Day 1 – Orlando
Anhinga – 28th
March – Orlando Airport (Swimming in
one of the airport pools) Numerous throughout the trip.
Palm Warbler –
28th March – Orlando (Quality
Suites Lake Buena Vista Hotel) Migrating flock in trees lining the car park.
Most common warbler, males and females seen. Numerous throughout.
Blue-headed Vireo
– 28th March – Orlando (Quality
Suites Lake Buena Vista Hotel) One bird seen foraging in the trees lining the
car park. Only bird of the trip.
Wood Stork – 28th
March – Orlando (Turkey Lake Road)
Bird foraging at the side of the road by a pool. Seen in good numbers during
the trip.
Other birds:
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Mourning Dove, Great Blue Heron, Common Grackle,
Boat-tailed Grackle, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher, Cedar Waxwing
Day 2 – Orlando & Merritt Island
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet – 29th March – Orlando
(Quality Suites Lake Buena Vista Hotel) One foraging in the trees in the car
park. One of two seen during the trip - the second at Mead Botanical Garden.
Wild Turkey – 29th
March – Orlando (Martin Anderson
Beachline Expy) Seen from the car on route from Orlando to Merritt Island.
Several seen throughout the trip including displaying males. The majority seen
around the Three Lakes WMA area.
Black-necked Stilt
– 29th March – St John’s
River (Off East Colonial Drive) Two birds feeding in the vegetation. A handful
seen throughout the trip.
Savannah Sparrow
– 29th March – St John’s
River (Off East Colonial Drive) Feeding at the side of the river. A handful
seen throughout the trip.
Eastern Meadowlark
– 29th March – St John’s
River (Off East Colonial Drive) Two birds foraging and singing at the side of
the river. Relatively common in grassland habitat.
Belted Kingfisher
– 29th March – St John’s
River (Off East Colonial Drive) Bird seen hovering and diving for fish.
Relatively common in wetland areas.
White Ibis – 29th
March – Merritt Island (A Max Brewer
Memorial Parkway) Seen from parking area off the road, foraging by the side of
the river. Abundant throughout.
Painted Bunting–
29th March – Merritt
Island (Visitor Centre feeders) Female feeding on the seed. 4 seen throughout
the trip including male at Felts Audubon Preserve.
Yellow-throated
Warbler – 29th March – Merritt
Island (Visitor Centre) Adult feeding in large tree by car park. 3 seen
throughout the trip.
Reddish Egret
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (Scrub Jay Loop Trail) Fishing in the water off the trail. A small
handful seen throughout the trip at coastal locations.
Roseate Spoonbill
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (Scrub Jay Loop Trail) Flying over. A small handful seen throughout.
Florida Scrub Jay
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (Scrub Jay Ridge) Two individuals showing well at the side of the trail.
Only 2 of the whole trip. Endemic to Florida.
Brown Pelican
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (Manatee Watch Point) A small group fishing in the canal. Several seen
during the trip.
Mottled Duck– 29th
March – Merritt Island (Black Point
Wildlife Drive) Pure bird seen feeding in the water. Several encountered during
the trip.
American Coot
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (Black Point Wildlife Drive) Dabbling in the water. Numerous throughout
the trip.
Common Gallinule
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (Black Point Wildlife Drive) Foraging in the water. Extremely numerous
throughout.
American White
Pelican – 29th March – Merritt
Island (Black Point Wildlife Drive) Two sat on the edge of the water. Two
groups seen during the trip.
Marbled Godwit
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (Black Point Wildlife Drive) Three feeding in the water. 4 seen during
the trip - another at Fort de Soto.
American Avocet
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (Black Point Wildlife Drive) Two feeding in the water. Only two seen
during the trip.
Red-shouldered Hawk
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (A Max Brewer Memorial Parkway) One perched on a pylon. Several seen
during the trip.
Common Ground Dove
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (A Max Brewer Memorial Parkway) One feeding underneath a pylon. A small
handful seen on the trip.
Loggerhead Shrike
– 29th March – Merritt
Island (A Max Brewer Memorial Parkway overlooking the Indian River) One perched
on the wires. Several seen on the trip.
Royal Tern – 29th
March – Merritt Island (A Max Brewer
Memorial Parkway overlooking the Indian River) Large flock roosting distantly
on the sand. A handful of flocks seen very well during the trip at Carlos
Pointe and Fort de Soto.
