2007-2008 Caloosa Bird Club Field Trip Results
 

November 12, 2007 -- Devil's Garden, Alva Alley 

( 13 participants & 67 species)

Weather: Temperature; 70's°; Wind: light ; Skies: clear to cloudy                  
                                                                        
                    
 Pied-billed Grebe  Laughing Gull
 Double-crested Cormorant  Rock Dove
 Anhinga  Eurasian Collared Dove
 Great Blue Heron  Mourning Dove
 Great Egret  Belted Kingfisher
 Snowy Egret  Red-headed Woodpecker
 Little Blue Heron  Pileated Woodpecker
 Tricolored Heron  Eastern Phoebe
 Cattle Egret  Western Kingbird
 Green-Heron  Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Tree Swallow
 White Ibis  Blue Jay 
 Glossy Ibis  American Crow
 Roseate Spoonbill  Fish Crow
 Wood Stork  Carolina Wren
 Mottled Duck  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Blue-winged Teal  Gray Catbird
 Black Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Turkey Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Osprey  European Starling
 Bald Eagle  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Yellow-throated Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Pine Warbler
 Red-tailed Hawk  Prairie Warbler
 Crested Caracara  Palm Warbler
 American Kestrel  Common Yellowthroat
 Common Moorhen  Northern Cardinal
 American Coot  Savannah Sparrow
 Limpkin  Swamp Sparrow
 Sandhill Crane  Red-winged Blackbird
 Killdeer  Eastern Meadowlark
 Greater Yellowlegs  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Common Grackle

 Wilson's Snipe

67 Species

 

November 19, 2007 -- Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

(25 participants & 38 species)

Weather: Temperature; 75°; Wind: 5-10mph ; Skies: Partly cloudy

 

Double-crested Cormorant

Blue Jay

Anhinga

Carolina Wren

Great Egret

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

White Ibis

Gray Catbird

Black Vulture

European Starling

Turkey Vulture

White-eyed Vireo

Red-shouldered Hawk

Blue-headed Vireo

Purple Gallinule

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Limpkin

Yellow-throated Warbler

Sandhill Crane

Pine Warbler

Mourning Dove

Prairie Warbler

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Palm Warbler

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Black-and-white Warbler

Downy Woodpecker

Summer Tanager

Pileated Woodpecker

Northern Cardinal

Eastern Phoebe

Painted Bunting

Great Crested Flycatcher Red-winged Blackbird
Tree Swallow Common Grackle
 

38 species

 

November 24, 2007 -- STA-5 (Stormwater Treatment Area # 5)

(40-50 participants & 71 species)

Weather: Temperature; 70-80°; Wind:  ; Skies: Cloudy and overcast

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Peregrine Falcon
 Double-crested Cormorant  Purple Swamphen (5)
 Anhinga  Common Moorhen
 American Bittern (6)  American Coot
 Great Blue Heron  Limpkin
 Great Egret  Black-bellied Plover
 Snowy Egret  Killdeer
 Little Blue Heron   Greater Yellowlegs
 Tricolored Heron  Lesser Yellowlegs
 Cattle Egret  Western Sandpiper
 Green-Heron   Dunlin
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Short-billed Dowitcher
 White Ibis  Wilson's Snipe (> 50)
 Glossy Ibis   Caspian Tern
 Roseate Spoonbill  Mourning Dove
 Wood Stork  Common Ground-Dove
 Black Vulture   Barn Owl
 Turkey Vulture  Belted Kingfisher
 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (6)  Eastern Phoebe
 Fulvous Whistling-Duck  Tree Swallow
 Wood Duck  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
 American Wigeon  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Mottled Duck  Gray Catbird
 Blue-winged Teal  Northern Mockingbird
 Northern Shoveler  European Starling
 Northern Pintail  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Green-winged Teal  Prairie Warbler (?)
 Ring-necked Duck  Palm Warbler
 Hooded Merganser (3)  Common Yellowthroat
 Ruddy Duck  Savannah Sparrow
 Osprey  Swamp Sparrow
 Bald Eagle (3)  Northern Cardinal
 Northern Harrier  Red-winged Blackbird
 Red-shouldered Hawk

 Eastern Meadowlark

 Crested Caracara (3)

 Boat-tailed Grackle

 American Kestrel

 71 Species

 

November 26, 2007-- Bunche Beach and Lakes Park

   ( 24 participants and 51 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 80°, Wind; 10 mph, Sky; partly cloudy.

