We had 18 birders enjoy a leisurely walk through Cruickshank Sanctuary. We saw 37 species of birds, learned about the Sanctuary and EEL properties from one of our EEL Land Managers and got some insights on Helen and Allan Cruickshank from our field trip leader. A beautiful day for a walk in the Sanctuary. The birds we saw included:
- Mourning Dove
- Sandhill Crane
- Ring-billed Gull
- Wood Stork
- Anhinga
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Little Blue Heron
- Cattle Egret
- Glossy Ibis
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Osprey
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed hawk
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Peregrine Falcon
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Blue Jay
- Florida Scrub-Jay
- Fish Crow
- Tree Swallow
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- European Starling
- Gray Catbird
- Brown Thrasher
- Northern Mockingbird
- American Robin
- Eastern Towhee
- Common Grackle
- Boat-tailed Grackle
- Palm Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
