Iffy weather did not keep the birders home from seeing the beautiful natural Florida of Ferndale Preserve. The low pressure system seemed to keep the birds hunkered down and silent for the most part but even though it was hard birding the species total for the day equaled 58. Much thanks to Gallus and Wendy for making it possible for us to be there.

Birds Seen Today:

American White Pelican, Double-Crested Cormorant, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Little Blue Heron, Cattle Egret, Green Heron, White Ibis, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, N. Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Red-Tailed Hawk, A. Kestrel, Common Moorhen, Sandhill Crane, Ring-Billed Gull, Forster's Tern, Mourning Dove, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, E. Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, White-Eyed Vireo, Blue-Headed Vireo, Blue Jay, Fish Crow, Tree Swallow, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, Gray Catbird, N. Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Yellow-Throated Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Palm Warbler, Black & White Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, E. Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, White-Crowned Sparrow, N. Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Red-Winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Boat-Tailed Grackle And American Goldfinch.

Birds Heard Today:

American Crow

NEXT UP:

Bourlay Historic Nature Park, Thursday Feb. 7, meet at Belk's parking lot 8 AM, time aprox. 3 hours.