 

Pied-billed Grebe

Ruddy Turnstone

American White Pelican

Sanderling

Brown Pelican

Western Sandpiper

Double-crested Cormorant

Least Sandpiper

Anhinga

Dunlin

Great Blue Heron

Short-billed Dowitcher

Great Egret

Laughing Gull

Snowy Egret

Ring-billed Gull

Little Blue Heron

Caspian Tern

Tricolored Heron

Sandwich Tern

Reddish Egret

Common Tern

Green Heron

Forster's Tern

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Black Skimmer

White Ibis

Mourning Dove

Glossy Ibis

Belted Kingfisher

Red-breasted Merganser

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Black Vulture

Eastern Phoebe

Turkey Vulture

Fish Crow

Osprey

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Red-shouldered Hawk

Northern Mockingbird

Common Moorhen

Loggerhead Shrike

Black-bellied Plover

European Starling

Wilson's Plover

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Semipalmated Plover

Palm Warbler

Piping Plover

Boat-tailed Grackle

Spotted Sandpiper

51 species

 

December 3, 2007-- Ten Thousand Islands N.W.R, Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk

(Fakahatchee Strand State Park)

   ( 16 participants and 53 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 87°, Wind, , Sky, some clouds

 

Pied-billed Grebe

American Coot

American White Pelican Sandhill Crane (8)
Double-crested Cormorant

Lesser Yellowlegs

Anhinga Mourning Dove
Great Blue Heron

Belted Kingfisher

Great Egret

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Snowy Egret Pileated Woodpecker
Little Blue Heron

Eastern Phoebe

Tricolored Heron

Tree Swallow

Reddish Egret American Crow
Green Heron Carolina Wren
Black-crowned Night-Heron Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White Ibis American Robin (25)
Glossy Ibis Gray Catbird
Roseate Spoonbill Northern Mockingbird
Wood Stork White-eyed Vireo
Mottled Duck

Yellow Warbler

Blue-winged Teal Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black Vulture Yellow-throated Warbler
Turkey Vulture

Palm Warbler

Osprey Common Yellowthroat
Bald Eagle

Northern Cardinal

Sharp-shinned Hawk Swamp Sparrow (3)
Red-shouldered Hawk (including one Eastern race)

Boat-tailed Grackle

 

Short-tailed Hawk (Light Morph) Common Grackle
American Kestrel American Goldfinch
Common Moorhen

53 species

 

December 10, 2007- Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

( 29 participants &  58 species)

Weather: Temperature 80's, Wind soft, Skies clear  An "excellent day"

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Dunlin
 American White Pelican  Short-billed Dowitcher
 Double-crested Cormorant  Laughing Gull
 Great Blue Heron  Ring-billed Gull
 Great Egret  Royal Tern
 Little Blue Heron  Rock Dove
 Tricolored Heron  Eurasian Collared Dove
 White Ibis  Mourning Dove
 Glossy Ibis  Common Ground Dove
 Mottled Duck  Belted Kingfisher
 Blue-winged Teal  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Hooded Merganser  Downy Woodpecker
 Red-breasted Merganser  Pileated Woodpecker
 Black Vulture  Eastern Phoebe
 Turkey Vulture  Blue Jay
 Osprey  Fish Crow
 Bald Eagle  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Gray Catbird
 American Coot  Northern Mockingbird
 Black-bellied Plover  Loggerhead Shrike
 Semipalmated Plover  European Starling
 Killdeer  Prairie Warbler
 Greater Yellowlegs  Palm Warbler
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Common Yellow-throat
 Solitary Sandpiper  Northern Cardinal 
 Willet  Savannah Sparrow
 Spotted Sandpiper  Song Sparrow
 Marbled Godwit  American Goldfinch
 Western Sandpiper  House Sparrow
 

  58 Species

 

 

January  6-8, 2008 Everglades National Park

( 10 participants and 92 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 80°, Clear to partly cloudy skies with slight drizzle in the afternoon.