Other birds:
Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Bald Eagle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common
Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Cardinal,
Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher, Mourning Dove, Black Skimmer, Northern Parula, Greater
Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Northern Mockingbird, Caspian Tern, Snowy Egret,
Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron,
Tricoloured Heron, Green Heron, Semi-palmated Plover, Willet, Long-billed
Dowitcher, Gray Catbird, Chipping Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Double-crested Cormorant, American Kestrel, Pied-billed Grebe, Fish Crow,
Laughing Gull, Least Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Wood Stork, Blue-winged Teal
Also: Slavonian Grebe,
Great Northern Diver, Barn Swallow, Osprey, Great Egret, Shoveler, Pintail, Red-breasted
Merganser, Glossy Ibis, Merlin
Florida Scrub Jay |
Day 3 – Mead Botanical Gardens &
Viera Wetlands
Pine Warbler –
30th March – Mead
Botanical Garden (Near the car park) Feeding in trees and calling. One of 3 or
4 seen during the trip. Male. Also seen at Three Lakes WMA Florida Trail.
Barred Owl – 30th
March – Mead Botanical Garden (In the
trees near Alice's Pond) 2 adults and 1 owlet seen. Nesting pair. Showed well
on the branches above. Only ones of the trip.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
– 30th March – Mead
Botanical Garden (Near the Butterfly Garden) Male seen soaring in the thermals.
3 individuals seen on the trip.
Carolina Wren
– 30th March – Mead
Botanical Garden (In shrubs near Alice's Pond) Singing in the trees. One of two
birds seen on the trip. Another seen at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker – 30th March – Mead
Botanical Garden (In tree near Howell Creek) Female feeding in trees. One of
two birds seen during the trip, both at Mead Botanical Garden.
Prairie Warbler
– 30th March – Mead Botanical
Garden (Near car park) Male feeding in the trees. One of a small number seen
during the trip.
Swallow-tailed
Kite – 30th March – State
Highway 9 (On route from Mead Botanical Garden to Viera Wetlands) Flying over
the road ahead of us. Several seen during the trip, including two notable low
flying individuals giving excellent views - one in the Burger King car park off
State Highway 9, the second at Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.
Sandhill Crane
– 30th March – Viera
Wetlands (Cell 3) Adult sitting in the reeds. A small handful of pairs seen
throughout the trip, with the majority seen along Joe Overstreet Road in the
Three Lakes WMA area. A pair with chick also seen from the road near Orlando.
Limpkin – 30th
March – Viera Wetlands (Cell 3) At
the side of the track, showing well. A small number of individuals seen
throughout the trip.
Crested Caracara
– 30th March – Viera
Wetlands (Behind Cell 2) Flying distantly. A small number seen well during the
trip, including on South Canoe Creek Road, Kenansville and at L1 Dike Road near
Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.
Least Bittern
– 30th March – Viera
Wetlands (Cell 1 from the Caracara Divide) Seen flying between reedbeds over
the water twice. Only individual of the trip.
Other birds:
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Wood Thrush, Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Harrier,
Bald Eagle, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Wood Stork, Palm Warbler, Northern
Parula, Black and White Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher,
Tufted Titmouse, American Goldfinch, Northern Cardinal, House Wren, Chimney
Swift, Anhinga, White Ibis, Great crested Flycatcher, Red-tailed Hawk, Gray
Catbird, Tricoloured Heron, Little Blue Heron, Downy Woodpecker, Green Heron,
Snowy Egret, Great Blue Heron, Boat-tailed Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird,
Loggerhead Shrike, American Coot, Common Gallinule, Swamp Sparrow, Savannah
Sparrow, Belted Kingfisher, Common Yellowthroat, Mottled Duck, Mourning Dove,
Common Ground Dove, Pied-billed Grebe, Caspian Tern, Forster’s Tern, Roseate Spoonbill
Day 4 – Three Lakes Wildlife
Management Area & Joe Overstreet Road and Landing
White-winged Dove
– 31st March – Kenansville (S. Canoe Creek Road).
Individual perched on the wires showing well. One of a handful seen during the
trip.
