2011-2012 Field Trip Results

2011-2012 La Belle Area; Alvah’s Alley (CR832)

November 14, 2011
Participants: 30 Members 1, guest 1
70 species seen
Weather:Partly Cloudy, 80F, no wind

Mottled Duck	Wilson’s Snipe
Blue-winged Teal	Rock Pigeon
Pied-billed Grebe	Eurasian Collared-Dove
Wood Stork	White-winged Dove
Double-crested Cormorant	Mourning Dove
Anhinga	Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great Egret	Downy Woodpecker
Snowy Egret	Pileated Woodpecker
Little Blue Heron	Eastern Phoebe
Tricolored Heron	Loggerhead Shrike
Cattle Egret	Blue Jay
Green Heron	Florida Scrub Jay
Black-crowned Night-Heron	American Crow
White Ibis	Fish Crow
Glossy Ibis	Tree Swallow
Roseate Spoonbill	House Wren
Black Vulture	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Turkey Vulture	Gray Catbird
Osprey	Northern Mockingbird
Northern Harrier	Brown Thrasher
Sharp-shinned Hawk	European Starling
Cooper’s Hawk	Common Yellowthroat
Red-shouldered Hawk	Palm Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Crested Caracara	Eastern Towhee
American Kestrel	Savannah Sparrow
Common Gallinule	Grasshopper Sparrow
American Coot	Swamp Sparrow
Sandhill Crane	Northern Cardinal
Killdeer	Red-winged Blackbird
Greater Yellowlegs	Eastern Meadowlark
Lesser Yellowlegs	Common Grackle
Least Sandpiper	Boat-tailed Grackle
Long-billed Dowitcher	House Sparrow

2011-2012 Ft Myers Beach: Little Estero Lagoon & Bowditch Point

November 21, 2011
Participants: 28 Members, 1 guest
54 species seen

Magnificent Frigatebird	Black-necked Stilt
Double-crested Cormorant	Willet
Anhinga	Ruddy Turnstone
Brown Pelican	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 & white morph Reddish Egret	Forster’s Tern
Green Heron	Royal Tern
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Eurasian Collared-Dove
White Ibis	Mourning Dove
Roseate Spoonbill	Common Ground-Dove
Turkey Vulture	Belted Kingfisher
Osprey	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Bald Eagle	Loggerhead Shrike
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Blue Jay
Red-shouldered Hawk	Fish Crow
Merlin	Tree Swallow
Black-bellied Plover	Northern Mockingbird
Snowy Plover	European Starling
Wilson’s Plover	Palm Warbler
Semipalmated Plover	Northern Cardinal
Piping Plover	Boat-tailed Grackle
Killdeer	Common Grackle
American Oystercatcher	House Sparrow

2011-2012 Southern Cape Coral

November 28, 2011
Participants: 23 Members, 2 guest
Conditions: Dry and clear to windy and overcast. 70-75F
44 species seen

Blue-winged Teal	Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red-breasted Merganser	Mourning Dove
Pied-billed Grebe	Monk Parakeet
Double-crested Cormorant	Burrowing Owl
Anhinga	Belted Kingfisher
Brown Pelican	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great Egret	Loggerhead Shrike
Little Blue Heron	White-eyed Vireo
Green Heron	Blue-headed Vireo
White Ibis	Blue Jay
Black Vulture	Fish Crow
Turkey Vulture	Tree Swallow
Osprey	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Bald Eagle	Northern Mockingbird
Red-shouldered Hawk	European Starling
Red-tailed Hawk	Cedar Waxwing
American Kestrel	Common Yellowthroat
American Coot	Palm Warbler
Spotted Sandpiper	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Laughing Gull	Yellow-throated Warbler
Royal Tern	Common Grackle
Rock Pigeon	House Finch

2011-2012 Stormwater Treatment Area-5 [STA-5] Hendry County

December 3, 2011
Coordinates: 26〫29’ 57”N; 80〫58’ 43”W
Participants: 24 Members, 3 guests
Conditions: 75° F, high clouds, windy
70 species seen

Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Crested Caracara
Gadwall	American Kestrel
American Wigeon	Merlin
Mottled Duck	Peregrine Falcon
Blue-winged Teal	Sora
Northern Shoveler	Common Gallinule
Northern Pintail	American Coot
Green-winged Teal	Limpkin
Ring-necked Duck	Black-bellied Plover
Ruddy Duck	Killdeer
Pied-billed Grebe	Black-necked Stilt
Wood Stork	American Avocet
Double-crested Cormorant	Greater Yellowlegs
Anhinga	Willet
American White Pelican	Lesser Yellowlegs
Great Blue Heron	Least Sandpiper
Great Egret	Long-billed Dowitcher
Snowy Egret	Wilson’s Snipe
Little Blue Heron	Rock Pigeon
Tricolored Heron	Mourning Dove
Cattle Egret	Common Ground-Dove
Green Heron	Belted Kingfisher
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Eastern Phoebe
White Ibis	Loggerhead Shrike
Glossy Ibis	American Crow
Roseate Spoonbill	Tree Swallow
Black Vulture	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Turkey Vulture	Northern Mockingbird
Osprey	European Starling
Snail Kite	Common Yellowthroat
Bald Eagle	Palm Warbler
Northern Harrier	Savannah Sparrow
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Red-winged Blackbird
Red-shouldered Hawk	Eastern Meadowlark
Red-tailed Hawk	Boat-tailed Grackle

2011-2012 Bird Rookery Swamp, Collier County

December 5, 2011
Participants: 31: 2 guests, 26 members, 3 CREW hosts
Conditions: 70-79〫Partly sunny, light breeze
52 species seen

Pied-billed Grebe	Downy Woodpecker
Wood Stork	Pileated Woodpecker
Double-crested Cormorant	Eastern Phoebe
Anhinga	Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Blue Heron	Loggerhead Shrike
Great Egret	White-eyed Vireo
Snowy Egret	Blue-headed Vireo
Little Blue Heron	Tree Swallow
Tricolored Heron	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cattle Egret	Tufted Titmouse
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Carolina Wren
White Ibis	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Roseate Spoonbill	American Robin
Black Vulture	Gray Catbird
Turkey Vulture	Northern Mockingbird
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Black-and-white Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk	Orange-crowned Warbler
Short-tailed Hawk (light morph)	Common Yellowthroat
Red-tailed Hawk	Palm Warbler
American Kestrel	Pine Warbler
Limpkin	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Mourning Dove	Black-throated Green Warbler
Common Ground-Dove	Northern Cardinal
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Red-winged Blackbird
Belted Kingfisher	Common Grackle
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Baltimore Oriole

2011-2012 Pine Island, Lee County

December 12, 2011
Conditions: fog early to sun by noon, 78〫
Participants: 24; 2 guests, 2 site hosts, 20 members
Species: 65

Red-breasted Merganser	Ring-billed Gull
Common Loon	Herring Gull
Wood Stork	Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant	Royal Tern
Anhinga	Sandwich Tern
Brown Pelican	Eurasian Collared-Dove
American White Pelican	Mourning Dove
Great Egret	Belted Kingfisher
Snowy Egret	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Little Blue Heron	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Tricolored Heron	Downy Woodpecker
Cattle Egret	Pileated Woodpecker
Green Heron	Eastern Phoebe
White Ibis	Loggerhead Shrike
Roseate Spoonbill	Blue Jay
Black Vulture	Carolina Wren
Turkey Vulture	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Osprey	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bald Eagle	Gray Catbird
Red-shouldered Hawk	Northern Mockingbird
American Kestrel	European Starling
Black-bellied Plover	Black-and-white Warbler
Semi-palmated Plover	Common Yellowthroat
.Killdeer	Palm Warbler
American Oystercatcher	Pine Warbler
Spotted Sandpiper	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Greater Yellowlegs	Prairie Warbler
Ruddy Turnstone	Eastern Towhee
Sanderling	Savannah Sparrow
Western Sandpiper	Northern Cardinal
Dunlin	Red-winged Blackbird
Wilson's Snipe	Boat-tailed Grackle
Laughing Gull

