Ok, so there are no Anhinga's locally, but we did have fine looks at one's
in Florida.

 

We (family) had to go to FL for a brief visit, fam biz. For 4 days,
certainly not long enough.

 

We birded the east coast near my Mom in Vero Beach, and the west coast near
Tampa where we left Will. And points in between.

 

List:

 

PB Grebe, No Gannet, Am and Br Pelicans, Mag Frigatebird, Snowy, Lil Blue,
TriColored, and Green Herons, White and Glossy Ibis, Rose Spoonbill, 

 

TuVu and BlVU, WoDuck, No Shoveler, Ring N Duck, Red Br Merg, many Osprey,
BA Eagle, Sharpie, Red Shouldered, red-tailed Hawks, Kestrel, Sora, Am

 

 Oystercatcher, Bl Bellied and Piping Plovers, Yellowlegs, Willets, Ruddy
Turnstone, Sanderling, Laughing, Bonaparts (breeding pl), Ring-billed , and
Herring 

 

Gulls ,Caspian, Royal, and Sandwich Terns, Co Ground Dove, BE Kingfisher,
Red-bellied Woodp, Tree Swall, Fish Crow, Blue Jay, and *Fl Scrub
Jay(first),

 

BG Gnatcatcher, No Parula, Yello rump W, Palm, and B and W Warb, Boat-tailed
Grackle (doing courtship !), Snail Kite, Crested Caracara, Sandhill Crane,Bl
Skimmer, Am Coot and a few more regulars.

 

So.....  I recommend a birding trip to the sunny south !  We even swam,
walked around in shorts, and saw palm trees !

 

BS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Shepard        

 

Project Coordinator

CT River Birding Trail

2360 Academy Road

Thetford Center, VT  05075

 

Home: 802 785-2855

 


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