Friday January First
Spent the day looking to start my new year's list with visits to a few local hot spots.
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| Snowy Plover at Bunche Beach |
Had a good start at Bunche Beach, arriving at a low tide. Best bird was perhaps seeing a
Snowy Plover. We occasionally will find a Snowy Plover at Bunche, but the sandier beaches on Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel are better places to look for them. Other sightings at Bunche included several
Reddish Egrets, American White Pelicans, Piping Plovers, Dunlin, Short-billed Dowitcher, Least Sandpipers and
Spotted Sandpiper. Dipped on several expected species, which turned out to be the trend of the day.
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| American White Pelican at Bunche Beach |
Next made a quick check of Lakes Park. Looking for least bitterns here, but settled for a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, a Cooper's Hawk and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
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| Mottled Duck at Lakes Park |
Moved on to the boardwalk at Six-mile Cypress Slough Preserve. Which was very quite today. The same for Rotary Park in Cape Coral. Next were the burrowing owls and
Monk Parakeets at the nearby Pelican Boulevard Ballfields. The noisy parakeets can be easy to locate, but the owls were in hiding today.
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| Loggerhead Shrike at Lakes Park |
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| Cattle Egret at Harns Marsh |
The Florida Scrub jays were absent today too. Looked for them in Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres. Ended the day at Harns Marsh. Lots of
Pied-billed Grebes, a few
Grey-headed Swamphens and the expected wading birds. So the day's tally wasn't very high. And that's OK
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| Least Sandpiper at Bunche Beach |
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| Common Gallinule at Harns Marsh |
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| Northern Mockingbird at Lakes Park |
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| Little Blue Heron at Harns Marsh |
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