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Posted by Trey Mitchell on 22:52:42 12/22/05
Now for something completely different...
This has been a busy week birding. I headed up to St. Mark's NWR Sunday
afternoon to hopefully see and photograph some new birds for the year.
This is the landmark lighthouse at the end of the main road through the park
on the gulf coast.
There were many more Armadillos in the Panhandle than down here. I felt like
I was back in Texas.
Not a great photo, but I saw several Bald Eagles while there.
I was counting on seeing a Canvasback and a Carolina Chickadee.
I was also hoping to see geese.
I saw Canadian, Snow and Blue Geese.
This Carolina Wren was scolding me for entering its territory.
A Sora was unexpected, but nice to see.
This House Wren was begging for a picture to be taken.
St. Mark's was worth the trip. There were many more beautiful settings to
photograph than time to do so.
Greater Scaup
Lots of Ducks, but not as many as I expected.
Red Head and American Wigeon
Ruddy Duck
Seems that were ever I go, there is a Phoebe waiting for a picture.
Chipping Sparrow
I got really good looks at a Common Snipe.
Song Sparrow, I think...
Swamp Sparrow
There were a lot of Yellow Rump and Palms around to keep things interesting.
I saw this Yellow-bellied Wood Pecker and decided to look for the Red-Cockaded
Woodpecker
So I purchased Bill Pranty's Guide at the park office to help me find the Red
Cockaded. I did find the trees marked with the white bands, but not the subject
of the trip. I did see a Downy Woodpecker.
I would give St Mark's a 10 on a scale of 1-10. I saw habitat that would be
great during Spring and Fall migration along with the wetlands and the coastal
flats make it an ideal spot to bird.
I then headed to Merritt Island.
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