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Posted by Marcello Gomes on 17:03:04 03/03/13
In Reply to: Re: A pair of Ruddy duck, Synchronizing Skimmers in flight, Carolina Wren... posted by Marcello Gomes
This is an update from STA-1 W (and vicinity).
Yesterday, i faced a windy and chilly afternoon to check out STA-1 W. I had the following:
A few Ruddy duck (a lot less than before).
Tricolored Heron
Great White Egret
Black Skimmer (2)
Blue-winged Teal (many)
Ring-necked Duck (a few)
Lesser Scaup (4)
Eastern Phoebe
Palm Warbler
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Harriers (2 immature/females)
12 Black-necked Stilt (photo in flight). They seem go inland because i don't see them in Eastern PBC for a few months of the year.
100's of Tree-swallow
Turkey Vulture
Savannah Sparrow
American Wigeon (very few)
Northern Shoveler (very few)
1 Caspian Tern
Boat-tailed Grackle (Some)
Red-winged Blackbird (m&f) - Many
Pied-billed Grebe (dozens)
American Kestrel (many along the Power lines)
500+ American Coot
Red-shouldered Hawk Immature (1)
Some birds were bundling up somewhere because the numbers were considerably lower due to weather.
After STA-1 W i drove 7 miles west on CR880 and drove to Hatton Rd North of State Road 80. Didn't see much again. Besides a gorgeous sunset, i saw a male Northern Harrier in a newly planted corn field and 3 Greater yellowlegs near a small canal on the west side of Hatton Rd. about a mile north of State rd. 80.
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