Birds Seen in Central FloridaJan. 18-26, 2008
1. Pied-billed Grebe
2. American White Pelican
3. Brown Pelican
4. Anhinga
5. Double-crested Cormorant
6. AMERICAN BITTERN*
7. Great Blue Heron
8. Great Egret
9. Snowy Egret
10. Cattle Egret
11. LITTLE BLUE HERON
12. TRICOLORED HERON
13. Black-crowned Night-Heron
14. GLOSSY IBIS
15. WHITE IBIS
16. ROSEATE SPOONBILL
17. Wood Stork
18. Mallard
19. MOTTLED DUCK
20. Blue-winged Teal
21. Lesser Scaup
22. Ring-necked Duck
23. Hooded Merganser
24. Red-breasted Merganser
25. Black Vulture
26. Turkey Vulture
27. Osprey
28. Sharp-shinned Hawk
29. Red-shouldered Hawk
30. Red-tailed Hawk
31. Bald Eagle
32. Wild Turkey
33. Common Moorhen
34. American Coot
35. Sandhill Crane
36. LAUGHING GULL
37. Ring-billed Gull
38. Great Black-backed Gull
39. ROYAL TERN
40. FORSTER'S TERN
41. Rock Pigeon
42. Mourning Dove
43. Belted Kingfisher
44. Downy Woodpecker
45. FLORIDA SCRUB-JAY
46. American Crow
47. Fish Crow
48. Tree Swallow
49. Carolina Chickadee
50. Carolina Wren
51. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
52. Hermit Thrush
53. American Robin
54. Northern Mockingbird
55. European Starling
56. Yellow-rumped Warbler
57. Palm Warbler
58. Northern Cardinal
59. Eastern Towhee
60. Savannah Sparrow
61. Common Grackle
62. Boat-tailed Grackle
63. House Sparrow (1)
All told, I had a trip list of 63 species, with 11 Life Birds.
The Common Moorhen had been on my Life List as a "heard only" bird. This was the first time I saw one. I had seen the spoonbill and both ibises in a zoo, but this was the first time in the wild. The Red-breasted Merg and G. Black-backed Gull were my first USA sightings; I had previously seen both species in Scotland.
*LIFE BIRDS in CAPS
Featured birds in italics
6 comments:
Congratulations, Kathi! Your head must have been spinning. What a delight.
Impressive list of great birds. So glad you were able to add to your life list!
Great list and pictures.
Sounds like you had a great time ! Sunshine and lots of birds, the perfect combination, congrats on so many Lifers.
That's a very impressive list, Kat Doc. And going to Florida this time of year must have added to your delight of seeing so many. You obviously knew where to visit. ;o)
I took a trip to Florida in 2003 and added so many life birds. I'm still adding that data into eBird to find out my totals (I just started eBirding this year). Nice pics and a good trip!
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