Bachman’s Sparrow
– 31st March – Three Lakes
WMA (Florida Trail) Perched on a branch singing near the start of the trail
from the N Canoe Creek Road entrance. Only one of the trip.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
– 31st March – (Florida
Trail) Two feeding on trees by the side of the trail around the second group of
white ringed nest trees. Great views. Only two of the trip.
Brown-headed
Nuthatch – 31st March – Three
Lakes WMA (Florida Trail) One perched on trunk of suspected nest tree. Only one
of the trip.
Red-headed
Woodpecker – 31st March – Three Lakes WMA (Prairie Lakes Road). One feeding in the trees near the
side of road at the crossroads, before flying over the car to the other side.
Only bird of the trip.
Killdeer – 31st
March – Joe Overstreet Road (Seen from roadside) Three in the marshy grass at the
side of the road. A small handful seen throughout the trip.
Snail Kite – 31st
March – Joe Overstreet Road (Joe Overstreet Landing - Lake Kissimmee) Two seen
hunting over the marsh distantly. Females - white and black banded tail was
obvious. Caught a snail. Only birds of the trip.
American Purple
Gallinule – 31st March – Joe Overstreet Road (Joe Overstreet
Landing - Lake Kissimmee) Three seen feeding distantly in the lily pads. A
small number seen well throughout the trip, including at Wakodahatchee
Wetlands.
Other birds:
Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Northern Cardinal, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern
Parula, Eastern Meadowlark, Wild Turkey, Eastern Bluebird, Northern
Mockingbird, Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk,
American Kestrel, Crested Caracara, Solitary Sandpiper, Little Blue Heron,
Snowy Egret, American White Pelican, Black-necked Stilt, Swallow-tailed Kite,
Mourning Dove, Red-winged Blackbird, Boat-tailed Grackle, Lesser Yellowlegs,
American Coot, Common Gallinule, Tree Swallow, White Ibis, Loggerhead Shrike,
Sandhill Crane, Laughing Gull, White-eyed Vireo, Swamp Sparrow, Common
Yellowthroat, Blue-winged Teal
Also: Osprey, Great
Egret, Mallard, Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret, Ring-billed Gull, Common Tern
Red-cockaded Woodpecker |
Day 5 – Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6
& Miami
Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher – 1st April – Clewiston (On route between Clewiston and
Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6 on County Road 835 Evercane Road at the junction
with Joshua Blvd) 5 birds seen on the wires including a male. Showing well.
Only birds of the trip.
Western Kingbird
– 1st April – Clewiston
(On route between Clewiston and Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6 on County Road
835 Evercane Road at the junction with Joshua Blvd) 1 bird on the wires with
the Scissor-tailed Flycatchers. Short bill and white outer tail feathers. One
of two seen on the trip.
Burrowing Owl
– 1st April – L1 Dike Road
(Near Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6) 16 seen in fields surrounding the road,
but distant. Excellent views of a nest at Brian Piccolo Park with two adults
and one chick showing well later on. Several seen on the grass surrounding
Miami.
Gray Kingbird
– 1st April – Josie Billie
Highway (On route between Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6 and Miami) Seen on
wires by the side of the road. Only bird of the trip.
Spot-breasted
Oriole – 1st April – Markham
Park (Near the Dog Exercise Yard) One adult seen well in trees inside the fence
before flying out in to the palm trees and across the road. Only bird of the
trip. Accepted exotic in Miami on ABA.
Muscovy Duck –
1st April – Topeekeegee
Yugnee Park (Near the lake) On grass by the lake. Seen throughout Miami -
established feral population and ABA accepted birds.
Other birds:
Belted Kingfisher, Crested Caracara, Northern Harrier, Eastern Meadowlark,
American Kestrel, Swallow-tailed Kite, Black-necked Stilt, Common Gallinule,
American Coot, White Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, Double-crested Cormorant
Also: Barn Owl,
Egyptian Goose, Feral Pigeons
Day 6 – Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge,
Green Cay Wetlands & Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Smooth-billed Ani
– 2nd April – Loxahatchee
Wildlife Refuge (Along main canal dike off Lee Way and on crossroads path)
Breeding pair. Two adults seen extremely well and calling. Possible nest
building. Only birds of the trip. Very special birds - possibly the only pair
in Florida.
Eastern Screech
Owl – 2nd April – Green
Cay Wetlands (Off boardwalk in palm tree roost spot) Brown morph adult showing
well. Only bird of the trip.
