April Birds and Such

 Saturday April 30th

Spring migration has been very weak this season.  Not much activity. Seems either the migrates took advantage of the winds to speed on past us or stayed further west as they crossed the Gulf of Mexico, coming ashore around East Texas / Louisiana. So, I've posted a few miscellaneous sightings of interesting fauna see this month.

Blue Jay

Possum Family

Mayan Cichlid

Tufted Titmouse

Gray-headed Swamphen

Northern Waterthrush

Rosette Spoonbill

Swallow-tailed Kite

Southern Black Racer

Island Glass Lizard

Baby Gator

Gray-headed Swamphen

Female Black-throated Blue Warbler

Mangrove Skipper

Northern Parula

Northern Parula

Palm Warbler

Eastern Kingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Bobolink

Female Black-and-White Warbler

Short-tailed Hawk

Gray Kingbird

Female Cape May Warbler

Black-necked Stilt

Snowy Plover

Northern Cardinal

Glossy Ibis

Little Blue Heron

Fish Crow

Tricolored Heron on the Nest

Juvenile Tricolored Heron

Juvenile Tricolored Heron

Cedar Waxwings

 Thursday April 7th

Got a few decent pics of cedar waxwings at Rotary Park in Cape Coral. These are such glorious birds. The best time to encounter waxwings in Southwest Florida tends to be in late March and into April.  They are taking advantage of the emerging buds and fruit to fatten up for their trip north.

At Babcock

 Monday, April 4th

Another visit to Babcock-Webb, in Charlotte County, today.

Northern Bobwhite

Got there early enough to see and hear a couple of Chuck-wills-widows. And again, saw lots of activity at drying up wetlands hosting American White Pelicans, lots of Wood Storks and Yellowlegs. Added a pair of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and heard several Bachman's Sparrows. Other birds included Swallow-tailed Kites, Eastern Towhees, Northern Bobwhites, Meadowlarks, Eastern Bluebirds, White-eyed Vireos, a Hairy Woodpecker, Pine Warblers, Gray Catbirds, Rosette Spoonbills, Black-crowned Night-herons, lots of White & Glossy Ibis and Common Yellowthroats.  Dipped on brown-headed nuthatch. It also appears that the palm and yellow-rumped warblers have pulled-out for their long flights north.

American White Pelicans

American White Pelicans

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Lesser Yellowlegs

Island Glass Lizard

Lots of white-tailed deer and alligators, plus spotted an Island Glass Lizard sunning itself on the road.

Island Glass Lizard

Baby Gators

Baby Gators