Friday December 30th
Spent the morning today visiting Myakka River State Park in Sarasota County. Water levels remain high and some damage from Hurricane Ian is still present. Was hoping to observe a nice variety of waterfowl, but only came across Mottled Ducks, some Blue-winged Teal and a few Green-winged Teal. Wild Turkeys, Greater Yellowlegs, Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Black-necked Stilts and Eastern Phoebes were numerous. Other sightings included American Robins, Pied-billed Grebes, Anhingas and Cormorants.
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| Red-shouldered Hawk |
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| Wild Turkey |
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| Greater Yellowlegs |
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| American Robin |
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| Green-winged Teal |
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| Northern Mockingbird |
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Palm Warbler
Myakka River State Park |
After catching lunch at the food truck, left the park for a quick run over to nearby Celery Fields. Here, I checked out the butterfly garden and feeder location. Lots of Nanday Parakeets, Brown-headed Cowbirds and Grackles.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
The Celery Fields |
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Northern Cardinal
The Celery Field |
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Boat-tailed Grackle
The Celery Fields |
So, as the year ends, I hadn't grown a very large year list. With the covid stuff, gas prices and rising inflationary costs, and not forget the havoc with Hurricane Ian, I didn't do as much birding as I normally would have. But currently I'm making plans to be more aggressive in the new year.
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