissimmee State Park; I can t recall seeing this species here before
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker-seen at Lake Kissimmee State Park by Paul Bithorn and others
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
Florida Scrub-Jay-2 near the entrance to Lake Kissimmee State Park
American Crow
Fish Crow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-headed Nuthatch
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Parula
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler-in breeding plumage
Eastern Towhee
Bachman s Sparrow-near the hunter s campground at Three Lakes WMA
Savannah Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Mammals seen included Fox Squirrel, Gray Squirrel, Raccoon and White-tailed Deer
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