George and 25 birders explored the Vero Beach Wetland on a cool and sunny day.  In additon to some  plyful otters here is what we saw:

Wood Stork

Red-shouldered Hawk

Pied-billed Grebe

Mocking Bird

Coot

Cormorant

Ahinga

Great Blue Heron

Tricolor Heron

Osprey

Cattle Egret

Kingfisher

Blue Jay

Fish Crow

Tree Swallow

Robin

Boat-tailed Grackle

Little Blue Heron

Shoevler

Cardnal

Hooded Merganser

Cat Bird

Blue wing Teal

Sora

Ring-neck Duck

Great Blue Heron

Rudy Duck

Common Yellowthroat

Blue Gray Gnatcatcher

Sand Hill Crane

Pilleated Woodpecker

Black and White Warbler

Pararie Warbler

Glossy Ibis

Green Heron

Pheobe

Yellow rump warbler

Great Egret

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Ring-billed Gull

Red-wing Blackbird

White Ibis

Palm Warbler

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Morning Dove

Snowy Egret

Cattle Egret

Wilson’s Snipe

Sandhill Crane

 

 

Jim and Jeff led 26 birders around Black Point Drive on a cold and windy (but sunny) day. After a couple hours driving and walking, we ended the event at the Visitors Center for a picnic.  Lots of fun with 64 bird species seen.

American Widgeon

Blue-wing Teal

Hooded Merganser

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Northern Shoveler

Northern Pintail

Pied-billed Grebe

Anhinga

White Pelican

Reddish Egret

Cattle Egret

Snowy egret

Tricolored Heron

Little Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

White Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

Cattle Egret

Avocet

Long-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed Dowitcher

Wood Stork

Turkey vulture

Black Vulture

Osprey

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier

Kestrel

Gallinule

Coot

White Pelican

Black Skimmer

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Least Sandpiper

Sanderling

Dunlin

Semipalmated Plover

Herring Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Caspian Tern

Royal Tern

Forester’s Tern

Great Horned Owl

Belted Kingfisher

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

White-eyed Vireo

Tree Swallow

Boat-tail Grackle

Redwing Blackbird

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Palm Warbler

Catbird

Red-shouldered Hawk

Greater Black-backed Gull

Bonaparte’s Gull

Morning Dove

Ground Dove

Pheobe

Common Yellowthroat

 

Matt and Lora guided 25 birders along the banks of the Blue Heron Wetlands.  Here is what we saw:

black bellied whistling ducks
double crested cormorant
anhinga
American bittern
great blue heron
great egret
little blue heron
tricolor heron
white ibis
glossy ibis
black vulture
turkey vulture
osprey
bald eagle
northern harrier
red shouldered hawk
common gallinule
American coot
ring billed gull
mourning dove
belted kingfisher
red bellied woodpecker
eastern phoebe
white eyed vireo
fish crow
tree swallow
Carolina wren
blue gray gnatcatcher
gray cat bird
mocking bird
starling
orange crowned warbler
common yellow throat
palm warbler
yellow rumped warbler
Savannah sparrow
red winged black bird
common grackle

19 Briders walked the Brevard Zoo looking for local birds among the zoo wildlife.  Below is the list we compiled in 2.5 hours.

1 Double-crested Cormorant
8 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret (American)
19 White Ibis
5 Black Vulture
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
5 Common Gallinule
4 Mourning Dove
2 Great Horned Owl
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Blue-headed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
23 Fish Crow
1 Black-and-white Warbler
4 Palm Warbler (Western)
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
1 Yellow-throated Warbler
35 Boat-tailed Grackle

Number of species: 19

Great day of birding in the Orlando wetlands for 18 members of Space Coast Audubon.  Photos courtesy of Fritz Waterman

Black and white warbler  

White-eyed vireo

Yellow rump warbler

Blue-gray gnatcatcher

House wren

Phoebe

White ibis

Catbird

Palm warbler

Great egret

Black vulture

Cardinal

Osprey

Black bellied whistling duck

Wood stork

Red-bellied woodpecker

Great blue heron

Common Gallinule

Pied-billed grebe

Tri-colored heron

Red-wing blackbird

Boat tailed grackle

Tree swallow

Red-shouldered hawk

Turkey vulture

Black vulture

Black crown night heron

Belted king fisher

Glossy ibis

Caspian tern

Green heron

Blue-wing teal

Snowy egret

Bald eagle

28 Birders attended this event.  Below is the list of birds observed on the Enchanted Forest Filed Trip on 15 Oct 2017trip.

