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 Bluebird
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

2011-2012 Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel Island, Lee County

February 27, 2012
Conditions: partly cloudy, 80-85F
Participants: 35, 5 guests, 30 members
Species: 56

Mottled Duck	Willet
Hooded Merganser	Lesser Yellowlegs
Red-breasted Merganser	Marbled Godwit
Pied-billed Grebe	Red Knot
Wood Stork	Western Sandpiper
Double-crested Cormorant	Least Sandpiper
Anhinga	Dunlin
Brown Pelican	Short-billed Dowitcher
American White Pelican	Laughing Gull
Great Blue Heron	Ring-billed Gull
Great Egret	Eurasian Collared-Dove
Snowy Egret	Mourning Dove
Little Blue Heron	Common Ground-Dove
Tricolored Heron	Belted Kingfisher
Reddish Egret	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Green Heron	Pileated Woodpecker
Black-crowned Night-Heron	White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Blue Jay
White Ibis	Fish Crow
Roseate Spoonbill	Tree Swallow
Turkey Vulture	Carolina Wren
Osprey	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Bald Eagle	Gray Catbird
Red-shouldered Hawk	European Starling
Black-bellied Plover	Palm Warbler
Semipalmated Plover	Prairie Warbler
Spotted Sandpiper	Northern Cardinal
Greater Yellowlegs	Common Grackle

2011-2012 Six Mile Cypress Slough, Lee County

March 5, 2012
Conditions: sunny but cool, 51-60F, light wind
Species: 42

Wood Stork	Pileated Woodpecker
Double-crested Cormorant	Eastern Phoebe
Anhinga	White-eyed Vireo
Great Blue Heron	Blue-headed Vireo
Great Egret	Fish Crow
Little Blue Heron	Tree Swallow
Cattle Egret	Tufted Titmouse
Green Heron	Carolina Wren
Black-crowned Night Heron	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White Ibis	Gray Catbird
Black Vulture	Black-and-white Warbler
Turkey Vulture	Common Yellowthroat
Osprey	Northern Parula
Bald Eagle	Palm Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk	Pine Warbler
Common Gallinule	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Prairie Warbler
Belted Kingfisher	Northern Cardinal
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Common Grackle
Downy Woodpecker	Boat-tailed Grackle

2011-2012 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

March 12, 2012
Conditions: Sunny, breeze, 75-80F
Participants: 46; 12 guests, 34 members
Species: 55

Wood Duck	White-eyed Vireo
Anhinga	Blue-headed Vireo
Great Blue Heron	Blue Jay
Great Egret	Purple Martin
Little Blue Heron	Tree Swallow
Tricolored Heron	Tufted Titmouse
Green Heron	Carolina Wren
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Gray Catbird
White Ibis	Northern Mockingbird
Black Vulture	Cedar Waxwing
Turkey Vulture	Black-and-white Warbler
Osprey	Common Yellowthroat
Swallow-tailed Kite	Northern Parula
Red-shouldered Hawk	Black-throated Blue Warbler
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Palm Warbler
Mourning Dove	Pine Warbler
Common Ground-Dove	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Barred Owl	Yellow-throated Warbler
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Prairie Warbler
Belted Kingfisher	Black-throated Green Warbler
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Northern Cardinal
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Painted Bunting
Downy Woodpecker	Common Grackle
Northern Flicker	Brown-headed Cowbird
Pileated Woodpecker	Baltimore Oriole
Eastern Phoebe	American Goldfinch
Great Crested Flycatcher

2011-2012 Babcock-Webb WMA, Charlotte County

March 19, 2012
Conditions: 68F at 7:00AM to 82F at 12:00noon, sunny with light breeze
Participants: 31; 1 guest, 30 members
Species: 60

Blue-winged Teal	Downy Woodpecker
Northern Bobwhite	Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Pied-billed Grebe	Northern Flicker
Wood Stork	Eastern Phoebe
Double-crested Cormorant	Great-crested Flycatcher
Anhinga	Loggerhead Shrike
Great Blue Heron	Blue Jay
Great Egret	Fish Crow
Snowy Egret	Tree Swallow
Little Blue Heron	Brown-headed Nuthatch
Tricolored Heron	Carolina Wren
Black-crowned Night-Heron	House Wren
White Ibis	Eastern Bluebird
Black Vulture	Gray Catbird
Turkey Vulture	Northern Mockingbird
Osprey	Brown Thrasher
Bald Eagle	Common Yellowthroat
Northern Harrier	Palm Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk	Pine Warbler
King Rail (H)	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Sora	Eastern Towhee
Common Gallinule	Bachman’s Sparrow
American Coot	Grasshopper Sparrow
Sandhill Crane	Swamp Sparrow
Killdeer	Northern Cardinal
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Red-winged Blackbird
Mourning Dove	Eastern Meadowlark
Common Ground-Dove	Common Grackle
Belted Kingfisher	Boat-tailed Grackle
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Brown-headed Cowbird

