Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County

Tuesday, January 13th



A RCW hiding from the camera

Today I arrived at Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area in Charlotte County just at dawn. Because this venue is the closest location to find the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker. This species requires a very specific habitat, which  has been disappearing, as their habitat is also favored by land developers.


So about twenty minutes past dawn, a pair of noisy RCW emerged from their nest holes.  A pair of noisy House Wrens would join them in greeting a new day.


The best time and place to locate the birds is be set-up near one of the nest colony sites either at dawn or dusk.
This Red-bellied Woodpecker was inspecting a RCW nest hole


Shortly after I was able to locate Brown-headed Nuthatches in a mixed flock of Palm, Yellow-rumped and Pine Warblers. Other species found included Great Blue Herons, Green Herons, Great Egrets, Eastern Meadowlarks, Mockingbirds, Common Yellowthroat, American Bittern, Pied-billed Grebes, Northern Flickers and Tree Swallows.










House Wren

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret



Brown-headed Nuthatch

American Bittern

Eastern Meadowlark

Northern Mockingbird



Current tally of recent hunting activity on the property









1 comment:

  1. I've visited Babcock-Webb WMA several times in the last 3-4 years and I agree that its an amazing place. Thanks for posting great photos and details of your trips. -Dwayne

    ReplyDelete