Gray-headed
Swamphen – 2nd April –
Green Cay Wetlands (Off boardwalk in reeds) Several more seen at Wakodahatchee
Wetlands. 7/8 birds in total. Established population in Florida of Grey-headed
subspecies and countable under ABA.
Purple Martin –
2nd April – Green Cay
Wetlands (Around nestboxes) Several birds showing well. Other birds seen at
Sawgrass Lake Park and SW 203rd Ave, Homestead.
American Bittern
– 2nd April – Green Cay
Wetlands (In reeds off boardwalk) Elusive bird hunting in the reeds. Two more
birds seen well at Lust Road Wildlife Drive near Apopka.
Other birds:
Anhinga, Snowy Egret, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, American Purple Gallinule,
Tricoloured Heron, Little Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, Wood Stork,
Common Gallinule, American Coot, Pileated Woodpecker, Mourning Dove,
Boat-tailed Grackle, Belted Kingfisher, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-winged
Blackbird, Pied-billed Grebe, White-winged Dove
Day 7 – Cutler Bridge, Black Point
Park and Marina, Homestead, Long Key SP & Key West
Cave Swallow –
3rd April – Cutler Bay (SW
216th St and Ronald Reagan Turnpike canal bridge) 60+ birds congregating over
the water and flying under the bridge. Only flock of the trip.
Yellow-crowned
Night Heron – 3rd April –
Black Point Park and Marina (Black Creek Trail Entrance road) Juvenile bird by
the side of the road. Adults also seen at Dry Tortugas NP.
Mangrove Cuckoo
– 3rd April – Black Point
Park and Marina (Black Creek Trail near the start of the 2nd parking lot) Adult
bird. Elusive but showing well in the mangrove trees. Called once. A very
special bird and the only one of the trip. Overwintering individual.
Common Myna – 3rd
April – Florida City (Starbucks car
park off W Palm Drive) Two individuals flying and perched on the lamppost. Seen
well later on off the S Dixie Hwy.
Magnificent
Frigatebird – 3rd April –
Overseas Highway (Near Key Largo) Flying over the road high up. Several seen
throughout the keys. Soaring low down and overhead and great views obtained at
Dry Tortugas NP.
Zenaida Dove –
3rd April – Long Key SP
(Off the Golden Orb Trail, in between the two pink ribbons) Very elusive and views
obtained under bushes next to the trail. White mark on wing clearly visible.
ABA mega and 9th record for America. Only bird of the trip.
White-crowned
Pigeon – 3rd April – Overseas
Highway (Outside Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden & Hyatt
Beach House) 10+ birds seen in total, all around this area near Key West. All
perched on wires at around 5:30pm, presumably before heading to roost.
Other birds:
Green Heron, Pied-billed Grebe, Northern Mockingbird, Prairie Warbler, Mourning
Dove, Gray Catbird, Willet, Western Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Reddish
Egret, Indigo Bunting, Common Ground Dove, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Kingbird
Day 8 – Dry Tortugas NP
Audubon’s Shearwater
– 4th April – Yankee
Freedom Ferry, Dry Tortugas NP (Route from Key West to Dry Tortugas NP) On
water then took flight at close range. Not a Manx Shearwater - shorter wings,
more flapping flight style and less gliding. Seen well. Only bird of the trip.
Sooty Tern – 4th
April – Dry Tortugas NP (Fort
Jefferson and Garden Key) Hundreds seen flying and nesting on the island. Only
location seen.
Brown Noddy – 4th
April – Dry Tortugas NP (Fort
Jefferson and Garden Key) Hundreds seen flying and nesting on the island. Only
location seen.
Masked Booby –
4th April – Dry Tortugas
NP (Hospital Key) 75+ seen on the sand at Hospital Key from the Yankee Freedom.
Ferry stopped nearby to obtain scope views and photos.
Louisiana
Waterthrush – 4th April –
Dry Tortugas NP (Fort Jefferson) Seen near the water source and inside the fort
walls. Prominent white supercilium, buffy flanks and pale throat. Only bird of
the trip.
Orchard Oriole
– 4th April – Dry Tortugas
NP (Fort Jefferson) Male. Seen at the top of the trees inside the fort, plus
again outside the entrance. Only bird of the trip.
Black-whiskered
Vireo – 4th April – Dry
Tortugas NP (Fort Jefferson) Seen in the trees inside the fort. Black 'whisker'
clearly visible. Iconic Florida species and the only one of the trip.
