January Birds

 Saturday January 31st

Painted Bunting at my house

Vermilion Flycatcher at Pahokee, Florida

Lesser Nighthawk at Lakes Park, Ft Myers

Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Palm Beach County 

Common Eider at Lovers Key State Park

Nanday Parakeets at my house

Brown-headed Cowbird at the Celery Fields, Sarasota

Eastern Phoebe 

Purple Martin at the Celery Fields, Sarasota

Common Eider

 Tuesday January 27th

Lovers Key eBird Report

A female Common Eider has been reported, sporadically, around Fort Myers Beach for several months and most recently at Lovers Key State Park. Ran out to Lovers Key and with Vince McGrath, was able to see the eider at the south end of the beach at Big Carlos Pass. 

A Florida rarity, Common Eider

Snowy Plover

Red Knot

Black bellied Plover

Black headed Gull

 Saturday January 24th

Winn-Dixie Plaza eBird Report

Common Myna

Today I was able to add a lifer by following up on the reported Black headed Gull at the Winn Dixie Plaza in Belle Glade. It was located behind the store at the dumpsters, were laughing gulls, ring-billed gulls and white ibis had gathered

Black headed Gull

New Years Big Day

 Monday January 5th

New Year's Big Day - eBird Trip Report

Western Lesser Black-backed Gull

 

Kicked off the new year with a Big Day of birding.  Stayed within Lee County, starting before sunrise at Estero Bay Preserve SP--Winkler Point, where my first bird for the year was a calling Bald Eagle. Moved onto Bunche Beach, Bass Road Ponds, Cape Coral, Powell Creek Preserve, Alva and ending at with brief stops at Harns Marsh and West Marsh in Lehigh Acres. After wrapping up my day at West Marsh it was time to head home for some rest. But the day was not done, because there was a call from Eary Warren giving me a heads up on a sighting at of a Red Throated Loon that he and his posse had located at Riverside Park in Fort Myers. A very rare sighting to southwest Florida. As it was only a 14-minute drive from my home, I headed out. At the park I added Forster's Terns to my list, but not the loon. Will try again later.