Sunday, August 14, 2022

Fort Myers Beach

Sunday August 14th

Recently stopped by Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach. Not many pelicans, gulls or terns were present.  Had heard from Dave McQuade about a recent pelagic trip out into the Gulf where they had found absolutely zero pelagic birds, aside from frigatebirds. May mean that their food source has become scarce. 

Semipalmated Plover




Did find lots of Sanderlings and a few Semipalmated Plovers, Western Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Spotted Sandpipers. 

Reddish Egret

Ruddy Turnstone

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Western Sandpipers

Spotted this lone Short-billed Dowitcher

Counted four Spotted Sandpipers who had probably just arrived from up north



Lots of sanderlings and turnstones

Laughing Gull


USCG Crocodile 



Sunday, August 7, 2022

Snail Kites

 Sunday August 7th



Lately, it appears that snail kites have returned to Harns Marsh in Lehigh Acres.  Harns had been known as the go-to spot to locate the kites. It's a bird, formerly known as the Everglades Kite, on the endangered species list