2011-2012 Alva Area, Lee County

March 26, 2012
Conditions: 75-85F, clear
Participants: 36: 6 guests, 30 members
Species: 68

Muscovy Duck	Common Ground-Dove
Ring-necked Duck	Chimney Swift
Pied-billed Grebe	Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Double-crested Cormorant	Belted Kingfisher
Anhinga	Red-headed Woodpecker
Great Blue Heron	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great Egret	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Snowy Egret	Downy Woodpecker
Little Blue Heron	Pileated Woodpecker
Tricolored Heron	Great Crested Flycatcher
Cattle Egret	Loggerhead Shrike
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	White-eyed Vireo
White Ibis	Blue Jay
Glossy Ibis	American Crow
Black Vulture	Fish Crow
Turkey Vulture	Purple Martin
Osprey	Tree Swallow
Swallow-tailed Kite	Tufted Titmouse
Bald Eagle	Carolina Wren
Red-shouldered Hawk	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Red-tailed Hawk	Gray Catbird
Crested Caracara	Northern Mockingbird
American Kestrel	European Starling
Common Gallinule	Cedar Waxwing
American Coot	Northern Parula
Limpkin	Palm Warbler
Sandhill Crane	Pine Warbler
Greater Yellowlegs	Northern Cardinal
Least Sandpiper	Indigo Bunting
Laughing Gull	Painted Bunting
Ring-billed Gull	Dickcissel
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Common Grackle
White-winged Dove	Boat-tailed Grackle
Mourning Dove	House Sparrow

2011-2012 Sanibel Lighthouse, Lee County

April 2, 2012
Conditions: sunny and warm, 75-85F
Participants: 27; 4 guests, 23 members
Species: 41

Mottled Duck	Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red-breasted Merganser	Mourning Dove
Magnificent Frigatebird	Eastern Screech-Owl
Double-crested Cormorant	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Brown Pelican	Pileated Woodpecker
American White Pelican	Great-crested Flycatcher
Great Blue Heron	Gray Kingbird
Great Egret	Fish Crow
Snowy Egret	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Reddish Egret	Barn Swallow
White Ibis	Carolina Wren
Osprey	Gray Catbird
Black-bellied Plover	Northern Mockingbird
Willet	European Starling
Ruddy Turnstone	Cedar Waxwing
Sanderling	Palm Warbler
Laughing Gull	Northern Cardinal
Ring-billed Gull	Red-winged Blackbird
Herring Gull	Common Grackle
Royal Tern	Boat-tailed Grackle
Sandwich Tern

2011-2012 Bunche Beach & Lakes Park

April 9, 2012
Conditions: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny. Low tide at 1.07’ at 8:08AM
Participants: 31; 1 guest, 30 members
Species: 61

Mottled Duck	Ruddy Turnstone
Pied-billed Grebe	Red Knot
Wood Stork	Sanderling
Double-crested Cormorant	Western Sandpiper
Anhinga	Least Sandpiper
Brown Pelican	Dunlin
American White Pelican	Short-billed Dowitcher
Great Blue Heron	Laughing Gull
Great Egret	Ring-billed Gull
Snowy Egret	Least Tern
Little Blue Heron	Forster’s Tern
Tricolored Heron	Royal Tern
Reddish Egret	Sandwich Tern
Cattle Egret	Black Skimmer
Green Heron	Mourning Dove
White Ibis	Common Ground-Dove
Glossy Ibis	Belted Kingfisher
Black Vulture	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Turkey Vulture	Great-crested Flycatcher
Osprey	Blue Jay
Bald Eagle	Fish Crow
Red-shouldered Hawk	Tree Swallow
Common Gallinule	Barn Swallow
American Coot	Gray Catbird
Black-bellied Plover	Northern Mockingbird
Wilson’s Plover	Prairie Warbler
Semi-palmated Plover	Northern Cardinal
Piping Plover	Red-winged Blackbird
Killdeer	Common Grackle
Willet	Boat-tailed Grackle
Marbled Godwit