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Spotted Sandpiper
 American White Pelican  Laughing Gull
 Brown Pelican  Ring-billed Gull
 Double-crested Cormorant  Rock Dove
 Anhinga  Monk Parakeet
 Great Blue Heron  Barn Owl
 Great Egret  Great Horned Owl
 Snowy Egret  Belted Kingfisher
 Little Blue Heron  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Tricolored Heron  Downy Woodpecker
 Cattle Egret  Least Flycatcher
 Green Heron  Eastern Phoebe
 Black-crowned Night-heron  Great-crested Flycatcher (H)
 White Ibis  Brown-crested Flycatcher (H)
 Glossy Ibis  Western Kingbird
 Roseate Spoonbill  Tree Swallow
 Wood Stork  Blue Jay 
 Wood Duck  American Crow
 Green-winged Teal  House Wren
 Mottled Duck  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Mallard  Gray Catbird
 Blue-winged Teal  Northern Mockingbird
 Northern Shoveler  American Pipit (H)
 Canvasback  Loggerhead Shrike
 Red-breasted Merganser  European Starling
 Black Vulture  Common Myna
 Turkey Vulture  Orange-crowned Warbler
 Osprey  Magnolia Warbler (H)
 Snail Kite  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Bald Eagle  Pine Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Prairie Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Palm Warbler
 Broad-winged Hawk  Black-and-white Warbler
 Short-tailed Hawk  Northern Waterthrush
 Red-tailed Hawk  Common Yellowthroat
 American Kestrel  Northern Cardinal
 Merlin  Painted Bunting
 Common Moorhen  Eastern Towhee
 American Coot  Savannah Sparrow
 Limpkin  Grasshopper Sparrow
 Sandhill Crane  Red-winged Blackbird
 Killdeer  Eastern Meadowlark
 American Avocet  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Greater Yellowlegs  Common Grackle
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Brown-headed Cowbird
 Solitary Sandpiper  House Sparrow
 

 92 Species

 

January 14, 2008 -- Little Estero Lagoon, Fort Myers Beach

   ( 27 participants and 52 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 67°, Wind; 10-15 mph, Sky; cleared

 

American White Pelican

Sanderling
Brown Pelican Western Sandpiper
Double-crested Cormorant Least Sandpiper
Great Blue Heron Dunlin
Great Egret Laughing Gull
Snowy Egret

Ring-billed Gull

Little Blue Heron Royal Tern
Tricolored Heron Sandwich Tern
Reddish Egret (morph) Forster's Tern
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Black Skimmer
White Ibis Eurasian-collared Dove
Roseate Spoonbill Mourning Dove
Wood Stork Belted Kingfisher
Mottled Duck Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black Vulture Tree Swallow
Turkey Vulture Fish Crow
Osprey Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Bald Eagle Northern Mockingbird
Black -bellied Plover European Starling
Snowy Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Plover

Yellow-throated Warbler

Semipalmated Plover Palm Warbler
Piping Plover

Northern Cardinal 

Killdeer

Common Grackle

Willett Brown-headed Cowbird
Ruddy Turnstone House Sparrow 
 

51 species

 

January 21, 2008 -- Bartow Mosaic Mines

   ( 13 participants and 79 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 72°, Wind; 15-30 mph, Sky; sunny to partly cloudy

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Long-billed Dowitcher
 American White Pelican  Laughing Gull
 Double-crested Cormorant  Ring-billed Gull
 Anhinga  Caspian Tern
 Great Blue Heron  Royal Tern
 Great Egret  Forster's Tern
 Snowy Egret  Mourning Dove
 Little Blue Heron   Common Ground-Dove
 Tricolored Heron  Great Horned Owl
 Cattle Egret  Belted Kingfisher
 Green-Heron   Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 White Ibis  Downy Woodpecker
 Glossy Ibis   Eastern Phoebe
 Wood Stork  Tree Swallow
 Green-winged Teal  Blue Jay
 Mottled Duck  Fish Crow
 Northern Pintail  Tufted Titmouse
 Blue-winged Teal  Carolina Wren
 Northern Shoveler  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 American Wigeon     Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Ring-necked Duck  American Robin
 Lesser Scaup  Gray Catbird
 Hooded Merganser  Northern Mockingbird
 Red-breasted Merganser  Loggerhead Shrike
 Black Vulture   European Starling
 Turkey Vulture  White-eyed Vireo
 Osprey  Blue-headed Vireo
 Bald Eagle  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Yellow-throated Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Pine Warbler
 Red-tailed Hawk  Palm Warbler
 American Kestrel  Black-and-white Warbler
 Common Moorhen

