Fort De Soto - Pinellas County - 69 Species
Ten active birders went to Fort De Soto for our Annual Bird-A-Thon
Species List Fort De Soto, April 9, 2022 – Thank You, Dale Knapp for keeping the lists.
This beautiful Bird on the right is a Scarlet Tanager
Kestrel
White Ibis
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Mourning Dove
American Crow
Black Vulture
Mottled Duck
Boat-tailed Grackle
Cardinal
Bald Eagle
Cattle Egret
White-winged Dove
Turkey Vulture
Pileated Woodpecker
Meadowlark
Mockingbird
Caracara
Swallow-tailed Kite
Great Egret
Wild Turkey
Sandhill Crane
Red-shouldered Hawk
Starling
Eurasian-collared Dove
Laughing Gull
Glossy Ibis
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Tri-colored Heron
D/C Cormorant
Common Grackle
Brown Pelican
Ring-billed Gull
Royal Tern
Rock Dove
Blue Jay
Forster’s Tern
Ruddy Turnstone
Barn Swallow
Willet
Sandwich Tern
Snowy Egret
Orchard Oriole
Catbird
Semipalmated Plover
Palm Warbler
Black & White Warbler
Great Crested Flycatcher
Scarlet Tanager
Fish Crow
Black-hooded Parakeet
Prairie Warbler
Dowitcher
Kingfisher
Dunlin
Sanderling
Little Blue Heron
Wilson’s Plover
Wood Stork
House Sparrow
Chimney Swift
Downy Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Prothonotary Warbler
Ground Dove
Eastern Kingbird
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Anhinga
Least Tern
Venus Loop and Avon Park Airforce Range
March 17, 2022 aand March 31, 2022
Two beautiful trips this March, 2022. First was the Venus Loop with Dr. Gray and then the Avon Park Airforce Range led by Patrick Blake a true Bird Nerd. For photos check out our facebook page Highlands Audubon Group. Brenda posted some wonderful photos. Thank you again Dale Knapp for keeping the species lists.
Species List – Venus Loop with Dr. Gray – March 17, 2022
Osprey - Black & White Warbler - American Crow - Tufted Titmouse - Mourning Dove - Great Egret . Ring-billed Gulll - Swallow-tailed Kite - Mockingbird - Loggerhead Shrike - White Ibis - Red-winged Blackbird - Boat-tailed Grackle - Carolina Wren - House Sparrow - Black-crowned Night Heron - Kestrel - Anhinga - E. Towhee - Snowy Egret - Cardinal - Little Blue Heron - Eur. Collared Dove Purple Gallinule - Eastern Phoebe - Limpkin - Palm Warbler - Sandhill Crane - Red-bellied Woodpecker - Wild Turkey - Caracara - Tree Swallow - Cattle Egret - Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Meadowlark - Wood Stork - Gr. Crested Flycatche - Glossy Ibis - Red-shouldered Hawk Lesser Yellowlegs - Turkey Vulture - Greater Yellowlegs - Parula Warbler - Northern Flicker - Great Blue Heron - Blue Gray Gnatcatcher - D/C Cormorant - Yellow-throat Vireo - Blue Jay Downey Woodpecker - Tri-colored Heron - White-winged Dove - Pileated Woodpecker Starling - Catbird - Fish Crow - Green Heron - Common Yellow-throat - Common Grackle - Kingfisher - Black Vulture - Ground Dove - White-eyed Vireo - Scrub Jay
Species List Avon Park Airforce Range with Patrick Blake March 31, 2022
Black-bellied whistling Ducks - Anhinga - Cardinal - Blue/Gray Gnatcatcher - Caracara - Pine Warbler - Am. Crow - Scrub Jay - Red-shouldered Hawk - E. Towhee - Northern Mockingbird - Cedar Waxwing - Mourning Dove - Great Blue Heron - Swallow-tailed Kite - Roseate Spoonbill - White Ibis - Black-crowned Night Heron - Limpkin - White Pelican - Common Gallinule - D. Cr. Cormorant - Boat-tailed Grackle - Kingfisher - Red-bellied Woodpecker - Little Blue Heron - Red-winged Blackbird - Snowy Egret - Osprey - Common Grackle - Cattle Egret - Wood Duck - Great Egret - Parula Warbler - Black & White Warbler - Great Crested Flycatcher - Palm Warbler - Common Yellowthroat - Tufted Titmouse - Fish Crow - Tri-colored Heron - King Rail - Wild Turkey - Eastern Phoebe - Sandhill Crane - Eastern Meadowlark - White-eyed Vireo - Bachman’s Sparrow - Pileated Woodpecker - Eastern Kingbird - Ground Dove - Yellow-throat Vireo - Red-headed Woodpecker - Bald Eagle - Blue Jay - Catbird - Eastern Bluebird - Shrike - Turkey Vulture - Black Vulture
Celery Fields Feb. 23, 2022
Great Day
Today was an extraordinary day. Our small group of nine saw 72 species. This ties our reord from a few years ago.
