Monday August 15th
Six-Mile Cypress Slough Preserve - Ft Myers, Florida
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Yellow Rat Snake -
A commonly seen reptile at Six-mile |
Six-mile Cypress is one of our better Fall Migration hot spots in Lee County for the neo-tropical migrants. And this week there numbers have really stepped-up. From the end of July till now we have seen a steady stream of the early migrating species such as
Black-and-White Warblers and
Northern Parulas. A few
Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Red-eyed Vireos and
Yellow Throated Warblers too.
This week we have seen a influx of additional warblers including Yellow, Hooded, Prothonotaries, Prairies, American Red-starts, Louisiana Waterthrush, Northern Waterthrush and Ovenbirds, We have also had a couple of Kentucky Warblers show-up. They are very uncommon in our area.
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| Kentucky Warbler |
Summer Tanager, Eastern Wood-Pewee and Acadian Flycatcher have all recently been seen. Common Yellowthroats, Swainson's Warbler and Worm-eating are still expected. Other species that have recently arrived locally, but in other habitats include
Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallows and Piping Plovers
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| Carolina Wren |
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| Red-shouldered Hawk |
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| Northern Parula |
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| Armadillos have been digging in the butterfly garden |
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| Gulf Fritillary Butterfly |
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| Eastern Swallowtail Butterfly |
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| Northern Parula |
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
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| White Ibis |
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| Cuban Brown Anole |
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| Black-and-White Warblers are very common lately |
Awesome collection of species, Tom! Loved the Kentucky Warbler!
ReplyDeleteThanks Hemant. You have some beautiful warbler photos, making it look easy. Which we now is not.
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