 Northern Cardinal

 American Coot

 Eastern Towhee

 Sandhill Crane

 Red-winged Blackbird 

 Killdeer

 Boat-tailed Grackle

 American Avocet

 Common Grackle
 Lesser Yellowlegs  American Goldfinch
 Least Sandpiper

79 Species

 

January 28, 2008 -- Florida Panther N.W.R, & Eastern Collier County

   ( 18 participants and 61 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 38.6°@6am and 65° at 12 PM, Wind; light, Sky; clear

 

 Double-crested Cormorant  Eastern Phoebe
 Anhinga  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Great Blue Heron  Western Kingbird
 Great Egret  Tree Swallow
 Snowy Egret  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
 Little Blue Heron  Blue Jay 
 Tricolored Heron  American Crow
 Cattle Egret  Tufted Titmouse
 Green-Heron  Carolina Wren
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 White Ibis  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Glossy Ibis  American Robin
 Wood Stork  Gray Catbird
 Black Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Turkey Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Osprey  European Starling
 Bald Eagle  White-eyed Vireo
 Northern Harrier  Blue-headed Vireo
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Crested Caracara  Yellow-throated Warbler
 American Kestrel  Pine Warbler
 Common Moorhen  Prairie Warbler
 Sandhill Crane  Palm Warbler
 Killdeer  Black-and-white Warbler
 Mourning Dove  Common Yellowthroat
 Common Ground-Dove  Northern Cardinal
 Belted Kingfisher  Painted Bunting
 Red-bellied Woodpecker  Savannah Sparrow
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Downy Woodpecker  Common Grackle
 Pileated Woodpecker

61 Species

 

February 4, 2008 -- Celery Fields, Misty Creek, Myakka River State Park

   ( 16 participants and 76 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 78°, Wind; none, Sky; clear and puffy clouds

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Black-necked Stilt
 American White Pelican  Greater Yellowlegs
 Brown Pelican  Lesser Yellowlegs
 Double-crested Cormorant  Spotted Sandpiper
 Anhinga  Least Sandpiper
 American Bittern  Stilt Sandpiper
 Great Blue Heron  Short-billed Dowitcher
 Great Egret  Laughing Gull
 Snowy Egret  Ring-billed Gull
 Little Blue Heron   Caspian Tern
 Tricolored Heron  Forster's Tern
 Cattle Egret  Rock Dove
 Black-crowned Night-Heron  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 White Ibis  Mourning Dove
 Glossy Ibis   Monk Parakeet
 Wood Stork  Belted Kingfisher
 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Green-winged Teal  Eastern Phoebe
 Mottled Duck  American Crow
 Mallard  Fish Crow
 Blue-winged Teal  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Northern Shoveler  American Robin
 Ring-necked Duck  Northern Mockingbird
 Lesser Scaup  Loggerhead Shrike
 Hooded Merganser  Northern Parula
 Ruddy Duck  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Black Vulture   Yellow-throated Warbler
 Turkey Vulture  Pine Warbler
 Osprey  Palm Warbler
 Bald Eagle  Black-and-white Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Common Yellowthroat
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Northern Cardinal
 American Kestrel  Indigo Bunting
 Common Moorhen  Savannah Sparrow
 American Coot  Red-winged Blackbird
 Limpkin  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Sandhill Crane

 Common Grackle

 Killdeer

 House Sparrow

 

 76 Species

 

February 11, 2008  Punta Gorda Area

(30 participants &  66 species)

