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Posted by Toe & Larry on 19:18:08 12/28/13
Larry Manfredi and I did the Coastal Prairie Trail portion of the Coot Bay CBC this morning. We started before 6:00 am. Like last year, Black Rails could be heard calling at sunrise from the prairie just as you exit the hammock trail. Farther north we found good numbers of Nelson's Sparrows with some Saltmarsh Sparrows mixed in. They were very cooperative and allowed for good comparison and even some ID shots. Here is the list of species tallied:
Brown Pelican
Great Blue Heron (white morph)
Great Egret
White Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Stork
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Black Rail
Clapper Rail
Barred Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
American Crow
Tree Swallow
House Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Gray Catbird
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
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