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Posted by Marcello Gomes on 08:36:37 04/13/14
A Week's Recap:
At the Boynton Inlet, I had this afternoon:
6 Sandwich Terns
1 Least Tern
1 Eurasian Collared Dove
Several pairs of Laughing Gulls
2 Brown Pelicans -
20 Northern Gannets - 2 flock of 10 - mostly adults.
7 Shovelers and 4 Blue-winged Teals
I spotted some ducks flying quite far with my binoculars. I could see that they had a a steady strong wingbeats and looked golden reflecting the afternoon light. I lost them behind a wave or two for awhile and then they reappear. Looking at the ID shot you can see three Blue-winged Teals leading the pack (2males and 1 female) and 6 Northern Shovelers ( exact 3 pairs right behind them. That was cool since I don't usually associate Shovelers and Teals with ocean in comparison to wetland and shallow lakes.
A couple days ago I went to Jonathan Dickinson and I had:
5 species of Woodpeckers ( Downy, Red-bellied, Red-headed, Pileated, and Northern Flicker - all in several pairs) working the pine trees and dead snags.
The Red-headed Woodpecker stole the show in mid-air with some acrobatics - see photo.
Had a few Bachman's Sparrows singing in their natural habitat.
Had an Eastern Towhee with an eye on me and another on his beloved partner.
1 Wild Turkey
A brief visit to Riverbend Park in Jupiter I had:
A pair of Indian Fowl/ Peacock
50+ Cedar Waxwings - they were going for the berries.
Had some other 20 species but all quite common
Earlier this week at "French-man" Forest (If I spell this word correctly this posting will not go through) I had:
One Barred Owl - flushed then flew to a large Oak tree, When I looked down to check the settings and shot it flew away in absolute silence.
4 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers - one had a dried pine leaf on its bill- maybe suggesting nesting...
One Gopher Tortoise
One Worm-eating Warbler that would not cooperate. In the shot you can see its breeding plumage ( olive-gray upper parts shown with pale yellow underparts.
Warblers present were:
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Black and White Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler (mentioned above)
Some Palm Warblers still lingering around
Yellow-rumped are virtually gone ( I may have seen one last week).
Common Yellowthroat
Catbirds - too many and many locations
Painted Buntings - some are still around and singing at Green Cay
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