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Posted by Rick Schofield on 17:16:08 12/04/13
The little birds won out today at Loxahatchee.
We did have some good big birds including Turkey and Black Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Harrier, Osprey, American Kestrel, and Light Morph Short-tailed Hawk (kettling, as it usually does, with Vultures and, today, a Red-shouldered Hawk). We dipped on Ostrich, Cassowary, and Great Auk despite recent eBird reports. :)
The little birds won out because they were distributed nicely around the Visitors' Center, along Lee Road, around the C-6 Pavilion, and along the strand of Cypresses approaching the boat launch parking lot. Vireos included White-eyed and Blue-headed. Warblers included the three P's (Palm, Pine, and Prairie), Yellow-throated and Yellow-rumped, Black-and-White, and Common Yellow-throat. We spent so much time checking them all out that we never had time to check the waders along the Marsh Trail. (We are a very democratic group and tailor each walk to the wishes of those present -- not necessarily the majority but taking all interests into consideration.)
Woodies weren't quite as numerous as last week but they still held their own with Red-bellied, Yellow-bellied, Downy, and Pileated. Oh, if only we could get an Ivory-billed! (Though I, personally, would settle for an Imperial.)
Water levels and vegetation are not great shorebird habitat though we could hear the cries of Killdeer in the distance.
Snowbirds are expected to arrive shortly.
Until next Wednesday,
Rick
Loxahatchee NWR--Marsh Trail, Palm Beach, US-FL
Dec 4, 2013 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.75 mile(s)
Comments: Weekly Wednesday morning birdwalk, Marsh Trail, Loxahatchee NWR, Boynton Beach, Florida. 9 birders. Rick Schofield, leader.
54 species
Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck 3
Wood Stork 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Anhinga 3
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Short-tailed Hawk 1 (Light morph)
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Limpkin
Killdeer (heard)
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 4
American Kestrel 1
Monk Parakeet 4
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
American Goldfinch 1 (heard)
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15860629
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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