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Posted by Marcello Gomes on 23:01:45 04/13/13
The latest reports from the past two days is here. They cover Lox Wildlife Refuge, Green Cay, and Spanish River Park.
Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge:
There has been a Wading bird fiesta going on around the Boardwalk and adjacent areas behind and beyond the nature center. All types of herons, egrets, ibis, Spoonbills, Wood Stork are present. A Park Ranger reported that someone who has been coming to Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge had not seen such event in the past 16 years. It is an amazing show watching all those birds feasting in this pond area with a gorgeous Bald Cypress forest with Spanish moss decorating the whole scenario. It is so rewarding seeing all of those species thriving.
Moving right along, after that i got i saw 2 male Wood ducks in flight (photo... not the best light but a beauty nonetheless).
There were some Northern Parulas, Carolina Wrens, and lots of Gray Catbirds around the Nature center area.
In the boardwalk area, I had a gigantic Pileated woodpecker (male) and a pretty American Redstart (male).
By the boat ramp, there was one Caspian Tern patrolling and diving down.
Everything else was the super common birds you probably don't want to hear about.
Green Cay....
50 some species remain...
There were several Chimney Swifts ( photo with tail showing and the common tail-less shot)
Purple Martins - few dozens
23 Roseate Spoonbills
Got 1 American Bittern in flight (far but decent photo)
1 female American Redstart
1 Prothonotary Warbler
A dozen or so Sora rails
Least Bittern with fish (photo)
2 Least Terns patrolling the area
The rest includes the typical birds that we know so well in Florida.
Spanish River Park...
The inclement weather brought down several warblers (similar to previous report at Greynolds Park). Needless to say the lighting was very poor. Got photos on all of them but I will spare your eyes. If you do want to see some please contact me for photo proving what I saw. They are all definitely grainy/noisy ID pictures.
Had both m&f Black-throated Blue Warbler (3 pairs maybe)
Lots of Cape May Warblers feasting on ficus trees
Black & White Warblers - a few
American Redstart (m&f)
Prairie Warbler - few
Northern Parulas (dozen?)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
A pair of some fugitive warblers - had a lot of beige/brown - can't tell if they were Swainson's warblers but they did not want to be seen or photographed.
Painted Buntings (m&f)
NO sign of any Western Spindalis nor any signs of a Western Tanager - The Northern Cardinals, Blue Jays, and Gray Catbirds took over the territory for the day.
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