Wednesday November 1st
It has be about fifty days since Hurricane Irma struck. Very slowly our public parks and preserves have been able to reopen. Today Six-Mile Cypress Slough Preserve has opened, partly.
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| Blue-headed Vireo |
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| Blue - Gray Gnatcatcher |
Half of the boardwalk remained closed awaiting its final clean-up.
Spent about an hour their today. So much of the canopy has been defoliated and dead snags and limbs had come down, leaving a lot more open space. Should make it a bit easier to observe the birds.
Saw my FOS Blue-headed Vireos and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Other birds today included Tufted Titmice, Carolina Wrens, lots of Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers, Palm, Pine, Northern Parula and Prairie Warblers.
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Apple Snail shells found at the Gunnery Trail.
They would have been left behind by either
Limpkins or Snail Kites, which feed on them
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Earlier in the morning stopped at the Gunnery Trail at Turkey Strand Preserve. and had a FOS Sora calling, more Yellow-rumped, Pine, Palm and Common Yellowthroat Warblers, tons of Gray Catbirds and numerous waders. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Mottled Ducks, Blue-winged Teal and Common Gallinules were seen as well.
Gallary
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| A female Black-throated Blue Warbler seen at Rotary Park in Cape Coral |
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| A Black-and-White Warbler at Rotary Park |
Also heard a report of an Ani seen by Meg in the Estero Buffer Preserve. Sounds intriguing.
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| Gray-headed Swamphen at Harns Marsh |
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| Tricolored Heron at Harns Marsh |
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| Red-shouldered Hawk at Harns Marsh |
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| Red-tailed Hawk at Harns Marsh |
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| A Polka-dotted Batfish seen in the shallows at Bunche Beach |
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| Prairie Warbler at Lakes Park |
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| Palm Warbler at Lakes Park |
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| Northern Parula at Sugden Park |
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| Black-and-White Warbler at Sugden Park |
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| American Redstart at Sugden Park |
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| A Black-throated Green Warbler at Sugden Park |
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| A Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher at Sugden Park |
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| A Common Yellowthroat at Sugden Park |
This was an enjoyable multi-venue post to see, Tom. Nice report. I was especially intrigued with your Polka-dot Batfish observed at Bunche Beach. I would not have objected to volunteering at Six Mile to get the jewel reopened earlier.
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