Blue Grosbeak –
4th April – Dry Tortugas
NP (Fort Jefferson) Males seen in trees inside the fort. Only birds of the
trip.
Summer Tanager
– 4th April – Dry Tortugas
NP (Fort Jefferson) Male, feeding in tree inside the fort. Another male seen at
Fort de Soto. One of two birds seen on the trip.
Prothonotary
Warbler – 4th April – Dry
Tortugas NP (Fort Jefferson) Male. Feeding along the wall inside the fort.
Fantastic views and the only bird of the trip. A personal favourite.
Brown Booby – 4th
April – Dry Tortugas NP (Out to sea)
4 birds perched on large metal frames in the water. Very distant scope views.
Large tail and facial markings apparent. Only birds of the trip.
Great Horned Owl
– 4th April – Key Largo
(Dove Creek Lodge Resort) Adult bird perched on telegraph pole in the car park,
before flying off. Only bird of the trip.
Also of note: Probable Common Nighthawk – 4th
April - Dry Tortugas NP (Fort Jefferson) Definite Nighthawk sp. Bird flew out
of a tree and up high. Two white patches on the wings. Due to timing and
location, remote possibility of Antillean Nighthawk cannot be ruled out.
Other birds:
Indigo Bunting, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Scarlet Tanager, Prairie Warbler, Black
and White Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Kentucky Warbler,
American Redstart, Ovenbird, Palm Warbler, Yellow-throated Vireo, White-eyed
Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Eastern Kingbird, Tree Swallow, American Kestrel, Brown
Pelican, American Herring Gull, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Solitary Sandpiper,
Laughing Gull, Double-crested Cormorant
Also: Barn Swallow,
Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, Cattle Egret, Sandwich Tern, Turnstone
Prothonotary Warbler |
Day 9 – Homestead & Eagle Lakes
Community Park
Bronzed Cowbird
– 5th April – Homestead (SW
203rd Ave) Around 8 birds present, going down to the feeder in the garden and
feeding on the grass. Also seen at Eagle Lakes Community Park.
Black-bellied
Whistling Duck – 5th April – Eagle Lakes Community Park (Main lake) Several present on the main lake
dabbling. Also seen at Lust Road Wildlife Drive.
Other birds:
Baltimore Oriole, Gray Catbird, Purple Martin, Northern Cardinal, Ruby-throated
Hummingbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle,
White-winged Dove, Western Kingbird, Mottled Duck, Little Blue Heron, Anhinga,
Snowy Egret, Tricoloured Heron, Black-necked Stilt, American Coot, American
Crow, Mourning Dove, Common Gallinule, Blue-winged Teal
Day 10 – Bunche Beach, Carlos Pointe,
Felts Audubon Preserve & Tierra Verde
Piping Plover –
6th April – Bunche Beach (West
side) Approximately 7 scurrying on the sand before the incoming tide.
Relatively good views. The only birds of the trip.
Least Sandpiper
– 6th April – Bunche Beach
(West side) At least 2 birds showing well with the Piping Plovers. Green/yellow
legs clear to see. Only confirmed birds of the trip.
Snowy Plover –
6th April – Carlos Pointe (Beach
near Big Carlos Pass) Several birds showing extremely well on the beach -
nesting pairs. Only birds of the trip.
Wilson’s Plover
– 6th April – Carlos
Pointe (Beach near Big Carlos Pass) 2 birds present on the beach - nesting
pair. Showing extremely well. Also seen at Fort de Soto. 3 birds seen on the
trip in total.
Redhead – 6th
April – Tierra Verde (Main lake) (Pools
off West Shore Blvd) 3 drakes seen swimming distantly on the pool. Only birds
of the trip.
Nanday Parakeet
– 6th April – Tierra Verde
(Pinellas Bayways) Individual perched on wires. Flocks seen all around the area
and at Fort de Soto.
Other birds:
Painted Bunting (male),
Reddish Egret, Royal Tern, Willet, Semi-palmated Plover, Brown Pelican, Black
Skimmer, Caspian Tern, Least Tern, Indigo Bunting, Swallow-tailed Kite,
Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Gray Catbird, Common Grackle, Mourning Dove,
Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Coot, Common Gallinule
Day 13 – Lust Road Wildlife Drive
Fulvous Whistling
Duck– 9th April – Lust
Road Wildlife Drive (Lust Road) Several individuals flying over. All black
wings and white tail band obvious. Only birds of the trip.
