TAS Shark Valley & Big Cypress Trip


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Posted by Brian Rapoza on 14:42:23 10/20/12

Nine birders attended this morning's TAS trip to Shark Valley and Big Cypress. Water levels in both locations were high; bird diversity was somewhat low. Species tallied included:
Blue-winged Teal
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Cattle Egret
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Common Gallinule
Limpkin
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove (at the Everglades Environmental Center on Loop Road; I'm curious about the status of this species in Big Cypress)
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle

A Fox Squirrel was seen at the Everglades Environmental Center at the conclusion of the trip.



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