Species List - Thank you Dale Knapp
Ring Billed Gull - American Crow - Boat-tailed Grackle - White Ibis - Mourning Dove - Common Grackle - Mockingbird - Osprey - Limpkin - Red-bellied Woodpecker - Crested Caracara - Great Egret - Wood Stork - Red-winged Blackbird - Eastern Meadowlark Kingfisher - Kestrel - Red-shouldered
Hawk - Anhinga - Sandhill Crane - Black Vulture - Starling - Cattle Egret - Double Crested Cormorant - Loggerhead Shrike - Bald Eagle Great Blue-heron - Muscovy Duck - Blue Jay - Turkey Vulture - Little-blue Heron - Black-crowned Night Heron - Purple Martin - Mottled Duck -Tri-colored Heron
Species List Continued
Lesser Scaup - Pied-billed Grebe - Palm Warbler - Cardinal - Yellow-rump Warbler - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Ring-necked Duck - Ground Dove - Common Moorhen - Purple Gallinule - GreenHeron - Blue-winged Teal - Snowy Egret - Glossy Ibis - Eastern Phoebe - House Sparrow - Tree Swallow - Brown-headed Cowbird - Catbird - Pileated Woodpecker - Eurasian Collared Dove - Rock Dove - Blue-headed Vireo - American Coot - Laughing Gull - Barn Swallow - Wild Turkey - White-eyed Vireo - Swallow-tailed Kite - Roseate Spoonbill - White Pelican - Caspian Tern - Fish Crow - Eastern Bluebird - Northern Harrier - Swamp Sparrow - Swamp Hen
Highlands Hammock State Park 02-12-2022
A beautiful Florida Day - Little Humidity - temps in the 70's
The photo above was taken at the end of a most pleasant day birding in Highlands Hammock State Park. The weather was spectacular as was the opportunity to see so many birds. We here at Highlands Audubon are proud that our pavillion is being used by so may visitors to the park. As you know we built it in honor of the Beck Sisters. You really must take a day and visit the Park and this very well built pavillion.
Once again thank you Dale Knapp for our species list. 42 diverse species is a good day birding.
Inside the Park:
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Crow
Northern Cardinal
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Blue Jay
Red-shouldered Hawk
White-eyed Vireo
Catbird
Mourning Dove
Ground Dove
Pine Warbler
Barred Owl
Great Crested Flycatcher
Pileated Woodpecker
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Phoebe
Northern Parula Warbler
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Black Vulture
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher
Palm Warbler
Turkey Vulture
Cedar Waxwing
Black & White Warbler
Great Egret
Yellow throated Warbler
Robin
Red-winged Blackbird
Tufted Titmouse
American Goldfinch
White Ibis
Carolina Wren
Sandhill Crane
Blackburnian Warbler
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Tree Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Kestrel
Rufous sided Towhee
Red-headed Woodpecker
Chipping Sparrow
In Route:
Crested Caracara
Ring-billed Gull
Mockingbird
House Sparrow
Great Blue Heron
Learn More
You can visit us on our facebook page to see the many photos taken in the park. Highlands Audubon -
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary January, 2022
Our Small Group
We all enjoyed this outing even though the sanctuary was operating wiith limited staff and Covid 19 protocals were in place.
