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| Eastern Screech Owl seen at Six-Mile Cypress Slough |
So far birding in early April hasn't been very exciting. We're seeing a smattering of migration activity at local hotspots, such as at Sanibel Lighthouse and Six-Mile Cypress Slough Preserve.
So far I've been able to see FOS Gray Kingbird, Least Terns, Scarlet Tanager, Worm-eating Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler and Red-eyed Vireos. Other sightings have included Swallow-tailed Kites, Northern Parulas, Yellow-throated Vireo, Blue-headed Vireos, Magnolia Warblers.
Other migrants being reported, but are yet to be in my line-of-sight include Cliff and Cave Swallows, Chimney Swifts, Eastern Kingbirds, Hooded Warblers, Swainson's Warbler, Blue Grosbeak. Many wintering species have definitely pulled-out already including Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers, American Kestrels, Belted Kingfishers and Eastern Phoebes. Any day now, Common Nighthawks will show-up for the summer as well.
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| Cedar Waxwing |
Currently, a flock of Cedar Waxwings are being seen daily just outside my door. They will probably hang around for a couple more weeks, till they begin to follow Spring as it expands northward.
A great yard bird, Tom. As you had noted that Belted Kingfishers would be leaving soon in a previous post, I was not surprised to fail to see a single kingfisher along Alligator Alley this week.
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