Marsh Wren – 9th
April – Lust Road Wildlife Drive (Lust
Road) Around 8 individuals singing in the reeds. Two seen well and the only
birds of the trip.
Other birds:
Black-bellied Whistling-duck, American Bittern, Common Gallinule, Bald Eagle,
Red-tailed Hawk, Black-necked Stilt, Snowy Egret, White Ibis, Turkey Vulture,
Tricoloured Heron, Little Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron, Double-crested
Cormorant, Palm Warbler, Tree Swallow, Roseate Spoonbill, American Coot,
Boat-tailed Grackle, Anhinga, American Purple Gallinule, Lesser Yellowlegs,
Blue-winged Teal
Days with
no lifers
Day 11 – Fort de Soto
Other birds:
Cape May Warbler (male),
Black and White Warbler, Mottled Duck, Yellow-throated Warbler, Ovenbird,
Northern Parula, American Herring Gull, Hooded Warbler, Palm Warbler, Cedar
Waxwing, Least Tern, White-eyed Vireo, Nanday Parakeet, Black Skimmer, Common
Ground Dove, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Royal Tern, Summer Tanager,
Brown Pelican, Wilson’s Plover, Laughing Gull, Marbled Godwit, Willet, American
Oystercatcher, Reddish Egret, White Ibis, American Crow, Gray Catbird,
Double-crested Cormorant, Prairie Warbler, Great Blue Heron, Tricoloured Heron
Also: Barn Swallow,
Osprey, Dunlin, Sanderling, Turnstone, Ring-billed Gull, Sandwich Tern, Common
Tern, Red-breasted Merganser
Yellow-throated Warbler |
Day 12 – Sawgrass Lake Park
Other birds:
Swallow-tailed Kite, Northern Parula, Bald Eagle, Gray Catbird, Anhinga,
Tricoloured Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, American Coot, Common
Gallinule, Palm Warbler, Belted Kingfisher, Wood Stork, Northern Mockingbird,
Common Grackle, Roseate Spoonbill, Purple Martin, Blue Jay, Black-necked Stilt
Also: Osprey, Gull-billed Tern
Mammals
Lepidoptera
• Monarch
• Viceroy
• Gulf Fritillary
• White Peacock
• Red Admiral
• Zebra Heliconian
• Julia Heliconian
• Mangrove Skipper
• Queen
• Glasswing Butterfly
• Mangrove Buckeye
• Cloudless Sulphur
• Orange-barred Sulphur
• Bella Moth
• Fir-tussock Moth (caterpillar)
Reptiles
• American Alligator
• Green Anole
• Brown Anole
• Common Green Iguana
• Box Turtle
• Florida Softshell Turtle
• Florida Red-bellied Cooter
• Suwanee River Cooter
• Florida Cooter
• Southern Black Racer
Anhinga |
Manatee – 29th March – Merritt Island Manatee Watch Point. Several individuals seen in the water close to the edge.
Wild Hog – 29th March – Merritt Island Black Point Wildlife Drive. Two individuals seen foraging at the end of the Black Point Wildlife Drive off the main road.
Fox Squirrel – 31st March – Joe Overstreet Road. Several individuals seen in the trees at the start of Joe Overstreet Road near the main road.
Fox Squirrel – 31st March – Joe Overstreet Road. Several individuals seen in the trees at the start of Joe Overstreet Road near the main road.
Manatees |
Fox Squirrel |
• Monarch
• Viceroy
• Gulf Fritillary
• White Peacock
• Red Admiral
• Zebra Heliconian
• Julia Heliconian
• Mangrove Skipper
• Queen
• Glasswing Butterfly
• Mangrove Buckeye
• Cloudless Sulphur
• Orange-barred Sulphur
• Bella Moth
• Fir-tussock Moth (caterpillar)
Monarch - Mead Botanical Garden |
• American Alligator
• Green Anole
• Brown Anole
• Common Green Iguana
• Box Turtle
• Florida Softshell Turtle
• Florida Red-bellied Cooter
• Suwanee River Cooter
• Florida Cooter
• Southern Black Racer
American Alligator |
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