Trip Report TAS Loop Rd /Shark Valley


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Posted by John Hutchison/ Russ Titus on 08:43:59 02/17/14

A group of 24 , logged a total of 65 Species, Warblers were scarce only 8 species best being black throated green and redstart ( not seen by all)

Highlights:
At our staging area the airboat concession. Snail Kite-2 feed and landed in the nearest tree . Great views for all. Limpkin-1

Shark valley: The usual great views of common waders including spoonbill and glossy ibis. Heard by a few, King Rail and Sora.

Loop Road provided great views of Barred Owl-1, Great Creasted flycatcher-5 Tufted titmouse-4, Flicker-2

At our last stop the toilets near Monroe Station Russ wandered off and got a swamp sparrow.

On the return to Broward, we stopped briefly at Pines Rd to view the eagles nest with two eaglets.



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