Mark led a dozen birder to the Orlando Wetlands on Saturday. Most of the ducks were gone. The bird of the day was a least bittern seen by some but not all. After the walk the group sat down to a picnic lunch. The complete list of 53 species is below:
Blue-wing Teal
Sora
Purple Gallinule
Moorhen
Coot
Limpkin
Sand hill Crane
Pied-billed Grebe
Cormorant
Anhinga
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little blue Heron
Tricolor Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Stork
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Sand-hill Crane
Osprey
Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Caspian Tern
Kingfisher
Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Tree Swallow
Carolina Wren
Marsh Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Catbird
Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