Weather: Temperature; 70-75°; Wind: l5-10 mph ; Skies; partly cloudy

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Herring Gull
 Brown Pelican  Royal Tern
 Double-crested Cormorant  Sandwich Tern
 Anhinga  Forster's Tern
 Great Blue Heron  Eurasian Collared Dove
 Great Egret  Mourning Dove
 Snowy Egret  Common Ground-dove
 Little Blue Heron  Burrowing Owl
 Tricolored Heron  Belted Kingfisher
 Cattle Egret  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Green-Heron  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  Downy Woodpecker
 White Ibis  Red-cockaded Woodpecker
 Glossy Ibis  Eastern Phoebe
 Wood Stork  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Mottled Duck  Blue Jay
 Blue-winged Teal  Fish Crow
 Lesser Scaup  Brown-headed Nuthatch
 Hooded Merganser  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Red-breasted Merganser  Gray Catbird
 Black Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Turkey Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Osprey  White-eyed Vireo
 Bald Eagle  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Pine Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Palm Warbler
 American Kestrel  Northern Cardinal 
 Common Moorhen  Eastern Towhee
 American Coot  Red-winged Blackbird
 Sandhill Crane  Eastern Meadowlark
 Killdeer  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Laughing Gull  Common Grackle
 Ring-billed Gull  House Sparrow
 

66 species

 

February 18, 2008 -- The Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Green Cay Wetlands

(48 participants and 64 Species)

Weather conditions: Temperature 70-80°; Wind: 5-10 mph; Sky: rain early-bright sun

 Pied -billed Grebe  American Coot
 Brown Pelican  Limpkin
 Double-crested Cormorant  Laughing Gull
 Anhinga  Ring-billed Gull
 Great Blue Heron  Rock Dove
 Great Egret  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 Snowy Egret  White-winged Dove
 Little Blue Heron  Mourning Dove
 Tricolored Heron  Belted Kingfisher
 Cattle Egret  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Green Heron  Pileated Woodpecker
 Black-crowned Night-heron  Eastern Phoebe
 White Ibis  Purple Martin
 Glossy Ibis  Tree Swallow
 Wood Stork  Blue Jay
 Mottled Duck  American Crow
 Mallard  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 Blue-winged Teal  Gray Catbird
 Black Vulture  Northern Mockingbird
 Turkey Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Osprey  European Starling
 Snail Kite  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Bald Eagle  Pine Warbler
 Northern Harrier  Palm Warbler
 Cooper's Hawk  Black-and-white Warbler
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Common Yellowthroat
 Crested Caracara  Northern Cardinal
 American Kestrel  Chipping Sparrow
 Peregrine Falcon  Red-winged Blackbird
 Sora  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Purple Gallinule  Common Grackle
 Common Moorhen  House Sparrow
 

64 species

 

February 25, 2008 -- 6 Mile Cypress Slough

   ( 33 participants and 41 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 70-80, Wind, , Sky, partly cloudy

 

Double-crested Cormorant Downy Woodpecker
Anhinga Pileated Woodpecker
Great Blue Heron Eastern Phoebe
Great Egret Blue Jay
Snowy Egret Tufted Titmouse
Little Blue Heron Carolina Wren
Tricolored Heron Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Green Heron

Gray Catbird

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Northern Mockingbird

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Blue-headed Vireo
White Ibis Northern Parula
Glossy Ibis

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Wood Stork Black-throated Green Warbler
Black Vulture Yellow-throated Warbler
Turkey Vulture

Pine Warbler

Osprey Palm Warbler
Swallow-tailed Kite

Black-and-white Warbler

Red-shouldered Hawk Northern Cardinal
Common Moorhen Red -winged Blackbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker Boat-tailed Grackle
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

41 species

 

March 3, 2008 -- Marco Island

( _ participants and 63 Species)

Weather conditions: Temperature 68-84°; Wind: 10-15 mph; Sky: spotty clouds

 Pied -billed Grebe  Marbled Godwit
 Brown Pelican  Ruddy Turnstone
 Double-crested Cormorant  Red Knot
 Anhinga  Sanderling
 Great Blue Heron  Western Sandpiper
 Great Egret  Least Sandpiper
 Snowy Egret  Dunlin
 Little Blue Heron  Short-billed Dowitcher
 Tricolored Heron  Laughing Gull
 Reddish Egret  Ring-billed Gull
 Yellow-crowned Night-heron  Rock Dove
 White Ibis  Eurasian Collared-Dove
 Wood Stork  Mourning Dove
 Mottled Duck  Common Ground-Dove
 Mallard  Belted Kingfisher
 Blue-winged Teal  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Northern Shoveler  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 Red-breasted Merganser  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
 Turkey Vulture  Blue Jay
 Osprey  Fish Crow
 Bald Eagle  Gray Catbird
 American Kestrel  Northern Mockingbird
 Common Moorhen  Loggerhead Shrike
 American Coot  European Starling
 Black-bellied Plover  Northern Parula
 Wilson's Plover  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Semipalmated Plover  Prairie Warbler
 Piping Plover  Palm Warbler
 Killdeer  Northern Cardinal
 Greater Yellowlegs  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Common Grackle
 Willett

