Wow what a great day at Carney with a species count of 60, the best for this venue ever. Great views of Common Loons and Northern Parulas were singing everywhere. The club had it's first of the season Swallow-tailed Kite and Ovenbird. It's the changing of the guard as our winter visitors are moving north and the migration from across the sea begins. SPRING IN FLORIDA!


Birds Seen Today:

Mallard, Ring-Necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Wild Turkey, Common Loon, Pied-Billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, Double-Crested Cormorant, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, White Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Swallow-Tailed Kite, Red-Shouldered Hawk, American Kestrel, Laughing Gull, Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-Billed Gull, Forster's Tern, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, N. Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, E. Phoebe, White-Eyed Vireo, Blue-Headed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, N. Mockingbird, N. Parula, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Yellow-Throated Warbler, Pine Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Palm Warbler, Black-And-White Warbler, Ovenbird, N. Cardinal And Boat-Tailed Grackle.

Birds Heard Today:

Barred Owl And Red-Winged Blackbird

Next Up:

Deleon Springs State Park, Friday March 14, meet at Belk's parking lot 7:15 AM. This trip is over a half day and don't forget we will cook pancakes at the Old Mill in the park. This is a good spot for Red-eyed Vireo's in March, let's hope they have arrived.

Don't forget to visit our booth at the Outdoor Expo this Saturday and Sunday. Sat. 11 AM, Norm will have a seminar on "What Bird is That" and Sun. 10 AM Barb Gay will lead a short bird walk starting from Hacienda Rec. Ctr.