Sunday, December 18, 2016

Florida List & Index

Brown Pelican, sunrise Pt Ybel
Shari & I went to Sanibel Island with Mike & Chris last week. It was our 3rd trip down there probably the 8th time there for Mike & Chris. We birded almost all the hot spots in the area, starting and ending the trip at Ding Darling. We hit Corkscrew Swamp, went looking for rarities in Cape Coral, met up with our friends Karmela & Sue for some intensive birding at Harns Marsh and Babcock-Webb WMA and generally had a great time. We even found a couple of Wawas down there. Shari & I got 3 life birds, or 4 if I want to ignore the Jersey sighting of Muscovy Duck last month.
Here are the links to our adventures:

Sanibel 12/11--Eurasian Collared-Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Pileated Woodpecker


Our list 117 species.
Counties birded: Charlotte, Collier, Lee
Species                First Sighting
Muscovy Duck   Fort Myers-McGregor Blvd
Mottled Duck   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Blue-winged Teal   J. N. Ding Darling NWR--Bailey Tract
Ring-necked Duck   Harns Marsh
Black Scoter   Point Ybel Lighthouse Beach Park
Hooded Merganser   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Pied-billed Grebe   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Wood Stork   Harns Marsh
Magnificent Frigatebird   East Gulf Drive
Double-crested Cormorant   East Gulf Drive
Anhinga   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
American White Pelican   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Brown Pelican   Sanibel Beach
American Bittern   Babcock-Webb WMA
Great Blue Heron   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Great Egret   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Snowy Egret   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Little Blue Heron   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Tricolored Heron   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Reddish Egret   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Cattle Egret   Harns Marsh
Green Heron   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Black-crowned Night-Heron   Babcock-Webb WMA
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
White Ibis   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Glossy Ibis   Harns Marsh
Roseate Spoonbill   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Black Vulture   Harns Marsh
Turkey Vulture   East Gulf Drive
Osprey   Sanibel Beach
Snail Kite   Harns Marsh
Cooper's Hawk   East Gulf Drive
Bald Eagle   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Red-shouldered Hawk   Harns Marsh
Short-tailed Hawk   Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
GRAY-HEADED SWAMPHEN   Harns Marsh
Common Gallinule   J. N. Ding Darling NWR--Bailey Tract
American Coot   J. N. Ding Darling NWR--Bailey Tract
Limpkin   Harns Marsh
Sandhill Crane   Harns Marsh
American Avocet   Little Estero Lagoon
American Oystercatcher   Little Estero Lagoon
Black-bellied Plover   Sanibel Beach
Wilson's Plover   Bunche Beach Preserve
Semipalmated Plover   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Piping Plover   Bunche Beach Preserve
Killdeer   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Marbled Godwit   Bunche Beach Preserve
Ruddy Turnstone   Sanibel Beach
Red Knot   Bunche Beach Preserve
Sanderling   Sanibel Beach
Dunlin   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Least Sandpiper   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Western Sandpiper   Bunche Beach Preserve
Short-billed Dowitcher   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Spotted Sandpiper   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Greater Yellowlegs   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Willet   Sanibel Beach
Laughing Gull   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Ring-billed Gull   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Herring Gull   Sanibel Beach
Lesser Black-backed Gull   Sanibel Beach
Common Tern   Bunche Beach Preserve
Forster's Tern   Point Ybel Lighthouse Beach Park
Royal Tern   Point Ybel Lighthouse Beach Park
Sandwich Tern   Sanibel Beach
Black Skimmer   Point Ybel Lighthouse Beach Park
Eurasian Collared-Dove   Sanibel
Common Ground-Dove   Sanibel Captiva Rd
Mourning Dove   East Gulf Drive
Eastern Screech-Owl   Sanibel Inn
Burrowing Owl   Pelican Blvd. Baseball Fields
Belted Kingfisher   J. N. Ding Darling NWR--Bailey Tract
Red-bellied Woodpecker   East Gulf Drive
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker   Babcock-Webb WMA
Downy Woodpecker   Babcock-Webb WMA
RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER   Babcock-Webb WMA
Northern Flicker   Babcock-Webb WMA
Pileated Woodpecker   East Gulf Drive
American Kestrel   East Gulf Drive
Monk Parakeet   Pelican Blvd. Baseball Fields
Eastern Phoebe   J. N. Ding Darling NWR--Bailey Tract
Great Crested Flycatcher   Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Loggerhead Shrike   Babcock-Webb WMA
White-eyed Vireo   Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Blue-headed Vireo   Point Ybel Lighthouse Beach Park
Blue Jay   Harns Marsh
FLORIDA SCRUB-JAY   Cape Coral
American Crow   John Street Public Beach
Fish Crow   East Gulf Drive
Tree Swallow   Harns Marsh
House Wren   Sanibel Beach
Marsh Wren   Naples Botanical Garden
Carolina Wren   Periwinkle Way
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   East Gulf Drive
Eastern Bluebird   Babcock-Webb WMA
American Robin   J. N. Ding Darling NWR--Bailey Tract
Gray Catbird   East Gulf Drive
Northern Mockingbird   East Gulf Drive
European Starling   East Gulf Drive
Black-and-white Warbler   Manatee Park
Common Yellowthroat   Sanibel Beach
Northern Parula   Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Palm Warbler   Point Ybel Lighthouse Beach Park
Pine Warbler   Babcock-Webb WMA
Yellow-rumped Warbler   East Gulf Drive
Yellow-throated Warbler   East Gulf Drive
Prairie Warbler   J. N. Ding Darling NWR--Bailey Tract
Savannah Sparrow   Harns Marsh
Swamp Sparrow   J. N. Ding Darling NWR--Bailey Tract
Eastern Towhee   Babcock-Webb WMA
Northern Cardinal   Periwinkle Way - 26.4509x-82.0236
Red-winged Blackbird   Babcock-Webb WMA
Eastern Meadowlark   Babcock-Webb WMA
Common Grackle   East Gulf Drive
Boat-tailed Grackle   Fort Myers
American Goldfinch   Harns Marsh


1 comment:

  1. Good morning. We visited two weekends ago. It was three lifers for me, four for Patty. We only visited one WaWa, but was impressed with the beer selection (!), the free wifi, and the outdoor seating!

    Two and a half days was nowhere near enough time to completely explore the area, and we are already planning a return trip.

    Take care.

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