63 species

 

March 10, 2008-- Babcock -Webb W.M.A. (_ participants & 43 species)

 

 Pied-billed Grebe  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 American White Pelican  Downy Woodpecker
 Anhinga  Red-cockaded Woodpecker
 Tricolored Heron  Northern Flicker
 Little Blue Heron  Blue Jay 
 Great Blue Heron  Fish Crow
 Great Egret  Brown-headed Nuthatch
 Cattle Egret  Eastern Bluebird
 White Ibis  Northern Mockingbird
 Glossy Ibis  European Starling
 Wood Stork  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Turkey Vulture  Pine Warbler
 Black Vulture  Palm Warbler 
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Common Yellowthroat
 Moorhen  Northern Cardinal
 Limpkin  Eastern Towhee
 Sandhill Crane  Red-winged Blackbird 
 Rock Dove  Eastern Meadowlark
 Eurasian Collared-Dove  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Mourning Dove  Common Grackle
 Common Ground- Dove  Brown-headed Cowbird
 Belted Kingfisher

43 Species

 

March 17, 2008 -- Rookery Bay Evening Boat Trip

   ( 30 participants and 30 species)

Weather Conditions: Temperature 80°, Wind, calm to 15 mph , Sky, clear, cumulus clouds

 

Brown Pelican  Bald Eagle
Double-crested Cormorant Peregrine Falcon
Anhinga Spotted Sandpiper
Great Blue Heron Ruddy Turnstone
Great Egret Ring-billed Gull
Snowy Egret

Royal Tern

Little Blue Heron Belted Kingfisher
Tricolored Heron Red-bellied Woodpecker
Reddish Egret Tree Swallow
Cattle Egret

Fish Crow

White Ibis Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Roseate Spoonbill Gray Catbird
Mottled Duck

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Turkey Vulture Palm Warbler
Osprey Boat-tailed Grackle
 

30 species

 

 

March 24, 2008 -- White's Feeders and Alva area

(34 participants & 68 species)

Weather: Temperature; cool to warmer; Wind:  ; Skies: cloudy to clear                 
                                                                        
                    
 Pied-billed Grebe  Pileated Woodpecker
 Brown Pelican  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Double-crested Cormorant  Purple Martin
 Anhinga  Tree Swallow
 Great Blue Heron  Barn Swallow
 Great Egret  Blue Jay 
 Little Blue Heron  American Crow
 Tricolored Heron  Fish Crow
 Cattle Egret  Carolina Wren
 Green-Heron  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 White Ibis  American Robin
 Glossy Ibis  Gray Catbird
 Mottled Duck  Northern Mockingbird
 Black Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Turkey Vulture  European Starling
 Osprey  White-eyed Vireo
 Swallow-tailed Kite  Blue-headed Vireo
 Bald Eagle  Northern Parula
 Northern Harrier  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Red-tailed Hawk  Yellow-throated Warbler
 American Kestrel  Prairie Warbler
 Common Moorhen  Palm Warbler
 Limpkin  Black-and-white Warbler
 Sandhill Crane  Northern Cardinal
 Ring-billed Gull  Indigo Bunting
 Royal Tern  Painted Bunting
 Eurasian Collared Dove  LAZULI BUNTING*
 White-winged Dove  Chipping Sparrow
 Mourning Dove  Eastern Meadowlark
 Common Ground Dove  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Belted Kingfisher  Common Grackle
 Red-headed Woodpecker  American Goldfinch
 Red-bellied Woodpecker

 House Sparrow

 Downy Woodpecker 68 Species

*Probably the first sighting of the Lazuli Bunting by the Caloosa Bird Club

 

March 31, 2008 -- Eagle Lakes & Sugden Park

(18 participants & 62 species)

