Sunday June 7th
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View along Shell Creek The dock has been better days
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Had visited Hathaway Park, which is along Shell Creek in Charlotte County, last year. Returned recently with the purpose of looking for anything interesting. June is our weakest time of the year for birding, so expanding the scope of our observations beyond just birds can be satisfying.
As for the birds, found a few of the expected summer residents including Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Swallow-tailed Kite, White-eyed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Carolina Wren, Pine Warbler, Cardinals and Northern Parula.
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| Echo Moth caterpillars on a coontie plant |
Other observations included several brightly colored Echo Moth caterpillars on a coontie plant. Plus a few interesting mushrooms popping up after recent rains, plus an orchid called a Crested Coralroot Orchid
Made a lot of other flora observations as well.
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| Southern Bee Blossom |
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| American Beautyberry |
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| Pignut Hickory |
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| Yellow Star Grass |
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| Florida Alicia |
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| Blackroot |
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| Red Bay |
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| Southern Bogbottom |
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| Tarflower |
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| Florida Blueheart |
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