The Village Birders Club

Bird walk report -Cedar Key/ Goethe State Forest

Date: Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

 

Great weather and a great place to bird for our day at Cedar Key. WOW, now that was a low tide as I thought I was standing at the Bay of Fundy! Although the shore birds were way off in most places we had the use of many great scopes, generously shared by the owners, thanks. Our species count for the day totaled 70 including the Brownheaded Nuthatch from Goethe St. Forest on the return trip. Hope you all got to see the American Avocet just off the last bridge after leaving the town of Cedar Key.


Birds Seen Today:

American White Pelican, Brown Pelican, Double-Crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, White Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, Wood Stork, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Red-Tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Clapper Rail, Sandhill Crane, Black-Bellied Plover, American Avocet, Lesser Yellowlegs, Willet, Marbled Godwit, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Laughing Gull, Ring-Billed Gull, Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, Black Skimmer, Eurasian Collared Dove, Mourning Dove, Common Ground Dove, Great Horned Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, White-Eyed Vireo, Blue-Headed Vireo, Blue Jay, Florida Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Brown-Headed Nuthatch (Goethe St. Forest), Carolina Wren, House Wren, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Pine Warbler, Palm Warbler, Black-And-White Warbler, Eastern Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-Winged Blackbird, Boat-Tailed Grackle And House Finch

Pictures from today here:

Next up:
Special event - Ocklawaha Prairie, Thursday Nov. 12th, meet at Belk's parking lot, 7:30 am. Bring snacks and a drink, we will have lunch at the Dam Diner following this event. This is by reservation only, if you signed up with Steve Norton for this limited number event and have been confirmed we will see you on Thursday, if you have any questions please contact Steve at nort42@embarqmail.com or 753-4402. There is a waiting list for this event so if you signed up and cannot attend please let Steve know ASAP so those waiting have a chance. Thanks!