2011-2012 Harns Marsh Birding Trip

Harn’s Marsh, Lehigh Acres, Lee County
January 9, 2012
Conditions: 58〫to 80〫dry
Participants: 43 members
Species: 65

American Wigeon	Greater Yellowlegs
Mottled Duck	Lesser Yellowlegs
Blue-winged Teal	Least Sandpiper
Ring-necked Duck	Wilson's Snipe
Wild Turkey	Mourning Dove
Pied-billed Grebe	Belted Kingfisher
Wood Stork	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Double-crested Cormorant	Downy Woodpecker
Anhinga	Northern Flicker
American Bittern	Eastern Phoebe
Great Blue Heron	Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Egret	Loggerhead Shrike
Snowy Egret	Blue-headed Vireo
Little Blue Heron	Blue Jay
Tricolored Heron	Fish Crow
Cattle Egret	Tree Swallow
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Carolina Wren
White Ibis	House Wren
Glossy Ibis	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black Vulture	American Robin
Turkey Vulture	Gray Catbird
Osprey	Northern Mockingbird
Snail Kite	Brown Thrasher
Bald Eagle	Common Yellowthroat
Northern Harrier	Palm Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk	Savannah Sparrow
American Kestrel	Grasshopper Sparrow
Common Gallinule	Northern Cardinal
American Coot	Red-winged Blackbird
Limpkin	Common Grackle
Sandhill Crane	Boat-tailed Grackle
Killdeer

2011-2012 Circle B Bar Reserve, Polk County

January 16, 2012
Conditions: 50-70F, partly cloudy
Participants: 21, 1 guest, 20 members
Species: 76

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Killdeer
Gadwall	Greater Yellowlegs
American Wigeon	Lesser Yellowlegs
Mottled Duck	Least Sandpiper
Blue-winged Teal	Caspian Tern
Northern Shoveler	Mourning Dove
Green-winged Teal	Belted Kingfisher
Ring-necked Duck	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Bufflehead	Pileated Woodpecker
Pied-billed Grebe	Eastern Phoebe
Wood Stork	White-eyed Vireo
Double-crested Cormorant	Blue Jay
Anhinga	Fish Crow
American White Pelican	Tree Swallow
American Bittern	Tufted Titmouse
Great Blue Heron	Carolina Wren
Great Egret	House Wren
Snowy Egret	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Little Blue Heron	American Robin
Tricolored Heron	Gray Catbird
Cattle Egret	Northern Mockingbird
White Ibis	European Starling
Glossy Ibis	American Pipit
Roseate Spoonbill	Cedar Waxwing
Black Vulture	Orange-crowned Warbler
Turkey Vulture	Common Yellowthroat
Osprey	Palm Warbler
Bald Eagle	Pine Warbler
Northern Harrier	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cooper’s Hawk	Prairie Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk	Savannah Sparrow
American Kestrel	Swamp Sparrow
Sora	Northern Cardinal
Purple Gallinule	Red-winged Blackbird
Common Gallinule	Common Grackle
American Coot	Boat-tailed Grackle
Limpkin	Brown-headed Cowbird
Sandhill Crane	American Goldfinch

2011-2012 Punta Gorda, Lee & Charlotte Counties

January 23, 2012
Conditions: 60-77F, partly cloudy
Participants: 32, 11 guests, 21 members
Species: 67

Mottled Duck	Willet
Blue-winged Teal	Laughing Gull
Green-winged Teal	Ring-billed Gull
Lesser Scaup	Herring Gull
Hooded Merganser	Forster’s Tern
Common Loon	Royal Tern
Pied-billed Grebe	Rock Pigeon
Horned Grebe	Eurasian Collared-Dove
Wood Stork	Mourning Dove
Double-crested Cormorant	Belted Kingfisher
Anhinga	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Brown Pelican	Downy Woodpecker
Great Blue Heron	Northern Flicker
Great Egret	Eastern Phoebe
Snowy Egret	Loggerhead Shrike
Little Blue Heron	Blue-headed Vireo
Tricolored Heron	Blue Jay
Cattle Egret	Fish Crow
Green Heron	Tree Swallow
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White Ibis	American Robin
Glossy Ibis	Gray Catbird
Black Vulture	Northern Mockingbird
Turkey Vulture	European Starling
Osprey	Common Yellowthroat
Bald Eagle	Palm Warbler
Northern Harrier	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk	Savannah Sparrow
American Kestrel	Northern Cardinal
Common Gallinule	Red-winged Blackbird
American Coot	Common Grackle
Killdeer	Boat-tailed Grackle
Spotted Sandpiper	House Sparrow
Greater Yellowlegs