Black-throated Green Warbler
This beautiful little warbler was our bird of the day. Most of us counted it as a lifer.
Species List
Thank you Dale Knapp
55 Species...A Good Day
Red-shouldered Hawk Rock Dove
Cardinal Black-crowned Nigh Heron
Caracara Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great Egret Eastern Phoebe
Kestrel Pileated Woodpecker
Turkey Vulture Merlin
Osprey White-eyed Vireo
Black Vulture Black and White Warbler
Cattle Egret Pine Warbler
Anhinga Black-throated Green Warbler
Boat-tailed Grackle Blue-headed Vireo
Mourning Dove Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Ring-billed Gull Carolina Wren
Tree Swallow Great Crested Flycatcher
American Crow Tufted Titmouse
White Ibis Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Great Blue Heron Common Yellowthroat
Kingfisher Limpkin
Wood Stork Bald Eagle
Mockingbird Palm Warbler
Little Blue Heron Catbird
Snowy Egret Red-winged Blsckbird
D/C Cormorant Green Heron
Wild Turkey Eurasian Collared Dove
Eastern Meadowlark Common Gallinule
Starling Tri-colored Heron
House Sparrow Sandhill Crane
Wilson's Snipe
Circle B Bar, January, 2022
Ten members traveled to Circle B Bar Ranch Reserve to try and beat our last visit (two years ago) bird species count of sixty-one. It was the perfect day for birding with no wind to speak of, lovely temperatures, and few folks on the trails. Alas, we only had fifty species.
This Northern Cardinal was very cooperative when approached. It was as if he wanted his photo taken.
It took a lot of patience to get this photo. The Phobe just didn't want his handsome face on film. He must be in "Witness Protection".
Thank you Dale Knapp for the species list:
I understand that raccoons are not birds but they sure are fun to watch. That is how things go at Circle B Bar. You never know what you will see.
Thank you Dale Knapp for the species list:
Thank you Dale Knapp for the species list:
Like I said...You never know what you will see there. This boar hog spent over an hour rooting near us.
Thank you Dale Knapp for the species list:
Thank you Dale Knapp for the species list:
Thank you Dale Knapp for the species list:
Scrub Pens Road, Landfill, and Eco Park Dec. 2, 2021
Nine members ventured out on a beautiful December Florida Day to visit Scrub Pens Road, the Landfill, and Eco Park in Spring Lake. Scrub Pens Road is a ranch road off of Arbuckle Road. When the water is present so are the birds. Our first stop revealed this beautiful white pelican.
Scrub Pens Road Species List Dec. 2, 2021 (56)
Crested Caracara
Snowy Egret
Tree Swallow
Sandhill Crane
Wood Stork
Mottled Duck
Great Blue Heron
Tri-color Heron
White Pelican
Red-shoulder Hawk
Glossy Ibis
White Ibis
Common Snipe
Eastern Phoebe
Killdeer
Northern Harrier
Little Blue Heron
Eastern Meadowlark
Great Egret
Green Heron
Palm Warbler
Greater Yellow les
Lesser Yellow legs
Cattle Egret
Long billed Dowitcher
Starli
This immature bald eagle will soon be as magnificent as the two previous photos of mature eagles. Bald eaglesdo not get the bright yellow beak, dark brown feathers, and white head and tail until they are about 4.5 years old.
Platt Branch Thursday, November 18, 2021 Thank you Jimmy Brogdon for the amazing photos.
Myakka River State Park November 11, 2021 Veteran's Day
Veterans Day at the Park was perfect weather, small group, and 59 species of birds observed. Our good friend, photographer, and chapter member Jimmy Brogdon spent the night before and met us at the entrance when we arrived. The photos are all his...Thank you Jimmy. We tried hard but could not find the 60th species. Oh well, that gives us a reason to return next year.
