Species of Birds Seen in the Everglades :: October 2010

True to the guide books, the raptors were out in force!

Anhinga – Male and Female
Blackbird – Redwing – Flock flew over at Hurddles Creek ENP
Cardinal
Cormorant
Crow – American
Dove – Mourning
Duck – Muscovy – Seen in Naples
Eagle – Bald – Flew over Hwy 41 going south as we were going north to Port of the Islands - Also, mating pair were back on their roof at Port of the Islands
Egret – Great, Snowy
Flicker – Northern – Heard at Turner River ENP
Grackle – Boat-tail
Grebe – Pie-billed
Gull – Laughing
Hawk – Red-shouldered – Seen at dock at Port of the Islands
Heron – Black-crowned night, Yellow-crowned night, Great blue, Green, Little blue, Tricolored
Ibis – Glossy, White
Kestral – American – Seen along Hwy 41 near Port of the Islands
Kindbird – Grey – In tree in WalMart parking lot in Naples
Kingfisher – Belted
Mockingbird – Northern
Moorehen – Common
Osprey
Owl – Bard – Heard at Turner River ENP
Pelican – Brown
Sanderling
Sandpiper – Spotted, Least
Spoonbill – Roseate
Turn – Caspian, Royal, Sandwich
Vulture – Turkey, Black
Woodpecker – Red-bellied – On palm in Everglades City