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Posted by Brian Rapoza on 17:02:23 04/14/14
Last week, I invited anyone who wanted to join me to do an all-day Birdathon trip, but no one took me up on the offer, so I spent yesterday birding solo. I had a most enjoyable and a very birdy day. My goal was a Century Day: at least 100 birds. My route took me west on Tamiami Trail, along Loop Road in Big Cypress, and all the way to Marco Island. I ended the day with a not-too-shabby 104 species:
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Muscovy Duck
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Wild Turkey
Pied-billed Grebe
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Stork
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Swallow-tailed Kite
Snail Kite
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Limpkin
Black-bellied Plover
Wilson s Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Least Tern
Black Skimmer
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collard Dove
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Burrowing Owl
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warlber
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow
With the generous assistance of a couple of sponsors, I raised over $300.00 for The TAS Birdathon. Every little bit helps! What I m really hoping for now is that all of you are inspired to go out and try to beat me! There s still almost two weeks of Birdathon left, plenty of time to identify sponsors and plot out the perfect Century Day route. All of the money you raise will be used to support TAS advocacy and bird conservation efforts. Click on the Birdathon link at the top of the BirdBoard for rules, forms, etc. Remember, the birder who sees the most birds (and raises at least $500.00) will win a free birding trip to Florida s Panhandle in January 2015. The birder raising the most money (minimum $1,000.00) will win a free birding trip to Florida s Keys and the Dry Tortugas, in May 2015. This is also your opportunity to give back for all the great things that TAS does for birds and birds, so I hope you take advantage of the opportunity and join in on the fun!
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