Photos from A.D. Barnes and Cutler Wetlands, 8/19

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Posted by Trey Mitchell on 17:43:36 08/19/05

In Reply to: A.D. Barnes and Cutler Wetlands, 8/19 posted by Toe

A. D. Barnes early this morning.


It was a bit overcast and so lighting was poor, birding was not. Lighting is
almost always poor in the hammock, but it was really bad today. I only took a
few photo due to the lighting.




Summer Tanager




Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher


Cutler Wetlands




Lots to see, has been the norm over the last few weeks.




Lesser Black-backed Gull




Stilt Sandpiper




Dowitcher




Bald Eagle and Killdeer







Bald Eagle and Pesky Black-necked Stilt


Had a blast today and picked up 2 life birds.


Summer Tanager

Lesser Black-backed Gull


I sure am enjoying South Florida birding.



: This morning Trey and I checked out Barnes and the Cutler Wetlands. We found six warber species at Barnes, including Worm-eating, Parula, Redstart, Yellow-throated, Black-and-White, and Prairie. The Yellow-throated were found in good numbers. Gnatcatchers were plentiful. There was also a Summer Tanager in the northern pine area adjacent to the canal. Some Red-eyed Vireos were also there.
:
: The Cutler Wetlands continue to hold good numbers of shorebirds, with more Pectoral Sandpipers than in recent days. Also there were Least, Semipalmated, Western, both Yellowlegs, at least 4 Dowitchers, Semipalmated Plovers, Black-necked Stilts and Killdeer. A Lesser Black-backed Gull was mixed in with the one million Laughing Gulls. Everything seemed to spook suddenly, and we found the culprit: an adult Bald Eagle came in to declare lordship over the site. It's not everyday that you see an eagle standing on a mud flat so close to home. As we were leaving we met up with Bill Boeringer, another regular at this gem of a shorebird site, at least for now until the "mitigation" is completed. Still nervous about that. An all-around nice morning of birding without goint too far. Good birding to all.


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