Thanks to all the photographs on the trip for capturing closer shots for ID and also to help us see the beauty of the birds.

Carolina wren,

cardinal,

catbird,

red bellied wood pecker,

downy wood pecker

white eyed vireo,

American red start,

red eyed vireo,

yellow throated warbler,

red shouldered hawk,
white ibis,

blue gray gnatcatcher,

oven bird,

black and white warbler,

blue jay,

grackle,

yellow rumped warbler,

palm warbler,

wood stork,

black vulture,

house wren,

turkey vulture,

anhinga

 

 

 

Jim led 16 birders and plant enthusiasts for a 3 hour walk through beautiful Mead Botanical Gardens in Winter Park Florida.  The group spotted or heard 25 species with the bird of the day being a Barred Owl.  Plants included Bleeding Heart, Petria, and Bodder Plant.  The complete bird list is below:

Catbird

Mockingbird

Chimney Swift

Black Vulture

Cardinal

Morning Dove

Great Egret

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

American Crow

Red-shouldered Hawk

Parula

Carolina Wren

Downy Woodpecker

Painted Bunting

Wood Duck

Fish Crow

Great Crested Flycatcher

White Ibis

Tufted Titmouse

Black and White Warbler

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Blue Jay

Barred Owl

 

 

Bill led 16 birders along the boardwalks and trails of Turkey Creek on Saturday, April 15, 2017 for a search for migrating warblers.  Although the birding was slow, we were all excited to locate the Nashville Warbler that Bill had been tracking.  All total the group collectively spotted 26 species

Mottled Duck

Blue Jay

Mocking Bird

Grackle

Cardinal

Black and White Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Parula Warbler

Cattle egret

Carolina Wren

Osprey

Bald Eagle

Wood Stork

Blue Gray Gnatcatcher

Fish Crow

Blue-headed Vireo

White-eyed Vireo

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downey Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Black Vulture

Ground Dove

Morning Dove

Chimney Swift

Purple Martin

Grey Catbird

Tom and 5 birders spent a delightful morning at 3 Lakes Wildlife Management Area and then off the Joe Overstreet. Highlights were Brown-headed Nuthatch, Blue Bird, Limpkin, Caracara, Bachman Sparrow (heard)  and a Snail Kite. Fun was had by all. Below is the complete list

 

Three Lakes

2 Wood Duck
5 Mottled Duck
15 Blue-winged Teal
3 Northern Bobwhite
1 Wild Turkey
2 Anhinga
1 Great Blue Heron
6 Great Egret (American)
2 Snowy Egret
4 Little Blue Heron
3 Green Heron
1 Black-crowned Night-Heron
3 White Ibis
20 Glossy Ibis
6 Black Vulture
4 Turkey Vulture
1 Osprey
1 Swallow-tailed Kite
1 Bald Eagle
2 Red-shouldered Hawk
2 Purple Gallinule
12 Common Gallinule
75 American Coot (Red-shielded)
2 Limpkin
1 Sandhill Crane
2 Killdeer
5 Common Ground-Dove
4 Mourning Dove
1 Barred Owl
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)
1 Pileated Woodpecker
5 Great Crested Flycatcher
10 White-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
2 American Crow
2 Fish Crow
3 Tree Swallow
1 Tufted Titmouse
3 Brown-headed Nuthatch
1 House Wren
5 Carolina Wren
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3 Eastern Bluebird
1 Gray Catbird
4 Northern Mockingbird
6 Common Yellowthroat
8 Northern Parula
3 Palm Warbler (Western)
3 Pine Warbler
8 Bachman’s Sparrow
8 Eastern Towhee
1 Northern Cardinal
2 Red-winged Blackbird
18 Eastern Meadowlark
2 Common Grackle
15 Boat-tailed Grackle
2 Brown-headed Cowbird

Number of Taxa: 58

Joe Overstreet

6 Wild Turkey
1 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Anhinga
1 Great Blue Heron
2 Great Egret (American)
1 Snowy Egret
82 Cattle Egret
1 White Ibis
15 Glossy Ibis
2 Black Vulture
3 Turkey Vulture
1 Snail Kite
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
2 Limpkin
4 Sandhill Crane
2 Eurasian Collared-Dove
2 Mourning Dove
1 Red-headed Woodpecker
4 Loggerhead Shrike
1 Blue Jay
1 Carolina Wren
11 Northern Mockingbird
1 European Starling
7 Savannah Sparrow
1 Red-winged Blackbird
24 Eastern Meadowlark
8 Common Grackle
8 Boat-tailed Grackle

1 Caracara

Number of Taxa: 29