We had a great time at Sebastian Inlet SP and saw quite a few interesting birds on both sides of the inlet. It was a bit windy and a little rain but otherwise another great day to be out birding.
Megan Berg led one group (7 people) starting on the north side (Brevard County) and Bert Alm led the other group (9 people) starting on the south side (Indian River County). After an hour we switched sides. We saw the following birds (an M after the bird means only Megan’s group saw the bird, a B means only Bert’s group saw the bird. No indication then both groups saw the bird). We saw a total of 28 Species on the South Side and 25 Species on the North Side.
South Side
- Killdeer
- Laughing Gull
- Forster’s Tern – B
- Royal Tern
- Black Skimmer – B
- Wood Stork
- Magnificent Frigatebird – B
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Brown Pelican
- Great Blue Heron – B
- Great Egret
- Snowy Egret – B
- Little Blue Heron
- Reddish Egret
- White Ibis
- Black Vulture – B
- Turkey Vulture – B
- Osprey
- Sharp-shinned/Cooper’s Hawk – B
- Belted Kingfisher – B
- Red-bellied Woodpecker – B
- Eastern Phoebe
- Blue Jay – B
- Fish Crow
- European Starling – B
- Northern Mockingbird
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler – B
North Side
- Mourning Dove
- Semipalmated Plover – B
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Sanderling – B
- Least Sandpiper – M
- Laughing Gull
- Caspian Tern – M
- Royal Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Black Skimmer
- Wood Stork
- Magnificent Frigatebird
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Brown Pelican
- Great Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Little Blue Heron – B
- White Ibis – M
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Osprey
- Red-bellied Woodpecker – M
- Fish Crow
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow – M
- Palm Warbler
