We had a great time on the Swamp Buggy Tour. A bit of a bouncy ride in the trailer towed by the pickup but still a lot of fun and glad we didn’t have to push when we got stuck in the mud. A friendly tow from the Swamp Buggy got us bouncing again :).
Sammy McGee gave a great presentation on the importance of restoration.
I had 19 species (David had a few more):
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker (great aerial maneuvers)
Pileated Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Blue-headed Vireo
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Bachman’s Sparrow
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Back at the Visitor Center I saw:
Turkey Vulture
Loggerhead Shrike
Eastern Meadowlark
Stick Marsh (added by Susan Petracco):
Savannah Sparrow
Great Blue Heron
Barn Swallow
Limpkin
Little Blue Heron
Cattle Egret
Roseate Spoonbill
Great Egret
Anhinga
Gray Catbird
Tree Swallow
Bald Eagle
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk (across canal on drive out)
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill by Susan Petracco
