Florida Trip January 2010 (1 Viewer)

This is a list of birds and animlas seen from the 4th of January 2010 till 25th of January. This was a family holiday with birding on the side so not allot of ground covered but nice trip and thanks to all the american birders who helped me out.oooo

SANDHILL CRANE Common seen everywhere daily
WHOOPING CRANE Trip to Joe Overstreet gave me a distant but good view
WOOD STORK Seen in good numbers everyday
GREAT BLUE HERON In most ponds and easily found
GREAT EGRET In every pond
SNOWY EGRET In every pond
TRI COLORED HERON Around and seen daily
LITTLE BLUE HERON Common and seen in most ponds. Lots of immature
GREEN HERON Around but not seen easily. Got one daily
REDDISH EGRET Found it hard to locate but got one at Gatorland
WHITE IBIS Very common and easy to see in good numbers.
GLOSSY IBIS Did not appear common but found daily in good numbers.
ROSEATE SPOONBILL Seen flying over at Kennedy Centre and again at Busch Gardens.
CATTLE EGRET None for ages then loads everywhere.
BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON Lettuce Lake was great for them but found them few times
YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON Lettuce Lake excellent views up close
AMERICAN BITTERN Great close up at Viera Wetlands and flushed Boggey Creek
LIMPKIN Seen lots this trip, got very close. Viera and Lettuce Lake
MALLARD DUCK Seen a few in ponds around the 192.
MOTTLED DUCK Common on most ponds.
GREEN WINGED TEAL Got 4 pair at Viera Wetlands.
BLUE WINGED TEAL Very Common at Viera huge flocks
NORTHERN SHOVELER 6 at Viera RING NECKED DUCK Very Common everywhere
CANVASBACK 3 at Viera Wetlands.
MASKED DUCK 1 male at Viera and great pictures taken of this great bird
RED BREASTED MERGANSER 1 offshore Kennedy
HOODED MERGANSER Seen allot on most big ponds
WOOD DUCK Only seen one at Viera
BLACK BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK 120+ on water at start of road to Viera. Allot of immature
AMERICAN COOT Seen everywhere
MOORHEN Seen at least one pair on most ponds.
PIED BILLED GREBE Very Common
DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT Huge numbers in some areas. Very common
ANHINGA Common and great to watch
BROWN PELICAN Common near beach
NORTHERN GANNET Easy seen at Cocoa Beach
RING BILLED GULL Very common. All over car parks and ponds alike
LAUGHING GULL Good numbers near Tampa and at beaches.
BONAPARTE’S GULL 6 offshore at Manatee Park
FORSTERS TERN Joe Overstreet Boat Ramp, Boggey Creek
ROYAL TERN 10+ Cocoa Beach
SKIMMER 4 at Joe Overstreet Boat Ramp
RED TAILED HAWK Fly by near Tampa
RED SHOULDERED HAWK Very Common and very loud
SHORT TAILED HAWK 1 Fly By near Lettuce Lake
CRESTED CARACARA Viera Wetlands + Joe Overstreet Road
OSPREY DAILY
BALD EAGLE DAILY
NORTHERN HARRIER 1 at Viera Wetlands
TURKEY VULTURE COMMON
BLACK VULTURE COMMON
SNAIL KITE 9 at Boggey Creek Boat Rides
COOPERS HAWK 2 seen at Bella Vida Resort
SHARP SHINNED HAWK off SR60
AMERICAN KESTREL COMMON
BARRED OWL 1 at Lettuce Lake
WILD TURKEY DAILY
BLACK BELLIED PLOVER 4 at Viera
KILLDEER COMMON
LEAST SANDPIPER 1 AT Bella Vida Resort
GREATER YELLOWLEGS Joe Overstreet Road
LESSER YELLOWLEGS Joe Overstreet + Viera
COMMON SNIPE DAILY
MOURNING DOVE COMMON
COLLARED DOVE DAILY
BELTED KINGFISHER EASY TO FIND
RED BELLIED WOODPECKER COMMON
YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER Disney Wilderness Park
DOWNY WOODPECKER Shingle Creek + Disney
HAIRY WOODPECKER Disney Wilderness Park
PILEATED WOODPECKER Shingle Creek + Gatorland
RED -COCKADED WOODPECKER Disney Wilderness Park
RUBY THROATED HUMMINGBIRD Valrico Road 8
TREE SWALLOW COMMON
EASTERN PHOEBE DAILY
AMERICAN ROBIN IN HUGE FLOCKS DAILY
HERMIT THRUSH LETTUCE LAKE
EASTERN BLUEBIRD SHINGLE CREEK
GRAY CATBIRD DAILY
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD COMMON
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE Easy found
CEDAR WAXWING Good sized flocks. 30,40,22
WATER PIPIT Seen three
BLUE JAY Shingle Creek
AMERICAN CROW Common
FISH CROW Patience but not a problem
CAROLINA CHICKADEE Shingle Creek
TUFTED TITMOUSE Easy found
BROWN HEADED NUTHATCH Disney wilderness
HOUSE WREN Valrico Road near Tampa
CAROLINA WREN Lettuce lake
BLUE GRAY GNATCATCHER Common
RUBY CROWNED KINGLET Universal Studios and again in Tampa
WHITE EYED VIREO Lettuce Lake seen 3
BLUE HEADED VIREO Tampa
YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER Everywhere
PINE WARBLER Easy found
BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER Shingle Creek and on the 192
YELLOW THROATED WARBLER Found nearly daily
PALM WARBLER Everywhere in large numbers
PRAIRIE WARBLER Shingle Creek
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT Easy found
STARLING seen only 4
RED WINGED BLACKBIRD Common
EASTERN MEADOWLARK Easy in countryside
COMMON GRACKLE Not as common as Boat tailed but around
BOAT TAILED GRACKLE Everywhere I look but best at wall mart
BROWN HEADED COWBIRD Huge flocks on fields at Ponciana
BALTIMORE ORIOLE ( female) Pointed out by a American birder of I4 near Tampa
HOUSE SPARROW common
SAVANA SPARROW Easy found
CHIPPING SPARROW Valrico Road at birders house
BACHMANS SPARROW 1 at Disney Wilderness
FIELD SPARROW Countryside of Ponciana
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH Found most days
NORTHERN CARDINAL Everywhere
SNAIL KITE Boggey Creek Rd airboat ride. 9 seen with one with transmitter

