Thursday March 24th
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker seen on nest tree near to the nest hole,
were, presumably, the female is seen |
Arrived a bit too late to find a calling chucks-will-widow, as the sun was brightening up the day already. But did find two different active Red-cockaded Woodpecker nest sites. Took a little longer but singing Backman's Sparrows were heard. And calling Bobwhites, Meadowlarks and Eastern Towhees as well.
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| Purple Thistle with a sweet bee |
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| Limewater Brookweed |
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| Netted Pawpaw |
Purple Thistle, Leavenworth's Tickseed, Netted Pawpaw and Limewater Brookweed are in bloom. I like to check out the thistle for opportunities to photograph any butterflies feeding on the blossoms.
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| Corn Snake |
Best observation for the day was a
coyote. I haven't seen them here in quite a while. This guy looked pretty healthy and had a blackish tail. It won't let me get close enough for a photo. Lots of deer today too. Including dawns. The alligators were sunning themselves and a corn snake and a garter snake were spotted catching some sun too as they stretched out on the road.
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| Eastern Garter Snake |
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| American White Pelicans |
At the eastern end of Tuckers Grade, the impoundments are drying up. Here was a concentration of shorebirds including numerous Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitchers, plus a pair of Wilson's Snipes. What got your attention was the forty American White Pelicans resting at the site.
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| Greater Yellowlegs |
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| Lesser Yellowlegs |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Pine Warbler |
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| Purple Gallinule |
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| Boat-tailed Grackle |
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