2011-2012 Tigertail Beach & Mackle Park, Marco Island, Collier County

January 30, 2012
Conditions: 60-70F〫sunny
Participants: 36; 10 guests, 26 members
Species: 65

Muscovy Duck	Greater Yellowlegs
Mottled Duck	Willet
Blue-winged Teal	Lesser Yellowlegs
Red-breasted Merganser	Ruddy Turnstone
Pied-billed Grebe	Sanderling
Magnificent Frigatebird	Western Sandpiper
Double-crested Cormorant	Least Sandpiper
Brown Pelican	Dunlin
Great Blue Heron	Short-billed Dowitcher
Great Egret	Wilson’s Snipe
Snowy Egret	Laughing Gull
Little Blue Heron	Ring-billed Gull
Tricolored Heron	Herring Gull
Reddish Egret	Royal Tern
White Ibis	Eurasian Collared-Dove
Black Vulture	Mourning Dove
Turkey Vulture	Burrowing Owl
Osprey	Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Harrier	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Eastern Phoebe
Red-shouldered Hawk	Loggerhead Shrike
Short-tailed Hawk	Fish Crow
American Kestrel	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Common Gallinule	Northern Mockingbird
American Coot	European Starling
Black-bellied Plover	Palm Warbler
Snowy Plover	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson’s Plover	Prairie Warbler
Semipalmated Plover	Northern Cardinal
Piping Plover	Common Grackle
Killdeer	Boat-tailed Grackle
Spotted Sandpiper

2011-2012 Sarasota Celery Fields & Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County

February 6, 2012
Conditions: 69-80 F, partly cloudy
Participants: 30, 5 guests, 25 members
Species: 86

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Black-necked Stilt
Mallard	Greater Yellowlegs
Mottled Duck	Lesser Yellowlegs
Blue-winged Teal	Least Sandpiper
Cinnamon Teal	Long-billed Dowitcher
Northern Shoveler	Wilson’s Snipe
Green-winged Teal	Laughing Gull
Redhead	Ring-billed Gull
Ring-necked Duck	Caspian Tern
Lesser Scaup	Forster’s Tern
Common Goldeneye	Eurasian Collared-Dove
Hooded Merganser	Mourning Dove
Pied-billed Grebe	Monk Parakeet
Wood Stork	Belted Kingfisher
Double-crested Cormorant	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Anhinga	Pileated Woodpecker
Brown Pelican	Loggerhead Shrike
American White Pelican	White-eyed Vireo
American Bittern	Blue-headed Vireo
Great Blue Heron	Blue Jay
Great Egret	American Crow
Snowy Egret	Fish Crow
Little Blue Heron	Tree Swallow
Tricolored Heron	Carolina wren
Cattle Egret	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-crowned Night-Heron	American Robin
White Ibis	Northern Mockingbird
Glossy Ibis	Brown Thrasher
Roseate Spoonbill	European Starling
Black Vulture	Black-and-white Warbler
Turkey Vulture	Northern Parula
Osprey	Palm Warbler
Bald Eagle	Pine Warbler
Northern Harrier	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk	Yellow-throated Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk	Savannah Sparrow
Crested Caracara	Song Sparrow
American Kestrel	Northern Cardinal
Common Gallinule	Red-winged Blackbird
American Coot	Eastern Meadowlark
Limpkin	Common Grackle
Sandhill Crane	Boat-tailed Grackle
Killdeer	House Sparrow

2011-2012 Eagle Lakes & Sugden Parks, Collier County

February 13, 2012
Conditions: 45-70F, partly cloudy, light wind
Participants: 21; 3 guests, 18 members
Species: 77