OTHER WILDLIFE

Otter 2
Wild Pig 10
Armadillo LOTS
Raccoon COMMON
ALLIGATORS SEEN MOST DAYS
FROGS Seen a few but don’t know what type. Looked like tree frogs
White tailed Deer Every night
Frog’s Larger species looked like a bullfrog but plain brown
Turtles Everyday at water
Lots of fish and Fire Ants to see.

Lots of great birds! Glad you had a good time. BTW, we don't have Water Pipits here -- it would be American Pipit or Buff-bellied Pipit depending on who you go by.

Carlos

water pipit

csanchez7 said:

Lots of great birds! Glad you had a good time. BTW, we don't have Water Pipits here -- it would be American Pipit or Buff-bellied Pipit depending on who you go by.

Carlos

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Cheers for that I looked it up and one american book said American Pipit and the other said Water Pipit so I checked description and chose Water. I had a great time and I am so jealous of you guys over there, not only for variety but numbers. See you next yearo

tupelo080135 said:

Cheers for that I looked it up and one american book said American Pipit and the other said Water Pipit so I checked description and chose Water. I had a great time and I am so jealous of you guys over there, not only for variety but numbers. See you next yearo

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"Water Pipit” is the former AOU name; the current AOU name is "American Pipit”. In the UK/Europe, they are called "Buff-bellied Pipit”.

Quite a nice Florida list by the way! Especially if you were not birding full time. A few birds there I would like to see.

Cheers,
Jim

That's a great list It seems you saw more than I did and I was there for six months! Though I wasn't always birding.

I had to laugh at your comment about the boat-tailed grackles though, it's so true!

Would the snipe in Florida not be Wilson's rather than Common seen in the UK

Great list. This is now really whetting my appetite for my family holiday to Orlando at Easter.

Whilst essentially a "Disney" trip I have persuaded the other half to have trips to places like Gatorland & Merrit Island. We were thinking about doing the air boat trip at Boggey Creek, so the Snail Kite sighting has convinced me it'll be a good idea!!

Will be taking the camera & zoom lens with me to see if I can get some decent shots!!

Richard

apbarr said:

Would the snipe in Florida not be Wilson's rather than Common seen in the UK

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That's another old name (or is it old taxonomy?). In any event, in the US, used to be called Wilson's, then changed to Common, then changed back to Wilson's, which is the current name in the US.

Best,
Jim

Boggey Creek

Richard G said:

Great list. This is now really whetting my appetite for my family holiday to Orlando at Easter.

Whilst essentially a "Disney" trip I have persuaded the other half to have trips to places like Gatorland & Merrit Island. We were thinking about doing the air boat trip at Boggey Creek, so the Snail Kite sighting has convinced me it'll be a good idea!!

Will be taking the camera & zoom lens with me to see if I can get some decent shots!!

Richard

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I have seen Snail Kites at Joe Overstreet but this time at Boggey Creek Airboats the guide got so close to a few of these great birds you would get amazing shots. He stirred up the water so the Snails could be seen and the Snail Kites followed him. My video camera footage is so close i had to zoom out,.........