Jim led 12 birders to Mead Botanical Gardens on Sunday to look for migrating warblers and interesting plant life. The combination of learning about native and exotic species of plants as well as a productive morning of birding, made for a delightful visit to the Winter Park area just north of Orlando. We were able to locate the pair of Barred Owls that have taken up residence at the gardens. Our group sat down to a nice lunch After an easy 2 1/2 hour walk and tabulated the following 38 species:
Prairie Warbler
Parula Warbler
Redstart
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Fish Crow
American Crow
Red-winged Blackbird
Catbird
Mockingbird
Limpkin
White Ibis
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Turkey
Swallow Tail Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
Barred Owl
Cardinal
Common Grackle
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Carolina Wren
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Tufted Titmouse
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue Jay
Mourning Dove
American Goldfinch
Cedar Waxwing
Tree Swallow