Muscovy Duck	Mourning Dove
Mallard	Belted Kingfisher
Mottled Duck	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue-winged Teal	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Green-winged Teal	Downy Woodpecker
Pied-billed Grebe	Northern Flicker
Wood Stork	Eastern Phoebe
Double-crested Cormorant	Loggerhead Shrike
Anhinga	White-eyed Vireo
Brown Pelican	Blue-headed Vireo
American White Pelican	Blue Jay
Great Blue Heron	American Crow
Great Egret	Fish Crow
Snowy Egret	Purple Martin
Little Blue Heron	Tree Swallow
Tricolored Heon	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cattle Egret	House Wren
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White Ibis	Eastern Bluebird
Glossy Ibis	Gray Catbird
Roseate Spoonbill	Northern Mockingbird
Black Vulture	European Starling
Turkey Vulture	Black-and-white Warbler
Osprey	Orange-crowned Warbler
Bald Eagle	Common Yellowthroat
Cooper’s Hawk	Northern Parula
Red-shouldered Hawk	Palm Warbler
Merlin	Pine Warbler
Common Gallinule	Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Coot	Yellow-throated Warbler
Killdeer	Northern Cardinal
Spotted Sandpiper	Indigo Bunting
Lesser Yellowlegs	Painted Bunting
Least Sandpiper	Red-winged Blackbird
Laughing Gull	Common Grackle
Ring-billed Gull	Boat-tailed Grackle
Royal Tern	Brown-headed Cowbird
Eurasian Collared-Dove	House Finch
	House Sparrow

2011-2012 St Mark’s NWR & Wakulla Springs Lodge, Wakulla & Franklin Counties

February 19 & 20, 2012
Conditions: 45-65F, partly cloudy, light wind
Participants: 20 members
Species: 111

Wood Duck	Red-shouldered Hawk	White-eyed Vireo
Gadwall	American Kestrel	Blue-headed Vireo
American Wigeon	Sora	Blue Jay
Blue-winged Teal	Common Gallinule	American Crow
Northern Shoveler	American Coot	Fish Crow
Green-winged Teal	Black-bellied Plover	Tree Swallow
Redhead	Killdeer	Carolina Chickadee
Greater Scaup	American Oystercatcher	Tufted Titmouse
Lesser Scaup	Spotted Sandpiper	Brown-headed Nuthatch
Bufflehead	Greater Yellowlegs	Carolina Wren
Common Goldeneye	Willet	Sedge Wren
Hooded Merganser	Lesser Yellowlegs	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Merganser	Ruddy Turnstone	Eastern BluebirdWhite-eyed Vireo
Red-throated Loon	Sanderling	American Robin
Common Loon	Western Sandpiper	Gray Catbird
Pied-billed Grebe	Dunlin	Northern Mockingbird
Horned Grebe	Long-billed Dowitcher	European Starling
Double-crested Cormorant	Wilson’s Snipe	Cedar Waxwing
Anhinga	Bonaparte’s Gull	Black-and-white Warbler
Brown Pelican	Laughing Gull	Common Yellowthroat
American White Pelican	Ring-billed Gull	Palm Warbler
Great Blue Heron	Herring Gull	Pine Warbler
Great Egret	Caspian Tern	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Snowy Egret	Forster’s Tern	Yellow-throated Warbler
Little Blue Heron	Sandwich Tern	Eastern Towhee
Tricolored Heron	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Chipping Sparrow
Green Heron	Mourning Dove	Savannah Sparrow
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Common Ground-Dove	Song Sparrow
White Ibis	Eastern Screech-Owl	Swamp Sparrow
Glossy Ibis	Barred Owl	White-throated Sparrow
Roseate Spoonbill	Belted Kingfisher	Northern Cardinal
White-faced Ibis	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Red-winged Blackbird
Black Vulture	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Common Grackle
Turkey Vulture	Downy Woodpecker	Boat-tailed Grackle
Osprey	Northern Flicker	House Finch
Bald Eagle	Pileated Woodpecker	American Goldfinch
Northern Harrier	Eastern Phoebe	House Sparrow