Myakka - Species List provided by Dale Knapp
Little Blue Heron...Tree Swallow...Boat-tailed Grackle...Kingfisher...Great Blue Heron...Mockingbird...Kestrel...Sandhill Crane...Osprey...Cattle Egret...L Shrike...Common Crow...Blac Vulture...Red Shoulder Hawk...Eastern Meadowlark...Great Egret...Great Crested Flycatcher...Mourning Dove...Common Gallinule...Anhinga...Double Crested Cormorant...Eurasian Collared Dove...Mottled Duck...Red-winged Blackbird...Wood Stork...Turkey Vulture...Caracara...White Ibis...Blue Jay...Common Grackle... Pied-billed Grebe…Catbird…Glossy Ibis…Black Crowned Night Heron…Carolina Wren…Snowy Egret…Black Neck Stilt…Lesser Yelowlegs…Killdeer…Limpkin…Wild Turkey…Blue-wing Teal…Roseate Spoonbill…Blue-gray Gnatcatcher…Yellow-throated Warbler…Pileated Woodpecker…Palm Warbler…Tri-colored Heron…Eastern Phoebe…Common Yellowthroat…Greater Yellowlegs...Least Sandpiper…Green Heron…Pine Warbler…Bald Eagle…Dowitcher…Black-bellied Whistling Duck…Muscovy Duck…Starling…
Photo Gallery - Myakka 11-11-21 Jimmy Brogdon Photographer
Spring Lake & Istokpoga Park Oct 21, 2021 - Photos by Jimmy Brogdon
Oct. 16, 2021. NW Lake Okeechobee. The Jaycee's Pier in Okeechobee County and the Harney Pond Boat Ramp in Glades County. Julie Henderson Photos.
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Platt Branch Feb. 26, 2020
Studying a Long Leaf Pine with Red-cockaded Woodpecker Cavity
Studying a Long Leaf Pine with Red-cockaded Woodpecker Cavity
Studying a Long Leaf Pine with Red-cockaded Woodpecker Cavity
Four, 4x4 trucks, filled with excited members ventured onto Platt Branch led by Steve Shattler of FWC. The day was chilly with way too much wind for a successful birding day but in spite of the circumstances we managed to see 32 species. Notable among the sightings were Brown-headed nuthatches, Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, and an amazing flyover by a Crested Caracara.
Steve Shattler is doing such an amazing job with the property. He has been able to put in quite a bit of shell-rock for added vehicle access. In addition he knows every bit of what goes on there and in the adjacent land. His knowledge of the history of Platt Branch interests everyone. Steve told us of home sites long gone and possible archaelogical treasures from the pioneer settlers who worked the turpentine trade. We had all packed a lunch but decided that a trip to a local restaurant would be more comfortable then eating in the cold and wind. So, off we went to Jaxsons on Lake June. Maybe you will join us on one of our trips.
Calling out Bachman Sparrow, RCW, or Nuthatch
Studying a Long Leaf Pine with Red-cockaded Woodpecker Cavity
Studying a Long Leaf Pine with Red-cockaded Woodpecker Cavity
Species List provided by Dale Knapp
Black Vulture...Osprey...Kestrel...Red-shouldered Hawk...Scrub Jay...Mourning Dove...Brown-headed Nuthatch...Red-cockaded Woodpecker...Red-bellied Woodpecker...Pine Warbler...Crested Caracara...Blue-headed Vireo...Wood Stork...Black & White Warbler...Eastern Phoebe...Rufous-sided Towhee...Great Crested Flycatcher...Northern Flicker...Ground Dove...Hairy Woodpecker...Great Blue Heron...Tree Swallow...Cattle Egret...Great Egret...Boat-tailed Grackle...Ring-billed Gull...Mockingbird...Cedar Waxwing...Eurasian Collared Dove...American Crow...House Sparrow...Turkey Vulture