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Posted by Brian Rapoza on 17:41:55 02/02/13
Sixteen birders joined me for today's TAS trip to Stormwater Treatment Area 5 in Hendry County. Among the 94 species tallied were 10 species of ducks and an amazing four kingbird species: Tropical, Gray, Cassin's and Western. As always, thanks to Margaret England and Hendry-Glades Audubon Society for making these tours possible.
Our trip list:
Fulvous Whistling-Duck (common and conspicuous)
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Stork
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
American White Pelican
American Bittern
Least 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
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sora
Purple Swamphen
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Limpkin
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Long-billed Dowitcher
Ring-billed Gull
Caspian Tern
Black Skimmer
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Ground-Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker (seen on CR 833)
Crested Caracara (2 in STA-5, 9 more on CR 833 and 835)
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Eastern Phoebe
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Gray Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
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