Weather: Temperature; 80's; Wind: cool breeze ; Skies: clear                 
                                                                        
                    
 Brown Pelican  Mourning Dove
 Double-crested Cormorant  Belted Kingfisher
 Anhinga  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Great Blue Heron  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 Great Egret  Downy Woodpecker
 Snowy Egret  Northern Flicker
 Little Blue Heron  Pileated Woodpecker
 Tricolored Heron  Great Crested Flycatcher
 Cattle Egret  Barn Swallow
 Green-Heron  Blue Jay 
 Black-crowned Night Heron  Fish Crow
 White Ibis  Carolina Wren
 Glossy Ibis  House Wren
 Wood Stork  Marsh Wren
 Mottled Duck  Gray Catbird
 Blue-winged Teal  Northern Mockingbird
 Black Vulture  Brown Thrasher
 Turkey Vulture  Loggerhead Shrike
 Osprey  European Starling
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Sora  Prairie Warbler
 Common Moorhen  Palm Warbler
 American Coot  Black-and-white Warbler
 Killdeer  Common Yellow-throat
 Black-necked Stilt  Northern Cardinal
 Greater Yellowlegs  Red-winged Blackbird
 Lesser Yellowlegs  Boat-tailed Grackle
 Laughing Gull  Common Grackle
 Ring-billed Gull  Bronzed Cowbird
 Royal Tern

 Brown-headed Cowbird

 

62 Species

 

 

April 7, 2008 -- Fort Desoto

(37 participants & 77 species)

Weather: Temperature; high 70's ; Wind:  ; Skies: clear    

       

 Anhinga   Laughing Gull
 Magnificent Frigatebird   Ring-billed Gull
 Great Blue Heron  Caspian Tern
 Great Egret  Royal Tern
 Snowy Egret  Sandwich Tern
 Little Blue Heron   Rock Dove
 Tricolored Heron   Eurasian Collared-Dove
 Reddish Egret  Mourning Dove
   White Morph of Reddish Egret  Common Ground-Dove
 Cattle Egret  Black-hooded Parakeet
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  Belted Kingfisher
 White Ibis  Red-bellied Woodpecker
 Glossy Ibis  Pileated Woodpecker
 Roseate Spoonbill  Brown-crested Flycatcher
 Wood Stork  Eastern Kingbird
 Mottled Duck  Barn Swallow
 Blue-winged Teal   Blue Jay
 Northern Shoveler   Fish Crow
 Redhead  Gray Catbird
 Lesser Scaup  Northern Mockingbird
 Red-breasted Merganser  Loggerhead Shrike
 Black Vulture   European Starling
 Turkey Vulture  White-eyed Vireo
 Osprey  Red-eyed Vireo
 Cooper's Hawk  Yellow-rumped Warbler 
 Red-shouldered Hawk  Pine Warbler
 Merlin  Prairie Warbler
 Common Moorhen  Palm Warbler
 American Coot  Black-and-white Warbler
 Black-bellied Plover  Worm-eating Warbler
 American Avocet  Northern Cardinal
 Greater Yellow-legs  Indigo Bunting
 Willet  Red-winged Blackbird
 Long-billed Curlew

 Boat-tailed Grackle

 Marbled Godwit

 Common Grackle

 Ruddy Turnstone

 Brown-headed Cowbird

 Least Sandpiper

 Orchard Oriole
 Dunlin

 House Sparrow

 Short-billed Dowitcher

 77 Species

 

April 14, 2008 -- Sanibel Lighthouse and Pond Apple Park Trail

(__ participants & 45 species)

Weather: Temperature; 59°; Wind: 15 mph ; Skies: clear                 
                                                                        
Northern Gannett Laughing Gull
Brown Pelican Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant Royal Tern
Anhinga Eurasian Collared-Dove
Magnificent Frigatebird Mourning Dove
Great Blue Heron Common Ground-Dove
Great Egret Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Snowy Egret Belted Kingfisher
Little Blue Heron Red-bellied Woodpecker
Tricolored Heron Northern Flicker
Cattle Egret Pileated Woodpecker
Green Heron Great Crested Flycatcher
White Ibis Barn Swallow
Mottled Duck Fish Crow
Turkey Vulture

Gray Catbird

Osprey 

Northern Mockingbird

Bald Eagle

European Starling

Merlin Palm Warbler
Common Moorhen

Northern Cardinal

Black-bellied Plover Boat-tailed Grackle
Willett Common Grackle
Ruddy Turnstone Orchard Oriole
Sanderling

45 species

 

 

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