Christmas Count

 Monday December 20th

Joined with Vince McGrath and Toni Sutton on Monday the 20th for the annual Audubon Christmas Count. Due to conflicts with my work schedule, I had never participated in the count in the past. No excuse now that I've retired. So, meet up with Vince and Toni at 7 am at Lakes Regional Park in Fort Myers to start the day. 

Arrived at Lakes Park as large clouds of birds - Fish Crows, White Ibis, Boat-tailed Grackles, Glossy Ibis, Cormorants and Snowy Egrets were leaving their roosts to start a new day.  Other good finds included King Rail, Northern Waterthrush, Summer Tanager, A Sharp-shinned Hawk, Limpkins, Least Bittern, a Great Blue Heron gathering nesting material, a momma Mourning Dove feeding a pair of begging juveniles and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Dipped on a sora, hummingbirds and Great Horned Owl.

From Lakes Park we explored Vince's assigned territory stopping at various locations and venues in the area. we were able to add Blue-winged Teal, Spotted Sandpiper, nesting Bald Eagles, Anhingas, Ring-billed Gull, Brown Pelicans, Eurasian Collared-Doves, Coots, Red-tailed Hawk, Ospreys, Gnatcatchers, Loggerhead Shrikes, Muscovy Ducks, Red-shouldered Hawks, House Finches, House Sparrows, Common Gallinule, Tufted Titmouse, Gray Catbirds and a Black-and-White Warbler.

I believe we scored 65 species which Vince lamented on this as a low number. He focused on how the residential development of the area has affected the numbers and varieties of birds.

The Summary created by Toni Sutton

eBird Checklist Summary for: Dec 20, 2021

Number of Checklists: 18
Number of Taxa: 65

Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Lakes Park
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 7:13 AM
(2): 15290 Bass Rd, Fort Myers US-FL (26.5221, -81.9120)
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 9:34 AM
(3): 14943–14973 A and W Bulb Rd, Fort Myers US-FL (26.5245, -81.9196)
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 9:50 AM
(4): 10032 Forest River Ln, Fort Myers US-FL 26.53282, -81.92023
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 10:08 AM
(5): 14245–14259 A And W Bulb Rd, Fort Myers US-FL 26.53733, -81.91991
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 10:13 AM
(6): McGregor Pointe Shopping Center, Fort Myers US-FL 26.52047, -81.93945
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 10:24 AM
(7): Ruttenberg Park
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 10:39 AM
(8): 8932 Banyan Cove Cir, Fort Myers US-FL 26.56811, -81.90129
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 11:31 AM
(9): Edwards Kontinos Dr, Fort Myers US-FL 26.59544, -81.89017
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 11:48 AM
(10): 1470 Royal Palm Square Blvd, Fort Myers US-FL (26.5937, -81.8869)
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 11:56 AM
(11): 4785 Barkley Cir, Fort Myers US-FL (26.5914, -81.8812)
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 12:09 PM
(12): 5652–5666 Sunrise Dr, Fort Myers US-FL 26.58596, -81.88513
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 12:28 PM
(13): 5298 Cedarbend Dr, Fort Myers US-FL 26.58140, -81.88108
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 12:58 PM
(14): Auto selected 26.57837, -81.88160
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 1:01 PM
(15): 5249 Summerlin Commons Blvd, Fort Myers US-FL 26.57850, -81.87901
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 1:03 PM
(16): Florida Southwestern State College - Lee Campus, Fort Myers US-FL 26.55404, -81.88901
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 1:13 PM
(17): US-Florida-Fort Myers-13250 University Center Boulevard - 26.548x-81.885
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 1:41 PM
(18): Lakes Park - US-Florida-Fort Myers 
Date: Dec 20, 2021 at 2:23 PM

18 Muscovy Duck (Established Feral) -- (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (15), (16)
8 Blue-winged Teal -- (8)
1 Mottled Duck -- (1)
30 Mallard x Mottled Duck (hybrid) -- (1), (8), (11), (15), (16)
2 Pied-billed Grebe -- (1)
1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) -- (17)
4 Eurasian Collared-Dove -- (1), (3)
2 Common Ground Dove -- (1)
24 Mourning Dove -- (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (17)
1 King Rail -- (1)
22 Common Gallinule -- (1), (10), (11), (18)
8 American Coot -- (1)
4 Limpkin -- (1)
1 Spotted Sandpiper -- (11)
1 Laughing Gull -- (18)
3 Ring-billed Gull -- (1)
1 Wood Stork -- (1)
20 Anhinga -- (1), (6), (9)
52 Double-crested Cormorant -- (1), (6), (9), (10), (11)
4 Brown Pelican -- (1)
1 Least Bittern -- (1)
12 Great Blue Heron -- (1)
8 Great Egret -- (1), (4), (7), (10), (16)
21 Snowy Egret -- (1), (16)
2 Little Blue Heron -- (1),(16)
10 Tricolored Heron -- (1), (7), (11)
5 Cattle Egret -- (6), (7)
1 Green Heron -- (1)
562 White Ibis -- (1), (7), (11), (17)
46 Glossy Ibis -- (1)
12 Black Vulture -- (3),(18)
10 Turkey Vulture -- (2), (3), (8)
9 Osprey -- (6), (7), (13), (16), (18)
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk -- (1)
2 Bald Eagle -- (3),(18)
2 Red-shouldered Hawk -- (3), (11)
1 Belted Kingfisher -- (16)
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- (1), (12)
9 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (1), (3), (18)
5 Downy Woodpecker -- (1), (11), (16), (18)
2 Pileated Woodpecker -- (3), (5)
4 Eastern Phoebe -- (1), (12)
1 Blue-headed Vireo -- (1)
6 Loggerhead Shrike -- (1), (6), (7), (12)
12 Blue Jay -- (1),(2),(3),(8)
214 Fish Crow -- (1), (5), (7)
1 Tufted Titmouse -- (18)
42 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -- (1), (3), (7), (10), (12), (18)
1 House Wren -- (1)
148 European Starling -- (1), (5), (6), (7), (15), (16), (17)
8 Gray Catbird -- (1),(4),(18)
7 Northern Mockingbird -- (1), (7), (11), (16)
6 House Sparrow -- (17)
2 House Finch -- (16)
75 Common Grackle -- (1)
152 Boat-tailed Grackle -- (1), (2)
1 Northern Waterthrush -- (1)
1 Black-and-white Warbler -- (18)
3 Common Yellowthroat -- (1)
48 Palm Warbler -- (1), (2), (5), (7), (12), (16)
12 Pine Warbler -- (18)
15 Yellow-rumped Warbler -- (1), (2), (8)
2 Yellow-throated Warbler -- (1), (7)
1 Summer Tanager -- (1)
10 Northern Cardinal -- (1), (18)

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